Scott Edelstein

Sex and the Spiritual Teacher

Why It Happens, When It's a Problem, and What We All Can Do

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Sex and the Spiritual Teacher looks at the complex of forces that tempt otherwise insightful, compassionate, and well-intentioned teachers to lose their way--and that tempt some of their students to lose their way as well. It analyzes why most of our current efforts to keep spiritual teachers from transgressing usually don't (and in fact can't) work. Perhaps most importantly, it suggests a set of practices and structures that can build community, encourage healthy student-teacher relationships, increase trust and spiritual intimacy between teachers and their students, and help authentic spiritual teachers stay happily monogamous or celibate.… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-86171-644-9
EAN: 9780861716449
Produktnummer: 16266137
Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 429 KB

Über den Autor

Scott Edelstein has studied happily and productively with several spiritual teachers, including Toni Packer, Dainin Katagiri, Tim McCarthy, and (currently) Steve Hagen. As the friend of several spiritual teachers, he has also spent much time with them off duty, sometimes serving as confidant. He is a longtime practitioner of both Buddhism and Judaism, and a committed proponent of serious spirituality in all forms and traditions. Scott's short work on spiritual topics has appeared in Shambhala Sun, American Jewish World, The Writer, the anthology What About God?, and elsewhere. He is also the author of 15 other books on a wide range of subjects.