H.H. the Dalai Lama: Questioning the Advice of the Guru

His Holiness the Dalai Lama comforting an elderly Tibetan woman.

Questioning the Advice of the Guru by H.H. the XIV. Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

You should do everything your guru tells you to do, even if it seems strange, right? Wrong. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama every student is responsible for checking the guru’s instructions against reason and Dharma. The rationalizations that many students tell themselves in the face of odd guru behaviours – “It must be a teaching” or “It’s crazy wisdom that you can’t question” or “It’s a test” – serve only to damage students who don’t understand that even powerful teachers have personalities that sometimes have blind spots and make mistakes. Continue reading »