Spiritual Teacher-Student Relationship Issues (Buddhism), Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Rinpoche describes the ways in which disconnects can develop in the spiritual teacher-student relationship, leading to greater misunderstandings and dysfunctions. #Buddhism
Dzogchen #Ponlop Rinpoche is the founder of the #Nalandabodhi meditation centers. He is the author of books such as:
- Rebel Buddha: A Guide to Revolution of Mind amzn.to/3COWGii
- Emotional Rescue amzn.to/3GV7KgC
- Mind Beyond Death amzn.to/3EMqahG
Rinpoche was born at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India, grew up there, and traveled with the 16th Karmapa to the West in 1980. His father was the General Secretary of the Kagyu lineage and worked tirelessly to execute Karmapa’s direction (including organizing the escape from Tibet with over 100 people across the Himalayas and managing the construction of Rumtek Monastery in India).
In addition to his traditional Buddhist training, Rinpoche attended Columbia University in New York City.
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[@ttakamiorama]

The moment he said 16th Karmapa my ears perked up. I never even saw him. I was born a year after he passed away. But my gosh, I don’t know I just feel like he was totally wholesome and trustworthy.

[@DionysosThanateros11]

Lovely man!

[@carlosferreyros9817]

thank you for this video. full of kindness, joy, and joy

[@luciagiolla8880]

Thank you for vídeo ❣

[@brother6265]

Rinpochen is so so very beautiful and solmen 😍 ❤️ ♥️ rejoice with all my heart 😍 ❤️ ♥️

[@bokaratom]

The Dalai Lama wrote in his book The Path to Enlightenment: The problem with the practice of seeing everything the guru does as perfect is that it very easily turns to poison for both the guru and the disciple. Therefore, whenever I teach this practice, I always advocate that the tradition of “every action seen as perfect” not be stressed. Should the guru manifest un-dharmic qualities or give teachings contradicting dharma, the instruction on seeing the spiritual master as perfect must give way to reason and dharma wisdom. I could think to myself, “They all see me as a Buddha, and therefore will accept anything I tell them.” Too much faith and imputed purity of perception can quite easily turn things rotten.

[@AlyssaMcFarland]

We are told that ultimately our mind is the same as the guru's mind. In that sense, I feel that the guru is a mirror for yourself. If you like or dislike something about a teacher, look within yourself.

[@ThePathOfZen]

All Flesh and Blood Teachers are fallible. A human can only point you to the True Teacher, that being the Cosmic Buddha. Anyone who says they are The Buddha, generates a Buddha Field, has the Holy Transmission, or Mind-to-Mind transmission is someone who you probably want to disassociate with.