It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model. It's not the guru, it's the guru model.
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These are fundamentally pedagogical questions rather than Buddhist. To approach it from questions that look at effective teaching & transmission of skills /knowledge from the wider world is the way to go. Apprenticeships governed by clear rules & agreements can be v.powerful
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This reminds me of Ken McLeod's 3 functions of a teacher: 1) to teach technique 2) to call people on their stuff &/or 3) to be an embodied demonstration of the teaching. The 3rd function, in particular, varies greatly depending on the learning modality.
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It seems to me that Consensus Buddhism did the opposite, honoring its teachers as living gods, with all the attendant problems.
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