Question asked by Marko T
Dear Pastors,
I am writing to you from a European country Serbia. I was born Christian but five years ago I encountered buddhism and since then I started practicing it. Since there are no Dharma centers here in Serbia the only way I could learn about buddhism was hrough books and blogs such as this one and my practice consists mostly of reciting Sutras, reading teachings about emptiness and meditation. Recently I encountered teaching about Vajrayogini practice. Because it belongs to Tantric teaching I was wondering what practices should I do to create cause to meet a qualified teacher in the future and to establish closer connection to Vajrayogini?
Thank you for Your time.
Dear Marko T,
In Tibetan Buddhism, it is important to have a spiritual guide who can keep you on the right track, to help you focus and lead you eventually to enlightenment. If you wish to engage in tantric practices, it is imperative to have a guru. But the choice of a guru is entirely yours. After checking out the guru and having decided to follow him/her, you can formally make a request to be accepted as a student. Do read the articles in H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s blog under the sections “Buddhas, Dharma & Practice” as well as “Vajrayogini”.