Capitalists don't even run the show anymore. We've fully transitioned into technofeudalism, but most people haven't noticed yet. The capitalists are now vassals of the technofeudal lords.

I am wary not to go too minimal because I know this can backfire. I am being mindful about what I choose to delete, what I keep, and how often I have my mobile on my person. I want technology to make my life better, not for it to take over my life.

... I decided I don't like the way I compulsively reach for my mobile for no real reason. I want it to be a tool, not a dependency. I want to have better focus and attention in the world outside the device.

It’s important to be assured that a practitioner doesn’t walk around seeing blue or white images holding flowers in their hands, rather fruition means that a successful practitioner sees phenomena free from any personal, conceptual and emotional blemishes.

If one continues practicing, then eventually one will see the image of the pure deity as the manifestation of one’s own perception with opened eyes.

There is no reason to have doubts if one is aware of the fact that the image of the Yidam is not born outside oneself, since one knows that one is creating it with one’s imagination and with one’s eyes closed.

Practitioners can have doubts and wonder whether the Yidam exists or not and whether the practice is beneficial or not.

If one meditates a Yidam deity that one creates and cultivates with one’s mind intensively for a long period of time and accomplishes the aim of the practice, then one will have realized the actual and true manifestation of the Sambhogakaya.

Is the Yidam deity we meditate a truly existent, permanent entity? It is important to know that this is not the case. All Yidams arise in dependence in that they are created by our own mind.

In truth, Yidams are the display of the immense compassion of the Buddhas.

The purpose and goal of our practice is to attain perfect Buddhahood, which manifests in three aspects or forms at fruition – the Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya. It is important to know that the three kayas are indivisible.

Yidams are the unblemished reflection of the primordial and innate true nature of our mind that manifests in specific forms and colors.

"Meditating a Yidam deity is central in Vajrayana. It is crucial for Vajrayana practitioners to know that Yidam deities are not external to one’s own mind, rather they are images that help us work with our own mind.