LWC6_Ch 4 Part 3 - Sharing the Dharma Flashcards
(500 cards)
How can a Dharma teacher demonstrate listening?
It is recommended by both Vinaya codes and Mahāyāna texts as a measure of integrity.
Explain the relationship between skillful communication and authentic Dharma transmission.
Teachers use this skill to adapt their delivery without compromising the meaning.
What are practical methods for cultivating upāya when addressing students?
The Lamrim teachings place it under the cultivation of inner stability and self-awareness.
Explain the relationship between misrepresentation and authentic Dharma transmission.
This aspect of teaching is linked to maintaining a learner’s trust and receptivity.
Why is confession and restraint a necessary aspect of right speech?
Failure to uphold this principle can turn Dharma into a tool for ego or confusion.
What problems arise if a teacher lacks skillful communication?
This aspect of teaching is linked to maintaining a learner’s trust and receptivity.
What stories or metaphors illustrate the need for ego in teaching?
This aspect of teaching is linked to maintaining a learner’s trust and receptivity.
How can one avoid distorting the Dharma through a failure in cultural context?
It is recommended by both Vinaya codes and Mahāyāna texts as a measure of integrity.
How does one develop listening as part of the teaching path?
Practitioners are encouraged to monitor this as part of their ethical and mental training.
How can one avoid distorting the Dharma through a failure in misrepresentation?
It ensures that the Dharma reaches students in a way that is both accessible and transformative.
How can a Dharma teacher demonstrate teacher vulnerability?
Teachers use this skill to adapt their delivery without compromising the meaning.
What are practical methods for cultivating skillful communication when addressing students?
Teachers use this skill to adapt their delivery without compromising the meaning.
What are practical methods for cultivating doubt and humility when addressing students?
It is recommended by both Vinaya codes and Mahāyāna texts as a measure of integrity.
What stories or metaphors illustrate the need for body language in teaching?
This aspect of teaching is linked to maintaining a learner’s trust and receptivity.
What are practical methods for cultivating confession and restraint when addressing students?
It ensures that the Dharma reaches students in a way that is both accessible and transformative.
Explain the relationship between ego in teaching and authentic Dharma transmission.
Practitioners are encouraged to monitor this as part of their ethical and mental training.
According to Buddhist teachings, what should be avoided in relation to cultural context?
The Lamrim teachings place it under the cultivation of inner stability and self-awareness.
Explain the relationship between skillful communication and authentic Dharma transmission.
In texts like the Bodhicaryāvatāra, it is emphasized as a form of discipline and compassion.
What stories or metaphors illustrate the need for adaptation?
It is recommended by both Vinaya codes and Mahāyāna texts as a measure of integrity.
What stories or metaphors illustrate the need for motivation for speech?
Teachers use this skill to adapt their delivery without compromising the meaning.
How can a Dharma teacher demonstrate confession and restraint?
It’s considered an application of the perfection of patience (kṣānti) in the role of instruction.
What is the importance of teacher vulnerability when sharing the Dharma?
It is recommended by both Vinaya codes and Mahāyāna texts as a measure of integrity.
What problems arise if a teacher lacks confession and restraint?
This quality supports respectful dialogue and openness to correction.
How does one develop cultural context as part of the teaching path?
The Lamrim teachings place it under the cultivation of inner stability and self-awareness.