Just how would you know that you were being visited by Dorje Shugden?
What signs or feelings would a person go through?
I am curious, but having never seen or been around Shugden Lama's or practitioners I wouldn't even know what to look out for?
I guess ordinary persons would not know. But that would require a qualified lama to authenticate it was Shugden visiting. Therefore from reading I gather the oracle training is very important to be undertaken under the direct guidance of a lama. Fascinating all the same.
Mana
Agree with Mana. It is very difficult for us "ordinary" beings to know for sure if it is Dorje Shugden who visited us or was it some spirit who is deceiving us, pretending to be Dorje Shugden. How would we know? Best would be to ask our Lama. Even Lama Tsongkhapa who had direct visions of Manjushri did not simply believe he saw Manjushri until his own Guru had to tell him to acknowledge that it was Manjushri hehe... It also encourages us to not simply assume on our part and to always remain humble.
Having said that I've seen and heard many people come to see Lama's just to tell the Lama how special they are. That they saw Tara, Tsongkhapa etc etc... so we ourselve truly have to check, are we enquiring to get big headed or are we trying to find out, out of curiosity, just for fun, so if it is, just what difference would it really make? Basically what is your motivation for asking?
If it is real, it was Tara, Tsongkhapa, Dorje Shugden who visited you, so then what? What will you do? Will it ignite you to do more? Take on more serious practice? So I would advise that before you ask your busy Lama, please do consider exactly why do you asking, for what purpose?
Having said that it is up to you really, and your Lama will have the best answer for you.
All the best...and do let us know what was the outcome of your decision
