How does someone become a qualified teacher or retreat guide? (Part 12 of 15)

In this twelfth video in the “Śamatha in the 21st Century” series, Dr. Eva Natanya answers the question: How does someone become a qualified Dharma teacher or retreat guide? She specifically highlights why the qualifications for a Dharma teacher in general and a retreat guide in particular can be different, and how the CCR is developing a 6- to 8-year program to train teachers in the future.

Additional Resources

• For more information on long-term retreat at the CCR, including recommended reading, talks, and guided meditations, please visit our retreat page.
• The CCR offers in-depth guidance for those preparing for or already in long-term retreat through the Seeds of Wisdom Library—sign up here.
• For an engaging talk on śamatha meditation, please see “Crucial Points in the Practice of Shamatha”
• For the Buddha’s analogy of the cat and the elephant, see the Upāli Sutta (Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.99)