@Meaningness Met a dharma teacher today, student of late Namgyal Rinpoche. He asked me if I've been given a yidam yet. What does that mean?
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Replying to @ur_immeasurable @mattbaggetta
General sort-of explanation of yidams:https://vividness.live/2017/02/09/yidams-a-godless-approach-naturally/ …
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Replying to @Meaningness @mattbaggetta
In some but not all Vajrayana traditions, your lama assigns you a specific yidam to practice.
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Replying to @Meaningness @mattbaggetta
In some but not all Vajrayana traditions, this is made into a Big Deal. The person was asking whether you’d had the Big Deal.
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Replying to @Meaningness @mattbaggetta
Treating it as a Big Deal works very well for some people, and is counterproductive for others…
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Yea, I was getting that from his other students a bit. I have this thing where I feel compelled to try to meet experienced dharma teachers..
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Replying to @ur_immeasurable @mattbaggetta
I think getting some exposure to many different dharma teachers and systems is a good idea!
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You are more likely to find a good fit if you have a sense of the variety on offer https://approachingaro.org/fit
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