Facing yourself in terms of Vajrayana means acknowledging the worst and being prepared—immediately—to work with that as the basis of practice. Once we decide simply to see what is there – we might see ourselves as pitiful specimens. We might simultaneously see ourselves as fortunate. A Vajrayana practitioner will naturally have talents as well as handicaps. The important factor is being able to abandon inhibition. The major inhibition is self-image.
p153, Emailing the Lamas from Afar, Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen, Aro Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9653948-5-7