Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher
Qualities to look for in a spiritual mentor and how to cultivate a healthy relationship with them.
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Good Teacher, Good Student Retreat (2009)
Teachings on the qualities to look for in a spiritual teacher and to cultivate as qualified students, held at Sravasti Abbey from May 23-25, 2009.
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Relating to a Tantric Teacher (2017)
Short talks on how to relate to a tantric teacher in the wake of scandals involving abuses of the teacher-student relationship.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to rely on a spiritual mentor and continue to practice well after they pass…
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Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to choose and rely on a spiritual mentor and cultivate the qualities of a…
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When things fall apart it’s time to practice
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares more on what to do when a teacher has abused his…
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What it means to see the guru as the Buddha
More about why we can get confused with Tantra teachings and teachers and loose faith.
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Confusion within tantra
Continuing to share about teachers who use their power inappropriately and why that could happen.
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How to tell if a Buddhist teacher has the right qual...
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to some distressed students who were following a teacher who abused…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Reliance on a spiritual teacher
What it means to properly rely on a spiritual mentor and benefit of reliance on…
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Relying on a spiritual guide
How to develop a proper relationship with a spiritual guide and how to use that…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Relying on the teacher
What it means to rely on our spiritual mentors and the many benefits of doing…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Why we need a teacher
The reasons we need a spiritual mentor and the importance of cultivating our own motivations…
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