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Online teachers?
Have you ever heard of people being taught by email? Do you think that could be effective at all?
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Would someone (maybe Jeffrey since Dakini said that he has an online teacher?) be willing to elaborate on how to explore this option of finding a teacher online? I'm not sure how I would go about finding a teacher that way. I'm new to Buddhism but have been practicing yoga (and meditation) for several years now. I live in the Phoenix, AZ area so any advice on finding a teacher locally would also be very welcome. I try to meditate every day and I practice yoga about 4-5 times per week. I have excellent yoga teachers, but I am somewhat unsure about how to expand my current practice to Buddhism (outside of what I already do, which includes reading basic books on Buddhism or Zen and talking with my yoga teachers about the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path). Any advice would be very welcome.
That said, I have had a lot of online friends who have supported me through the years before and a bit after then too
I found this a while ago.
The point I was trying (and possibly failed) to make was that of personal guidance, face to face. The importance of having a master, mentor, spiritual guide, Lamas, Ajhans, whatever you would like to call them. I know that in this day and age we tend to scoff at some things that aren't convenient for us. But, sometimes it is better to take on a so called "inconvenience" and actually go speak directly with someone who you consider to be your guide.
On the flip side I also know that many westerners are stranded on a Buddhist island in the middle of a Christian sea. It can be very hard to find the right guide, if you can find anyone at all! In these cases I think (and these are all just my opinions, nothing more) that online teachers would be a fantastic tool for newcomers. Unfortunately, it would eventually become an inadequate tool for meeting most peoples spiritual needs as they grow.
Now my fingers are getting stiff from typing... maybe this site should take on some video chat features. Isn't that kind of what this thread is about any way? Ironic...
Much Metta
http://onlinelearning.fpmt.org/
http://www.theidproject.org
http://www.oocities.org/gorinto/home_study.html -- I just finished this 10 week course; pretty good.
I would be a teacher online or offline, but someone told me not to be careless
There are no Buddhist centers of any kind here, so I have to rely on on-line teachings. I haven't done e-mail, but the video teachings that are offered by various Lamas are the next best thing to being taught in person.
H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche offers many teachings, and I find them to be quite valuable.
Oh @footiam... I do miss your cat with the watermelon hat avatar... please bring it back...
this thread is about one.
who happen to be a psychologist as well.
And the teacher participated in the thread.
And perhaps bring up any objection you have about him or his teaching instead of insinuating
I am simply wondering if his purpose was clarification of points made on this forum, or whether he also saw it as an opportunity to further his business.
What exactly is your problem with transparency of a businessman?
now if you said something along the line of:
"I am simply wondering if his purpose was clarification of points made on this forum, or whether he also saw it as an opportunity to further his business."
it would have been a different story.
but this:
"What exactly is your problem with transparency of a businessman?"
hint toward it may not be the case.
if it was truly your intention then i apologize.
regardless, my advice still remain, you could simply ask him directly.