I don't know much about how these methods work, but what im curious about is why it is done in TB?
Is it to get a glimpse of shunyata? To see how sentient beings are created? Also when personifying a Buddha, do we in a sense become that Buddha?
I am also curious if it's possible for a diety/buddha to take form within your mind-stream, rather than simply just identifying as a diety/buddha?
Thanks in advance.
Deity creation / identification
Deity creation / identification
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.