Thursday, August 12, 2010

Buddhist Geeks, #183: The Timeless Tradition of Spiritual Apprenticeship

More Buddhist Geeky goodness with Hokai Sobol and Vince Horn. This is the 4th and final part of the in-depth discussion.

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Buddhist Geeks #183: The Timeless Tradition of Spiritual Apprenticeship

BG 183: The Timeless Tradition of Spiritual Apprenticeship

09. Aug, 2010 by Hokai Sobol

Episode Description:

In the last part of our discussion with Buddhist teacher and scholar Hokai Sobol, we wrap up our exploration on some of the important influences and forces that shape Western Buddhism. As part of that we discuss the fluid nature of his consumer-client-colleague model. We also talk about the deep problems that have arisen from adopting traditional models, instead of current ones, and how this has generated a multitude of scandals—including scandals of power, sex, and also of the generational problem of their being so few young practitioners today.

Finally, we talk about how to reinvigorate “the timeless tradition of spiritual apprenticeship.” Hokai speaks about what he calls “essential apprenticeship,” and also brings up a couple of questions related to the way that spiritual apprenticeship relates to current cultural forms.

This is part 4 of a multi-part series.

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