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Venerable Thubten Chodron Preventing and resolving problems
How to prevent, identify, and resolve problems in the spiritual mentor and disciple relationship.
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Relating to our teacher by action
How to rely on a spiritual mentor in our actions and explores what it means…
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Seeing the guru as Buddha
How to cultivate trust, appreciation, and respect for the spiritual mentor, and what it means…
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The benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor
The benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor and the disadvantages of not relying, or…
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Becoming a qualified disciple
How to become a qualified disciple, and the importance of looking for internal qualities and…
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The qualities of a spiritual mentor
The qualities a student should look for in a qualified spiritual mentor.
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Roles and responsibilities of a spiritual mentor
The different types of spiritual mentors, and the different ways we relate to them.
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Relying on a spiritual mentor
Dispelling misconceptions about "guru devotion." How to properly rely on a spiritual mentor as the…
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Conceptual and non-conceptual consciousnesses
Conceptual and non-conceptual consciousnesses, exploring their differences and how they apply to daily life.
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Faulty conceptualization
Conceptual consciousness and the role it plays in mistaken and erroneous minds.
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Engaged Buddhism and political involvement
Continuing Chapter 12, covering the sections “Using Diverse Methods to Benefit Others” and “Engaged Buddhism…
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Practicing the comparison of phenomena
Continuing teaching the chapter on 'Strategies in Debate', covering exercises on the comparison of phenomena.
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