Tips on Relating to & Examining Spiritual Teachers: Lama Sarah Harding

Sarah Harding describes the nuanced world of Guru Yoga and the complex dynamics between spiritual teachers and students in Buddhist practice. For example, the delicate balance between devotion and discernment, examining how practitioners visualize their teachers as enlightened beings while maintaining a grounded perspective. . Key Topics Covered: The practice of visualizing the guru as Buddha and its deeper meaning The potential pitfalls of excessive devotion and teacher worship The importance of maintaining healthy boundaries in spiritual relationships How young practitioners navigate the path between devotion and wisdom Understanding the difference between genuine spiritual connection and blind faith . #buddhism #Spirituality #GuruYoga #BuddhistTeachings #Meditation #SpiritualPath #dharma ==================== Lama Sarah Harding completed the three year Kagyu retreat in the 1970s and has taught at Naropa University since 1991. She trained under Kalu Rinpoche and has translated for many of the most prominent Tibetan teachers since the 1970s. She is the translator of books such as: — Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation by Jamgon Kongtrul https://amzn.to/3C3yGwr — Lion's Gaze (a Dzogchen text) https://amzn.to/3C3yGwr ==================== You can support this channel. We appreciate it! — Click Like, the Subscribe button and '🔔' to get notifications for new releases. — Share on social media. Or donate: — Send us a “coffee” via https://ko-fi.com/dharmatime — — Patreon (help the editing and release of other teaching videos from about 30 teachers and scholars,) go to: / dharmatime ====================