Lama Jampa will teach both Tsarchen Losal Gyamtso’s commentary on The Fifty Verses on The Guru by Bhavideva and Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen’s commentary on the Fourteen Root Downfalls of Vajrayana.

Reliance upon a spiritual master is the heart of the vajrayana path. In Bhavideva’s text, and its commentary by Tsarchen Losal Gyamtso, the nature of the spiritual master and the appropriate behaviour of a disciple are all clearly explained.

Samayas are the commitments connected to Vajrayana practice and are taken when one receives an empowerment from a qualified master. These commitments are important as they help practitioners to avoid mistakes that hinder one's progress on the path. They specifically relate to the relationship with the spiritual master, our awareness of our afflictions, and how to develop enlightened mind and put it into action. Lama Jampa Thaye will teach the text by Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen which explains in detail the meaning and character of these commitments, how to preserve them, and the methods of reparation in the event of damage to one's samayas.