Approaching Buddhism – Spiritual Teachers |
Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche |
| A Portrait of Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche | long | essay |
| Relationship with a Spiritual Teacher in Two Lifetimes | short | essay |
| Becoming Convinced of Rebirth: A Personal Story (Freiburg, Germany, February 2003) Lower Quality (6.3 MB) | Higher Quality (11.7 MB) | 0:55 hours | mp3 audio |
| Interview with Alex Berzin on Serkong Rinpoche (Mundgod, India, August 2007) Lower Quality (10.6 MB) | Higher Quality (19 MB) | 1:33 hours | mp3 audio |
| Interview with Alan Turner on Serkong Rinpoche (Mudgod, India, August 2007) Lower Quality (2.6 MB) | Higher Quality (5.2 MB) | 0:23 hours | mp3 audio |
Lineage Masters |
| The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha | medium | essay |
| Biography of Nagarjuna | short | essay |
| The Life of Atisha | medium | book excerpt |
| How Gampopa Reached His Spiritual Attainments - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey | medium | transcript |
| A Short Biography of Tsongkhapa | medium | essay |
| Life of Tsongkhapa (Munich, Germany, December 2003) [some minutes poor quality] Lower Quality (6.4 MB) | Higher Quality (13.1 MB) | 0:56 hours | mp3 audio |
The Spiritual Student-Teacher Relationship |
| Scheme for Analyzing the Dynamics of a Relation with a Spiritual Teacher | medium | outline |
| Avoiding Confusion in the Spiritual Student-Teacher Relationship | medium | sketch |
| Forty-six Faults That Cause Interference for Spiritual Study and Practice | short | sketch |
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship |
| Preface: Historical Survey of the Interaction between Western Seekers and Tibetan Spiritual Teachers | chapter | eBook |
Part I: Spiritual Seekers and Spiritual Teachers |
| 1 Cultural Considerations | chapter | eBook |
| 2 The Traditional Meaning of a Spiritual Teacher | chapter | eBook |
| 3 The Traditional Meaning of a Spiritual Seeker | chapter | eBook |
| 4 The Different Types Of Spiritual Teachers and Spiritual Seekers | chapter | eBook |
| 5 The Need for Various Levels of Spiritual Teachers on the Sutra Path | chapter | eBook |
| 6 The Special Need for a Spiritual Mentor in Highest Tantra | chapter | eBook |
Part II: The Dynamics of a Healthy Student-Teacher Relationship |
| 7 Establishing a Relationship with a Spiritual Teacher | chapter | eBook |
| 8 Sutra-Level Guru-Meditation | chapter | eBook |
| 9 Relating to a Spiritual Mentor with Actions | chapter | eBook |
| 10 Overcoming Emotional Blocks in Developing Trust, Appreciation, or Respect | chapter | eBook |
| 11 Seeing a Mentor as a Buddha | chapter | eBook |
| 12 Advanced Points concerning Seeing That a Tantric Master Is a Buddha | chapter | eBook |
Part III: Unhealthy Relationships with Spiritual Teachers |
| 13 Overdependence and Rebellion | chapter | eBook |
| 14 Transference and Regression | chapter | eBook |
| 15 Fear in a Disciple-Mentor Relationship | chapter | eBook |
| 16 Blocks in Opening Oneself to a Spiritual Mentor | chapter | eBook |
| 17 Generational and Life Cycle Issues | chapter | eBook |
| Epilogue: Relating to a Western Spiritual Teacher | chapter | eBook |
| Appendix: Summary of the Stages of Expanded Sutra-Level Guru-Meditation | chapter | eBook |