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A Lamp for the Definitive Meaning, Kongtrul correlated an essential element of bodhichitta meditation with guru-meditation.
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The methods he outlined parallel in many ways the approach taken in sutra-level guru-meditation.
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In guru-meditation, abused disciples can likewise focus on their abusive mentors 'good qualities and stop dwelling on the teachers' improper behavior.
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The Fifth Dalai Lama added a preliminary step to the Kadam style of guru-meditation that addresses the problem.
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The approach used in Kadam guru-meditation, supplemented with the insights of contextual therapy, may also be helpful in dealing with confusion over teachers involved with spiritual controversy, but free of abusive behavior about it.
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In guru-meditation, the preliminary practices provide the appropriate mental space to contain and support the sometimes-painful meditation procedure of reexamining our mentors 'faults and the way in which we have been viewing them.
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Similarly, guru-meditation requires focusing on their mentors 'kindness.
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It also enables us to ignore, for the moment, the faults that our mentors in fact may have, to focus instead in guru-meditation on their good qualities, and even to derive inspiration from them.
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Whether we decide to keep a distance from one or both teachers, or to keep a relationship with each, we still may benefit from the Kadam style of sutra-level guru-meditation.
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The process parallels the conclusion reached in guru-meditation by deconstructing the deceptive appearances that one's mind projects concerning how one's mentor exists with his or her faults.
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