tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post1743266377394949437..comments2022-03-24T19:27:51.098-03:00Comments on One Human Journey: Western EyesDennis Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15768594614249854053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-60087580111077181062010-08-19T20:55:00.581-03:002010-08-19T20:55:00.581-03:00Gate and Pascal, those are good points from both o...Gate and Pascal, those are good points from both of you. Maybe that's why some of these Tibetan teachers (especially the "crazy wisdom" ones) are so often slightly (or grossly) irreverent. It's a way to break up our tendency to hold them in absolute reverence, and get us to stop idolizing the person of the teacher and (hopefully) focus on the teachings.Dennis Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768594614249854053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-1752060035338061412010-08-19T13:23:19.770-03:002010-08-19T13:23:19.770-03:00@ gate
let's not forget that the first of the ...@ gate<br />let's not forget that the first of the four reliances can help us make space for distinguishing "absolute reverence" from devotion. you rely on the teachings the teacher gives you, not on the person of the teacher.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948464174053072044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-34475045490359900572010-08-17T22:59:33.878-03:002010-08-17T22:59:33.878-03:00You know, I think this gets closer to the heart of...You know, I think this gets closer to the heart of the matter than the question of making claims vs. making disclaimers: the big hoo-ha about 'keeping secrets' seems to be a modern Western preference for 'transparency.' Among those following a tradition from the culture of which it has been a part, historically-- this sense of wanting things to be clearly labeled for the consuming public seems absent.<br /><br />The downside of traditional cultures responding to teachers in traditional ways has been described very clearly by Dzongsar Kyentse Rinpoche, in magazine interviews and somewhere in the movie 'Words of My Perfect Teacher.' Holding your teacher in absolute reverence is a way to make it impossible for her or him to actually teach you.gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327584566227539347noreply@blogger.com