The teacher/lineage system in Buddhism (and other spiritual traditions) has continually been getting exposed as the corrupt and harmful spiritual circus it is. However, to dismiss the concept of teachers, or even lineages, altogether is just as harmful to genuine spirituality. 1/
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Of course this assumes the human ability to create a relatively well-functioning system like this for meditation teachers. That assumption may very well be naive. But maybe we can keep experimenting and find out.
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You would make an excellent meditation teacher Have you considered it? The money sucks, but you might one day get a write up in Tricycle or Lion's Roar.
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I'm nowhere near qualified to be teaching.
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Although pretty much anyone is qualified to write for Tricycle.
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Tricycle is the Daily Mail of spiritual journalism
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This is an area that calls the wisdom of the free market into question as quack healers, corrupt preachers, & fluff-peddling meditation teachers consistently out-earn real doctors, ethical clergy, & competent meditation teachers. Even professional organizations don't solve it.
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Indeed. The free market is a fantastic idea... if one assumes that the participants are consistently honest, ethical, and educated. This is just so obviously not the case.
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@Kalieezchild as the Dharma Police -
As long as he's down to perform early morning no-knock raids on known cult leaders, he's got the job.
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With a complement of crack commandos, it’s a done deal.
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