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Spiritual Partner 2nd Follow-up Teachings (December, 2007 in NYC)
Class 1: How to Find Your Perfect Partner
Class 2: How to Keep Them
Class 3: How to Be Happy With Them
Spiritual Partner 1st Follow-up Teachings (April, 2007 in NYC)
These teachings were held in April at the Three Jewels in NYC. Each class was presented in a workshop format with a teaching followed by Q&A. Our goal was to make these teachings practical and help people answer many of the issues faced in relationships. These audio recordings contain the complete teachings including answers to many great questions submitted by attendees.
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Class 1 Part I audio Part II audio
Class 1 Part 1: Covers the Three Relationship Myths you have to overcome to have a successful relationship. And Three Qualities We Wish For: How to make you partner a better listener, more affectionate, and financially stable.
Class 1 Part 2: Audience Questions including:
- What do you do in the meantime (during the karmic gap)? If there is something you don’t like in your partner, and you don’t need to talk to them to fix it in yourself?
- What about Children’s affect on a relationship?
- What is the karma for having a partner that snores loudly? How do I create the karma to have a peaceful sleep with my partner?
- How do you move on when your last relationship is still on your mind?
- How do you reconcile large numbers of people seeing something the same way? How can it just be my projection?
- What do you do when you are with someone who won’t commit?
- Can someone be your spiritual partner if they are not a Buddhist or don’t follow a spiritual practice?
- Can anyone be Mr. or Mrs. Right?
- When should one speak and when should one stay silent?
- What if I think my partner is not good enough and cannot fulfill my needs?
- What if I am attracted to many people and can’t make a commitment to just one person?
- What is a spiritual partner and why do we need one?
Class 2 Part I Audio Part II Audio
Class 2 Part 1: Reviews the Three Relationship Myths you have to overcome to have a successful relationship. And Three Qualities We Wish For: How to make you partner a better listener, more affectionate, and financially stable.
Class 2 Part 2: Audience Questions including:
- How did James and Lisette meet?
- How do you know when it is over, when to throw in the towel?
- Can a primary spiritual relationship exist between two people of differing sexuality or the same gender?
- How is it that entire people or nations can have so much suffering and pain thrust upon them?
- How do I overcome pain and fear in a relationship?
- What types of actions cause a person to feel guilt? How does Buddhism view guilt?
- How to avoid big trouble in this relationship due to sleep habits when we work different schedules?
- Should the selfless practice for your partner be practiced by both of you at the same time?
- Can your spiritual partner be someone other than your partner, like a child or platonic friend?
- What if your partner, after several months of dating, doesn’t know what they want? How do you change this karma?
- How do we know what the partner wants?
Class 3 Part I Audio Part II Audio