Module 11: Walking the Path: Foundations for Lifelong Practice & Growth · The Buddha’s Path
S3 - Teachers, Etiquette, and Devotion with Discernment
David Oromith · 92 minutes · recorded September 17, 2025
In the guided meditation we visualise the Buddha as indivisible from our own teacher, going for refuge and arousing bodhicitta before the talk begins. David covers etiquette in a dharma hall, the three types of unreceptive vessel, and how to address a teacher by title. He explains the three levels of viewing a teacher, from emissary to embodiment of Buddha nature, and warns devotion must stay discerning rather than treating every action as perfect. A question compares Tibetan and Zen shrines.
Buddha nature Relationships and family Teacher and student Bodhicitta practice