Interestingly,I once had a chat with a Vajrayana practitioner who went to learn meditation in Pa Auk Theravada-style meditation, it is implied from his meditation interview with the monk that a teacher is necessary even Theravada(at least in Pa Auk tradition).DGA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:06 amThe roles are different in Vajrayana traditions, but the need is the same all around. For some reason, this gets forgotten in certain discussions around here, so I went ahead and underscored it.liuzg150181 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:04 am Yeah I know. In fact the importance of following a teacher is espoused in Mahayana tradition,more so in Vajrayana(including Japanese Vajrayana).
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