Requirement for Understanding Tantric Masters
"Sit on a comfortable pillow and relax your body with a straight spine. Don't recall the past and don't make plans for the future. Bring your spirit into the immediate present. Smile and enjoy the fresh, radiant calm you begin to experience when you allow it to shine. " ~ Longchenpa
Those who are unaware of the fact that Longchenpa was a tantric, will inevitably misunderstand this. There are loads of meditators around the world who try to do what Longchenpa instructs but without knowing it and not having a standard, remain in a dull state of mind believing that they are practicing correctly. Whatever tantric masters, such as Longchenpa says, are based on the student having received a transmission from one's guru that clarifies the experiential meaning of the "immediate presence that shines" and by doing so sets the standard for ones practice.
KR, 27.2.2022
