Tag Archives: teachers and students
Imitation is not always Flattering
Many of my teachers have been quite fierce. But their fierceness has always been held in the crucible of their kindness and compassion. At times there can even be a fundamental gentleness displayed just as a teacher is decimating some … Continue reading
Not Getting What You Want
Swami Satyananda’s method for working with disciples was: “I give them everything they don’t want and nothing they do want.” Continue reading
Are You My Guru?
Recently asked: Do I need permission to take a teacher as my Guru? In direct realization traditions, the student needs to declare that she recognizes the teacher as Guru and wants to be treated as a disciple. The teacher also … Continue reading
How to Surrender
Word on the street is Westerners have trouble with surrender. We don’t get it. We don’t do it. But what is surrender? Dharma Talk by Shambhavi Sarasvati Continue reading
