What is guru yoga?

We have four main schools of Buddhism in Tibet, and most of them belong to the later spread of Buddhism. In all of them, guru yoga – or the relationship between teachers and students – is considered very important.

This guru yoga practice is to have a very special and strong

relationship between teacher and student. It is not just a physical level relationship – the teacher is giving teachings and the student is listening. It is something even deeper than that, something very intimate, spiritual, a very inner relationship, very deep relationship. It is not merely physical, it exists much deeper than that.

HH, 17^th Karmapa
Ogyen Trinley Dorje

From Kamashila
Short-Ngon-dro teaching
Germany, 2014