Jenn Peters
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Love this, Kelly! I also connected with this notion of an inner guide or guru or that collective higher power of consciousness you mention. That notion of our inner divinity and connection to that collective is so powerful. Thank you 🙂
Loved this essay from Dudjom Rinpoche and the questions gave me a lot of pause to think. I think there are many reasons why someone may not have a guru or lama, maybe they live somewhere where they have no ability to connect with a teacher in this way or they are a solo practitioner or some other reasons. But I think the idea of “devotion to a lama” can also be looked at as a metaphor, as well. The lama can be seen as a representative of the dharma or the practice, so we can all be devoted to the dharma or practice and the lineage from whence it all came. We can also see the lama as our own inner spiritual teacher or even that calm abiding that resides within us all that we can connect to. Pema Chrodon’s teaching on the lojong slogons is called “This Moment is the Perfect Teacher” and I think this is also a powerful statement. We have many ways to connect to the path or teachings, and this can be through a guru or lama, or in every moment. Every moment gives us an opportunity to connect with the guru or lama in this metaphorical sense.
Hi there 🙂 My name is Jenn and I’m very happy to be here with you all and I can’t wait to meet you and get started on this transformative journey. I am from Vancouver, Canada.
