spiritual teachers

Donna Zerner: The Shadow Behind The Light (on her experience with Marc Gafni)

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Urban Tellers®, May 14, 2016Donna Zerner on the Portland Story Theater stage at Alberta Abbey for live storytellingHosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard Statement from Donna Zerner on performing this piece: It took me ten years to feel safe enough to speak publicly about my experience with Marc Gafni.  I’m still pretty sure he’ll … Read more

Pilar Jennings – A Relational Understanding of the Student-Teacher Dyad in Spirituality

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This is an excellent article from Tricycle Magazine on the relational and intersubjective nature of the student-teacher relationship in Buddhism. She goes so far as to say, “The relationship between the Buddhist teacher and student is a dyad comparable to the psychoanalytic one.” I would add that this is true for spiritual traditions, not only … Read more