The Guru is the living embodiment of the Buddha, whose blessings and guidance transcend birth and death, leading us swiftly to enlightenment.

00:00 The Guru as the Buddha’s Emanation 00:16 Visualizing the Guru Is Visualizing the Buddha 00:27 Why Pray to the Guru 00:38 The Guru as Dharmakaya—True Nature of Mind 00:49 The Guru’s Activity Is the Buddha’s Activity 01:10 The Guru’s Kindness Surpasses Even the Buddha 01:33 The Guru Grants the Gift Beyond Life and Death 02:00 The Guru’s Benefit Is Inconceivable 02:13 The Guru Embodies the Three Jewels 02:27 Taking Refuge in the Guru Is Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels 02:49 Praying to the Guru, Swiftly Receive All Buddhas’ Blessings 02:59 Two Paths to Enlightenment: Self-Effort and Guru’s Blessings

Teachings by Khenpo Sodargye.A comprehensive explanation of His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok's Guru Yoga practice. Khenpo emphasized avoiding "dry understanding" - spiritual practice must be nourished by bodhicitta and faith. He explained the visualization methods from both the Sutrayana approach of prayer and the Vajrayana methods of generation and completion stages, with particular focus on the profound meaning of the three kayas of the guru: dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya, pointing to the essential teaching that "one's own mind is Buddha." He addressed the common confusion among disciples: "Since I never met His Holiness personally, does this create distance and diminish the blessing power?"