[Buddha-l] Re: How to help the Dharma grow in the USA

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Mike Austin schreef:
>
> In the Lam Rim tradition,  there is a list of certain qualities that 
> one should look for in one's choice of teacher.  There are ten of 
> these, but the minimum requirement for a Mahayana teacher is two:  1) 
> he should put next life's benefit  before this life's benefit,  2) he 
> should put other people's benefit before his own. I don't think this 
> can be 'formalised'. As His Holiness says, we should 'spy' on our 
> prospective teacher - maybe for 12 years. What these two qualities 
> suggest to me is renunciation and compassion.
These are just words, Mike, on Wallstreet people would all them ambition 
and flexibility.


Erik


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