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**12ZHeWZa** · 07-07-2011, 04:06 AM

But it is even better to have a good guide in real life, someone experienced and accomplished. These internet forums can be helpful but nothing beats an experienced and accomplished teacher.

That sentiment tends to be bantied about a lot and taken for granted in certain sects and cults, but it is not necessarily true or accurate at all.

Many folks push the idea of needing a "qualified" teacher, but many times when one examines the things these teachers are teaching, they have little or nothing at all to do with the Buddha's teachings.

The Buddha suggested that his teachings suffice as the teacher.

07-07-2011, 04:06 AM	#24
12ZHeWZa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	But it is even better to have a good guide in real life, someone experienced and accomplished. These internet forums can be helpful but nothing beats an experienced and accomplished teacher. That sentiment tends to be bantied about a lot and taken for granted in certain sects and cults, but it is not necessarily true or accurate at all. Many folks push the idea of needing a "qualified" teacher, but many times when one examines the things these teachers are teaching, they have little or nothing at all to do with the Buddha's teachings. The Buddha suggested that his teachings suffice as the teacher.
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