Research Catalog

Title

Relating to a spiritual teacher : building a healthy relationship / by Alexander Berzin.

Author

Berzin, Alexander.

Publication

Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, ©2000.

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Details

Description

266 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• Teacher-student relationships > Religious aspects > Buddhism
• Spiritual life > Buddhism
• Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Doctrines
• Buddhism > Doctrines
• China > Tibet Autonomous Region

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-266).

Contents

Part I. Spiritual seekers and spiritual teachers. Cultural considerations -- The traditional meaning of a spiritual teacher -- The traditional meaning of a spiritual seeker -- The ifferent types of spiritual teachers and spiritual seekers -- The need for various levels of spiritual teachers on the sutra path -- The special need for a spiritual mentor in highest tantra -- Part II. The dynamics of a healthy student-teacher relationship. Establishing a relationship with a spiritual teacher -- Sutra-level guru-meditation -- Relating to a spiritual mentor with actions -- Overcoming emotional blocks in developing trust, appreciation, or respect -- Seeing a mentor as a buddha -- Advanced points concerning seeing that a tantric master is a buddha -- Part III. Unhealthy relationships with spiritual teachers. Overdependence and rebellion -- Transference and regression -- Fear in a disciple-mentor relationship -- Blocks in opening oneself to a spiitual mentor -- Generational and life cycle issues -- Epilogue: relating to a Western spiritual teacher -- Appendix: Summary of the stages of expanded sutra-level guru-meditation.

ISBN

• 1559391391
• 9781559391399

LCCN

00008944

OCLC

• ocm43810775
• 43810775
• SCSB-1210791

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library