Masters

Sogyal Rinpoche on Masters : From 'Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying'

 Khyentse Rinpoche himself, which express perhaps more eloquently than any other passage I know the vast and noble qualities of the master: "He is like a great ship for beings to cross the perilous ocean of existence, an unerring captain who guides them to the dry land of liberation, a rain that extinguishes the fire of passions, a bright sun and moon that dispel the darkness of ignorance, a firm ground that can bear the weight of both good and bad, a wish-fulfilling tree that bestows a temporal happiness and ultimate bliss a treasury of vast and deep instructions, 

Thinking again of that wonderful day in ,Sikkim and of those great masters I have known, these words of a Tibetan saint that have inspired me return to me: "When the sun of fierce devotion shines on the snow -mountain of the master, the stream of his blessings will pour down," and I remember the words of Dilgofulfilling tree that bestows temporal happiness and ultimate bliss, a treasury of vast and deep instructions, a wish-fulfilling jewel granting all the qualities of realization, a father and mother giving their love equally to all sentient beings, a great river of compassion, a mountain rising above worldly concerns unshaken by the winds of emotions, and a great cloud filled with rain to soothe the torments of the passion. In brief, he is the equal of all the Buddhas. To make any connection with him, whether through seeing him, hearing his voice, remembering him, or being touched by his hand, will lead us toward liberation. To have full confidence in him is the sure way to progress toward enlightenment. The warmth of his wisdom and compassion will melt the ore of our being and release the gold of the Buddha-nature within."