Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly

How Do We Cultivate Dharma Teachers?

T IS SAID THAT after Siddhartha Gautama realized enlightenment, his first impulse was to teach others how to achieve liberation. But after contemplating his initial enthusiasm for sharing what he had learned and who he had become, he became burdened with grave doubts about humanity’s ability to receive and understand his dharma. As the

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