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OFFERING “EVERYTHING ONE OWNS” (AND THE “UNGIVEABLE”) TO A QUALIFIED VAJRAYANA GURU:Making offerings, the first of the eight ways to serve a guru, including offering one’s spouse, children, possessions and life, the importance of being a qualified, receptive student, and rejecting an unqualified guru (17th Karmapa, Fifty Verses on the Guru, Day 6, 2025)

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“Son of noble family, in order to achieve the omniscient wisdom, a bodhisattva absolutely must receive realization from an authentic spiritual friend. In seeking a spiritual friend, never become weary/depressed. Never be satisfied with how much you see/look at a spiritual friend. Hold respectfully the teachings of the spiritual friend. Never be hostile/angry toward the… Continue reading OFFERING “EVERYTHING ONE OWNS” (AND THE “UNGIVEABLE”) TO A QUALIFIED VAJRAYANA GURU:Making offerings, the first of the eight ways to serve a guru, including offering one’s spouse, children, possessions and life, the importance of being a qualified, receptive student, and rejecting an unqualified guru (17th Karmapa, Fifty Verses on the Guru, Day 6, 2025)