What a bunch of phony baloney - SGI mentor disciple clap trap
"Crucially, it is the disciple who chooses the mentor and it has nothing to do with hero worship or treating someone like a god. The disciple actively seeks to reveal their full potential by enacting the mentor’s spirit and guidance in their daily life. The guidance from the mentor is an expression of compassion and conveys a desire for the disciple to become truly happy.
In Nichiren Buddhism, the mentor is someone who has mastered the art of living, has embodied the teachings of Buddhism and consistently expresses this enlightenment through the proof of their behaviour. The mentor leads the disciple to the Law.
Challenging to enact the mentor’s guidance in daily life is the response of the disciple, enabling the compassionate and humanistic spirit of the mentor to open the unique expression of the disciple’s life.
The spirit underlying the oneness of the relationship is that the disciple, learning from the mentor and drawing on their own creative life-force, can apply the life affirming philosophy of Buddhism to their unique circumstances and be a driving force of harmony in their environment. The shared goal of the mentor and disciple is kosen-rufu."
What a bunch of phony baloney - SGI mentor disciple clap trap
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In Nichiren Buddhism, the mentor is someone who has mastered the art of living, has embodied the teachings of Buddhism and consistently expresses this enlightenment through the proof of their behaviour. The mentor leads the disciple to the Law.
Challenging to enact the mentor’s guidance in daily life is the response of the disciple, enabling the compassionate and humanistic spirit of the mentor to open the unique expression of the disciple’s life.
The spirit underlying the oneness of the relationship is that the disciple, learning from the mentor and drawing on their own creative life-force, can apply the life affirming philosophy of Buddhism to their unique circumstances and be a driving force of harmony in their environment. The shared goal of the mentor and disciple is kosen-rufu."