"The secret mantra is different and one can achieve Buddhahood in this lifetime, or in 16 lifetimes or 60 lifetimes. The ability to achieve that depends primarily upon the guru. It comes from the kindness of the guru and from the blessings of the guru. For that reason, in the secret mantra, the guru is… Continue reading THE SWIFT PATH OF VAJRAYANA, CONTINUALLY OFFERING AND KEEPING SAMAYA: Why it is reasonable to make offerings, “blazingly brilliant” diligent students get the blessings of full awakening in this lifetime, keeping samaya of vajra body, speech and mind, and well-known gurus continuing to make offerings to their own gurus (17th Karmapa, Fifty Verses on the Guru (Day 7))