Great Treasure Dharma King: Relying to the master does not mean staying with the master!

The true foundation of achieving Buddhahood in your life is your devotion to your master. Because the master goes beyond the distance, no matter whether the master's body is close to you or far away, there is no difference.

Because when you remember the merits of the master with devout faith and stop thinking about the possible shortcomings or mistakes of the master, the master will always be with you.

To better understand and emphasize this, you can visualize the master in front of you, either on the top of your head, or in your heart.

Regarding this, the Venerable Milarepa once said: “When I visualize the master on top of my head and pray to him from my heart, sometimes I can feel his appearance. ”

The key to praying and pleading is not what you say, or even whether you use any language or not, the key is attitude: when praying, you should visualize it directly and now, and you should visualize the master with piety.  

We call this attitude: "Relying on the master", relying on the master, or relying on the master does not mean simply approaching the master or living with him and often surrounding him.

The great Kadampa master Jakhavayeshidorje once said, “If you only approach the master in an external, not an internal way, relying on the master can sometimes lead to abandoning the master. ”

The key point is that relying on the master does not mean staying with the master, but refers to remembering the master's compassion, fulfilling the master's wishes, and developing unreversible faith in the master's merits.  

My feeling about this is based on the teachings of the great masters mentioned earlier, and what other masters like them taught.

If a Vajrayana disciple wants to establish connections with his master, the first thing he needs to do is: learn not to worry about his master's shortcomings.