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Training in Self-Generation

There is no meditation without relying on the spiritual guide.

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7:35 · April 4, 2023 Advanced

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Training in self-generation is the perfect and only method to attain enlightenment quickly. For self-generation to be effective, we need to stop grasping at the mistaken appearance of ‘self’. To get this step right, we must train everyday in emptiness.

More information on this subject can be found in the books and Modern Buddhism and The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra.

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