Student-Teacher Relationship
Here are some recommendations from contemplative psychotherapy for working with transgressions by or painful break with a spiritual teacher.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Why I Quit Guru Yoga
Does elevating the guru to the same status as the teachings themselves set the stage for teacher-student abuse?
What Went Wrong
An interview with Tibetan psychologist Lobsang Rapgay about student-teacher relationships that turn abusive
How Student-Teacher Relationships Go Awry in the West
Buddhist psychotherapist Dr. Miles Neale explains why Western Tibetan Buddhist students often bring psychological baggage to their spiritual quest and how communities can heal after accusations of abuse.
Why I Come Clean to Students About My Insomnia, Anxiety, and Sobriety
If as Buddhist teachers we fail to reveal our emotional and psychological issues, we do a great disservice to the entire spiritual community.
Sex in the Sangha . . . Again
Four teachers discuss the systemic issues that have led to sexual abuse in Buddhist communities
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Unconditionally Steadfast
Pema Chödrön, dharma teacher and author of When Things Fall Apart, speaks about roles and responsibilities within the teacher/student relationship.
Friends of the Western Buddhist Order: Friends, Foes, and Files
Henry Shukman investigates the controversy around an extensive Buddhist network based in London
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