Lamas who never (or almost never) give empowerments

[conebeckham]

Luke-

I think you practice in the Karma Kagyu lineage, right?

I would see if you can ask your teacher if you can obtain instructions in the common preliminaries, and perhaps the Refuge/prostrations part.....from anyone your teacher feels qualified to dispense those instructions. You don't need an empowerment for those, and I guarantee you that would keep you busy until you have a chance or opportunity to obtain empowerment.

[Luke]

Luke-

I think you practice in the Karma Kagyu lineage, right?

I would see if you can ask your teacher if you can obtain instructions in the common preliminaries, and perhaps the Refuge/prostrations part.....from anyone your teacher feels qualified to dispense those instructions. You don't need an empowerment for those, and I guarantee you that would keep you busy until you have a chance or opportunity to obtain empowerment.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions, Conebeckham, but I am already in the process of resolving the problem.

I'll see a Nyingma lama in a few months and I'll see if I can get permission to begin Ngondro from him.

OM AH HUNG BENZA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG

[conebeckham]

Excellent!

[Pero]

I'll see a Nyingma lama in a few months and I'll see if I can get permission to begin Ngondro for him.

This could be either a good way or a bad way to look at it, depending on how you're looking at it. Hehe.

[Luke]

I'll see a Nyingma lama in a few months and I'll see if I can get permission to begin Ngondro for him.

This could be either a good way or a bad way to look at it, depending on how you're looking at it. Hehe.

I've been quite tired lately, so that was just a typo.

"for" --> "from"

[Pero]

I've been quite tired lately, so that was just a typo.

"for" --> "from"