So this question stems from another thread, but wanted to carry it over to its own thread to see the thoughts of others on the matter. To quote the member zerwe
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This wasn't the topic of the original thread, but it was (in my opinion) a very good question.In reading this thread one question does come to mind. If you politely step away from said teacher, then should you no longer engage in the practices you have received?
In other words, if a teacher you had samaya with either commits harmful acts (convicted, not just allegations) or for whatever reason you choose to move on in your practice, would you (or are you even) allowed to continue practices that said teacher gave empowerments for, or do you stop those practices as well until finding a new root teacher?
As a follow up question, can one even renounce samaya once taken, such as if one no longer wishes to continue in Buddhist teachings? In areas such as these, what constitutes (or doesn't) the breaking of such samaya?