Four ways of attracting disciples

Four ways of attracting disciples (Tib. བསྡུ་བའི་དངོས་པོ་བཞི་, duwé ngöpo shyi, Wyl. bsdu ba'i dngos po bzhi) — the qualities of the teacher that enable him to gather fortunate students, namely:

• that he should be generous,
• his language should be pleasant,
• he should teach each individual according to that person’s needs, and
• he should act in conformity with what he teaches.

Further Reading

• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, pages 137-143.