White Tara said:
“Once one has taken refuge in Grandmaster Lu, an emanation body of Amitabha Buddha, it is essential to honour the vows and precepts made to the root guru.“
Why is a Vajrayana root guru so valuable? Because Grandmaster Lu embodies the enlightened qualities of the Buddhas.
Capable of being a teacher to humans and gods, teaching and transmitting all secret Buddhadharma, capable of “guiding,” “redeeming,” “clearing delusion,” “instructing,” “deliverance”……
All personal deities, dharma protectors, dakas, dakinis, and heavenly beings, appear only due to the teaching and guidance of the root guru.
You ought to view your root guru as a Buddha.
Abide by the “Fifty Stanzas of Guru Devotion.”
However, there are many who break the root guru vows and precepts. Hence, the number of practioners who can truly reach accomplishment are few and far between, like the stars at dawn!
For example:
Devadatta was one of the eight princes who chose to take up the life of a monk, and was one of the great followers of Buddha. He had close ties to Shakyamuni Buddha, as they were known to be related.
Yet, he ultimately accused the Buddha of:
1. dwelling in a luxurious home (Bamboo Grove Monastery)
2. wearing the finest silk (expensive dharma robes)
3. consuming the finest foods (devotional offerings)
......
Devadatta harbored doubts in regards to the teachings of the Buddha. His desire for the position of leading the sangha subsequently caused discord among the monks and prompted five hundred bhikkhus to abandon the Buddha.
As a result, he broke his vows and precepts and was condemned to the realm of hell.
A second example:
The King of Tibet, Trisong Detsen, invited Padmasambhava to Tibet and took refuge under him. However, his confidence was weak and fragile.
The king’s ministers were practitioners in the Bon religion and condemned the cultivation of Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal as:
1. unlawful
2. radical
3. deceptive
4. shameless
Consequently, King Trisong Detsen banished Padmasambhava and sent Yeshe Tsogyal into exile in “Ai Ba.”
King Trisong Detsen broke his vows.
Fortunately, he repented and undertook Redemptive Practice, and avoided descending into the three lower realms.
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Today, Grandmaster Lu, an emanation body of Amitabha Buddha, has been similarly accused by a woman. Anyone with experience of interacting with her can attest that she is ......
She speaks ill of Grandmaster Lu.
She inevitabley broke her vows and precepts to her root guru.
For followers who chose to believe her assertion and thereby became doubtful of their root guru, they will have also broken their vows and precepts.
Honor the Guru.
Treasure the Dharma.
Practicing diligently.
These conditions will of course not be met, leading to an unfortunate destiny to the three lower realms!
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I, Grandmaster Lu, vow that:
“If one honors one’s Guru, treasures the Dharma, and practices diligently, yet doesn’t become a buddha, I, Grandmaster Lu will bear responsibility!”
“I regard all sentient beings as myself, generating the greatest bodhicitta with the view of treating them all with equality for their benefit. ”
“I never act in a way that harms them.”
“I have personally validated and understand the attainment of buddhahood, and detachment from self and dharma. I can teach the six paramitas and great compassion, the discipline of meditative emptiness, the disengagement from worries and afflictions, the transience of life, the increase of kindness and virtue, the decrease of vice, and the purification of body, speech, and mind.”
Faithful disciples, remember to put on the armor of Right Views and use your innate wisdom to distinguish right from wrong, to safeguard your vows and precepts to your root guru.