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The [[empowerment]] that we receive when we are first introduced into the [[mandala]] by an authentic [[vajra master]] is the '''ground empowerment'''. | The [[empowerment]] that we receive when we are first introduced into the [[mandala]] by an authentic [[vajra master]] is the '''ground empowerment'''.<ref>[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), page 332.</ref> | ||
During the empowerment, | |||
*a disciple of ''superior faculties'' should realize the [[view]] related to the empowerment. | |||
*A disciple of ''middling faculties'' should have the experiences of bliss, clarity, and absence of thought. | |||
*Even disciples of ''inferior faculties'' should feel a firm conviction, impervious to distractions, that their body, speech, and mind are the [[three vajras]]. | |||
An empowerment received in this way will be a proper empowerment that will serve as a basis for following the [[Vajrayana]] path.<ref>[[Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), page 277.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 25 March 2015
The empowerment that we receive when we are first introduced into the mandala by an authentic vajra master is the ground empowerment.[1]
During the empowerment,
- a disciple of superior faculties should realize the view related to the empowerment.
- A disciple of middling faculties should have the experiences of bliss, clarity, and absence of thought.
- Even disciples of inferior faculties should feel a firm conviction, impervious to distractions, that their body, speech, and mind are the three vajras.
An empowerment received in this way will be a proper empowerment that will serve as a basis for following the Vajrayana path.[2]
References
- ↑ Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), page 332.
- ↑ Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), page 277.