Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron: Devotion, Maturation & the Guru

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:08 Stages towards authentic devotion

00:09:40 Karmic guru connection

00:12:00 Blessings

00:16:00 Ideal student qualities

00:20:00 Living lineage

00:25:00 Dharma protectors

00:29:00 Samaya

00:33:00 Divisive Speech

00:35:00 Root guru

00:41:00 Dudjom Rinpoche and Lama Dawa Rinpoche

00:43:00 When to fully depend on a teacher

00:44:00 Cult behavior

00:46:00 Student’s personal work

00:48:00 Sleep, wakefulness, and Lama Dawa

00:52:00 Signs of maturing on the path of realization

00:53:00 Biggest obstacle for westerners

 

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Links:

Khandro Kunzang & the P’hurba Peace Mandala Project

https://www.phurbathinleyling.org/the-peace-mandala-project/

 

Podcast website & transcripts

https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts

 

Listen to previous episodes with Khandro Kunzang:

Vajrakilaya, Guru Rinpoche Prophecies & the Mandala Principle

https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-dechen-chodron-vajrakilaya-guru-rinpoche-prophecies-the-mandala-principle/

 

Elemental Spirits, Vajra Armor & Dharma Marriage

https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-elemental-spirits-vajra-armor-dharma-marriage/

 

Lineage of Oral Instruction, Real Teachers & Himalayan Yogas of Tsa lung and Tummo

https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-the-oral-instruction-lineage-ngagpas-himalayan-yogas-of-tsa-lung-and-tummo/

 

Cultivating Siddhis, Tukdam, Lineage Protection & Consortship

https://oliviaclementine.com/khandro-kunzang-cultivating-siddhis-tukdam-lineage-protection-consortship/