Malcolm wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:47 pmIts not a modern innovation, per se, but the fact is that most people who start teaching do so when their guru passes away, and usually, to preserve the lineage, not promote themselves. It is ideal if one receives permission from one of one's gurus to teach. It is not necessary to receive permission from each and every one, however. Tulkus kind of have permission built in.climb-up wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:43 pmOf course and, if they’re public it’s also between them and their students.
But didn’t you recently post here that permission to teach was a modern political innovation and not a requirement from the tantra?
If someone has received the empowerments, done the retreats and the study and has the necessary level of realization (which is obviously difficult, that’s true with any teacher right?) then they are qualified to pass on the teachings.
Is that not right?
Well, that makes sense. Of course it would have been better if ChNN had given clear permission to someone or ones who were interested/able to take on his role.
Still, in regards to your point about teaching after a teacher has passed away in order to preserve the lineage:
Exactly!
I’m not saying folks should go around promoting themselves, but that the DC should be promoting these qualified individuals as those who can continue the lineage.