Lama Pema is the Co-Founder of Joyful Path Meditation and Healing Center and one of the White Conch teachers in training. She is a Fellow of The Academy of Parish Clergy and devotes her time to developing, and teaching in, the many wonderful programs at JP (Joyful Path). In this episode: * Lama Pema discusses the evolving role of spiritual teachers * We explore some of the obstacles that are preventing us from arising and maintaining compassion * Lama Pema shares with us some of the upcoming programs and events at Joyful Path Episode Links: * Joyful Path Meditation and Healing Center * Joyful Path on Facebook * Lama Pema on Facebook * White Conch Teachers * Basics of Buddhism How to Subscribe to The Podcast To subscribe to The Wisdom of Compassion podcast you’ll need an app to listen to the show. * For iTunes users, simply open the iTunes store and search for “Wisdom of Compassion”. From there, all you need to do is click the “Subscribe” button. * For those using Stitcher Radio on your mobile device, just search for “Wisdom of Compassion” and subscribe from there. * If you have a “podcatcher” that you prefer, the feed that you’ll need to add is: http://www.white-conch.org/feed/podcast/ * You can always listen to episodes on the show notes page for each episode by using the audio player at the top of this page. Thanks for listening!