Keep your Word!

I am always amazed at why people are still confused about siddhis and attainment: why don’t you get them after years of practice?

I mean, I’ve written a lot about the importance of the Guru, the Kula and Samaya, right? How the Guru and the Kula become a living mandala of blessings, and Samaya carries that into oneself, for the sake of others.

But I still get the question that goes like this: ok, I’ve been practicing for 20 years and I have got no major experience, any siddhi or my Bodhicitta is wavering; which is the worst thing, as long as there is Bodhicitta and it grows, you’re on the right path.

So what happened?

The missing piece is your word: have you kept it? Not only to the Guru and Kula (the key people to keep it) but to all people.

Why is this a key piece? Mantras are Buddha-speech. The chief work of a mantrika is to empower their words until they become Buddha-words. If, instead of empowering your word you cheapen them, you make them unclear, not truthful, something that comes and go…why do you wonder, then, why your mantras are not working?

Keep your word. Make it powerful. That’s the path of the Mahasiddhas.

#buddha #buddhism #vajra #kula #tantra #siddhi