“With respect, gifts, service, and practice. One should serve the spiritual friend.” –Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras “However, if you have a guru who does not have the requisite qualifications, then it is quite possible that they will be more pleased the more you offer them materially. But if you have a guru who has… Continue reading STUDENT SHOULD HAVE STABLE AND HUMBLE ATTITUDE LIKE A CHILD, VAJRA, MOUNTAIN, SERVANT AND DOG: Ways of Respecting a Guru with respect, gifts, service and practice, and the Nine Attitudes of Serving a Guru (17th Karmapa, Fifty Verses on the Guru, Day 5, 2025)