How to check the motivation of a guru or student, and how both break samaya if the intent is impure

In another short clip from Day 6 of the Fifty Verses on the Guru teaching, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa speaks about how a guru (and a student) should examine each other's motivation for making a Dharma connection. Although there were other aspects they can look at about a person, their intention is the most important. The text states how they need to like a hero, which means someone with intelligence and courage, a learned expert. The Karmapa further explained that if a guru, or a student, makes a connection in the secret mantra, and one of them lacks the pure motivation or purpose, then they both equally violate the secret mantra samaya/commitments. That is why it is essential for both the teacher and the student to assess the motivation in particular. The 17th Karmapa speaks about how many people request the Dharma with an impure motivation, such as wanting wealth, or things for themselves, such as special powers, but without meditating or making any real effort to serve a guru and so on. In addition, many 'gurus' without the necessary qualities, particularly love and compassion deceive students by saying things they want to hear and teaching the words of Dharma, but make the student confused because the teacher's motivation is impure. The full transcript of the Day 6 teaching: https://dakinitranslations.com/2024/0... #karmapa #17karmapa #vajrayana #tibetanbuddhism