The User's Guide to Spiritual Teachers
1st Edition
Published on 21. March 2017
182 pages
978-1-61429-418-4 (ISBN)
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A wise and practical quickstart guide for anyone who wants-or already has-a spiritual teacher.
The User's Guide to Spiritual Teachers is a necessary book for anyone who has, or wants to have, a spiritual teacher-regardless of faith or tradition. This book addresses concerns that many of us have on the spiritual path, including how to find a spiritual teacher, how to manage expectations about what they can do, and what to do when you realize you're in a dangerous relationship with one. Spiritual teachers of all traditions will themselves find this book incredibly useful as they reflect on how they benefit their students or may be overstepping their boundaries and actually creating harm. This is your place to look for information, inspiration, sanity, and words of caution.
The User's Guide to Spiritual Teachers is a necessary book for anyone who has, or wants to have, a spiritual teacher-regardless of faith or tradition. This book addresses concerns that many of us have on the spiritual path, including how to find a spiritual teacher, how to manage expectations about what they can do, and what to do when you realize you're in a dangerous relationship with one. Spiritual teachers of all traditions will themselves find this book incredibly useful as they reflect on how they benefit their students or may be overstepping their boundaries and actually creating harm. This is your place to look for information, inspiration, sanity, and words of caution.
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Scott Edelstein
The User's Guide to Spiritual Teachers
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03/2017
Wisdom Publications,U.S.
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Scott Edelstein is the author of the highly acclaimed Sex and the Spiritual Teacher: Why It Happens, When It's a Problem, and What We All Can Do (Wisdom Publications, 2011), as well as 15 other books on a wide range of subjects. He is a longtime practitioner of both Buddhism and Judaism, and a committed proponent of serious spirituality in all forms and traditions. He lives in Minneapolis.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- How This Book Can Help
- 1. Basic Wisdom
- 2. Expectations, Assumptions, and Misconceptions
- 3. Relating to Your Teacher
- 4. Red Flags and Warning Signs
- 5. The Off-Duty Spiritual Teacher
- 6. Some FAQs
- 7. Life Balance
- 8. Spiritual Community
- 9. Opening to Life
- 10. Saying Goodbye
- Appendix: When You're the New Kid at the Spiritual Center
- Useful Resources
- Some Final Words of Gratitude
- About the Author
