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15 Multiple Choice Questions: Unlock Enlightenment with Your Yidam Key! Which of the 25 Buddha Types are you?
Why is your biggest emotional flaw also the key to your ultimate Enlightenment? What does this have to do with the Five Buddha Families and why is it like an Enneagram or psychological personality test? Which of the five Buddha families unlocks my sacred energy? How can this ancient Enneagram method help you choose your Yidam personal deity? Bookmark this video and refer to the contents, and take your time answering these 15 important questions which can tell you potentially which Yidam practice is right for you.
So, which one are you?
CONTENTS
Introduction and How-to
Question 1 — Stress Handling
Question 2 — Your ideal Holiday
Question 3 — Life Motto?
Question 4 — Injured Stranger — What do you do?
Question 5 — Your favorite Scenery (visual)
Question 6 — Big Problems and Your Solution
Question 7 — Spiritual Practice Style
Question 8 — Friend in Distress
Question 9 — Favorite Color
Question 10 — Biggest Weakness
FIRST TALLY — Which Buddha Family Are You? How to calculate. What it means
Activity Question 1 — How do you Guide Others?
Activity Question 2 — Meditation Style?
Activity Question 3 — Public Inspirational Meetings?
Activity Question 4 — How do You Cool Your Anger?
Activity Question 5 — Overcoming Envy?
SECOND TALLY — Which Member of Your Family Are You? In section 1 you discovered which Buddha Family. In the Second Tally you discover the Yidam of the family most appropriate for you. With your results you can help answer these questions for yourself:
Which of the 25 types are You?
Which Yidam or Buddha Are You?
Which Mantra will energize your practice most effectively?
The entire list of Enlightened members of each family and which one is right for you based on the answers to your questions.
We have practice resources on our channel, including some short practices, some informative videos and beautiful chanted Sanskrit mantras. As always, if you have a teacher, be guided by your lineage and teacher.
We dedicate the merit of this presentation to the cause for Enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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Lee Kane is the editor of Buddha Weekly, since 2007. His main focuses as a writer are mindfulness techniques, meditation, Dharma and Sutra commentaries, Buddhist practices, international perspectives and traditions, Vajrayana, Mahayana, Zen. He also covers various events.
Lee also contributes as a writer to various other online magazines and blogs.
