Religions almost all started as paths. It is, for example, useful to believe in certain types of God. It has personal or social utility. (I could write a 10K essay on this topic.) But what are, in Buddhist terms "expedient means" get reified into dogma.
Yes, I’m convinced why this is one reason why guru yoga became so poplulsr among dzogchen yogis, to the point where it is now considered the main practice in several lineages (especially in the most popular lineage in the past hundred years or so).
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it really really works. Three of the most clearly enlightened people I know had/have gurus. It's just so ripe for abuse. (I doubt I would ever do it.)
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Yes, I know one person who is looking at slightly more sensible ways of making use of the guru model, but it’s rather early days and quite experimental, although it seems to be having a positive effect for some of the students, especially those who grok the idea of ‘inner guru’
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Unfortunately, humans love to solidify/reify symbols & narratives:https://twitter.com/misen__/status/1058722687227445249?s=21 …
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my (almost completed) book "Creation of Reality" has quite a bit about ritual. Core to reality creation and most people are soaked in ritual and symbology without realizing it. Slaves, really.
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