NOT SACRIFICING CONDUCT FOR THE VIEW: Guru Padmasambhava on ethical conduct as an essential Buddhist foundation of Vajrayana, unconventional yogic conduct (tul-zhug), the questionable mis-use of mass empowerments and months of speed-read oral transmissions

"Maintain the view as spacious as the sky. Yet, in conduct, regard cause and effect as fine as grains of flour." --Guru Padmasambhava Guru Padmasambhava famously stated one should not sacrifice conduct for the view, and vice versa. In this article and short video reel, I explain what this statement means and why it is… Continue reading NOT SACRIFICING CONDUCT FOR THE VIEW: Guru Padmasambhava on ethical conduct as an essential Buddhist foundation of Vajrayana, unconventional yogic conduct (tul-zhug), the questionable mis-use of mass empowerments and months of speed-read oral transmissions