Photo by Andrea Roth. From the collection of the Shambhala Archives. Used by permission.Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on how our relationship with the teacher evolves in the three vehicles of Buddhism.
Two hundred teachers gathered for a Buddhist Teachers Council to discuss the future of Buddhism in the West. A forum on the key issues.
Karen Maezen Miller's teacher, Maezumi Roshi. Photo by Big Mind Zen Center.Karen Maezen MIller looks at the function and the importance of the teacher in meditation practice
How do you go about finding a teacher (and by extension, a community) that’s right for you?
Is it possible to have a student-teacher relationship through email or the internet? Karen Maezen Miller wonders.
Modern sangha leaders need skills that aren’t necessarily taught in traditional Buddhist training. Lewis Richmond and Grace Schireson report.
the teachers are asked “How do you know if you should be with one teacher or another?”
The root of the problem, says Rita Gross, is our theistic expectation of the spiritual teacher. She wants female teachers with real authority.
The teachers are asked “Is it ever appropriate for a teacher to be wrathful with a student?”
The question we all face is, what will make our journey genuine dharma and not another spiritual fantasy or creation of ego?
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