The Gods will not bless those who do not have the respect enough to seek them with effort.
Those who perform the rituals, pray, meditate, fight, train, and practice what that have learned in their life. This means constant self improvement. Never being satisfied with the level you have achieved. This doesn’t mean considering yourself a constant failure, or beating yourself up when you have a downslide. Nor does this mean that there will not be blessings for the small achievements and recoveries you do have. Instead, it means that you should strive to be worthy of the deity you are approaching while understanding that you are beneath them beseeching them and their glory.
The same thing applies to Bodhi (Buddhahood) and the concept of Enlightenment. You should be highly suspicious of shortcuts. When someone tells you they have “One” secret “mantra” to chant, or single scripture to read, or “payment” to make. Even when a Guru states that all one needs is a simple understanding, the amount of effort to breakdown barriers and preconditioned notions that hold one and their karma back from enlightenment is a journey in itself before often that simple understanding can even take effect.
This does not mean that certain Sutra, Mantra, Imagery, Spells, techniques, and or empowerments cannot have great effect on one’s life and journey. Because they indeed can.
But if you approach these techniques seeking a shortcut and not seeking the wisdom and a greater understanding, then there is a chance your mindset / approach will keep them from working.
Temple of the Immovable.
I am not writing this as any sort of fully enlightened Guru or endorsement from any group. This is just how I have seen and experienced spirituality and dharmic faith as well as philosophy presented by those greater than I.
Those who perform the rituals, pray, meditate, fight, train, and practice what that have learned in their life. This means constant self improvement. Never being satisfied with the level you have achieved. This doesn’t mean considering yourself a constant failure, or beating yourself up when you have a downslide. Nor does this mean that there will not be blessings for the small achievements and recoveries you do have. Instead, it means that you should strive to be worthy of the deity you are approaching while understanding that you are beneath them beseeching them and their glory.
The same thing applies to Bodhi (Buddhahood) and the concept of Enlightenment. You should be highly suspicious of shortcuts. When someone tells you they have “One” secret “mantra” to chant, or single scripture to read, or “payment” to make. Even when a Guru states that all one needs is a simple understanding, the amount of effort to breakdown barriers and preconditioned notions that hold one and their karma back from enlightenment is a journey in itself before often that simple understanding can even take effect.
This does not mean that certain Sutra, Mantra, Imagery, Spells, techniques, and or empowerments cannot have great effect on one’s life and journey. Because they indeed can.
But if you approach these techniques seeking a shortcut and not seeking the wisdom and a greater understanding, then there is a chance your mindset / approach will keep them from working.
Temple of the Immovable.
I am not writing this as any sort of fully enlightened Guru or endorsement from any group. This is just how I have seen and experienced spirituality and dharmic faith as well as philosophy presented by those greater than I.