Beyond Projection: Healing the Teacher–Student Relationship
IF YOU’VE EVER attended a talk by a renowned Buddhist teacher, such as the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, or Thich Nhat Hanh, you probably remember the large crowds. They were there because they sensed there was something they needed from a teacher.
As a longtime Buddhist and a psychoanalyst, I’d like to suggest that some part of us knows we need mentors. We need people to find the good in us if we’ve lost touch with it, to help us navigate life with all its tumult and difficulties, and to offer us inspiration. Mentors can help us cope with loss and our chronic, nagging wish for love. Sometimes, it seems like too much to go
