ollaimh Wrote:
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> i still have faith and good knowledge with the
> sakyas under jetsun kushock. she has a small
> following but that's a good sign. she teaches a
> full esoteric practice of several deities that
> include the full path. i also had good
> experiences with kusam linpa. he gave very good
> instructions in a full dzogchen practice and
> didn't care about a lot of centers or the
> money.(he refused steven segal who offered a lot
> of money to be named a tulku) he did have same
> crazy students. i would also not mind fpmt centres
> as lama zopa is dedicated and a monk. we need
> more monks leading dharma like in the old
> days.chagdud tulku was also a good teacher. his
> california centres are still running but i don't
> know what's happening but he did name an american
> as his dharma heir over the expected son, which
> shows an interest in dharma over building a family
> business.
>
> however many other groups have become rich
> churches.
>
> dzongsar khyentse wrote years ago to beware of
> tibetan lamas who come to the west and get
> corrupted by wealth and power. i think he was
> speaking of himself.
>
> i think we need a new western buddhism.
It's good to know there are some bright spots out there.
I have to say, though, I attended a ceremony by Lama Zopa about 10 years ago, and he seemed to be too old to be able to stay focused. It was supposed to be an evening ceremony, but he rambled so much through it that it went on toward midnight, with quite a few people having left before that point, and then the facility had to close, so the proceedings were cut off without completion. So I don't know how effective a teacher he is at this point. I'd heard a lot of good things about him, but things didn't work out, that evening. He didn't make a good impression.
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> i still have faith and good knowledge with the
> sakyas under jetsun kushock. she has a small
> following but that's a good sign. she teaches a
> full esoteric practice of several deities that
> include the full path. i also had good
> experiences with kusam linpa. he gave very good
> instructions in a full dzogchen practice and
> didn't care about a lot of centers or the
> money.(he refused steven segal who offered a lot
> of money to be named a tulku) he did have same
> crazy students. i would also not mind fpmt centres
> as lama zopa is dedicated and a monk. we need
> more monks leading dharma like in the old
> days.chagdud tulku was also a good teacher. his
> california centres are still running but i don't
> know what's happening but he did name an american
> as his dharma heir over the expected son, which
> shows an interest in dharma over building a family
> business.
>
> however many other groups have become rich
> churches.
>
> dzongsar khyentse wrote years ago to beware of
> tibetan lamas who come to the west and get
> corrupted by wealth and power. i think he was
> speaking of himself.
>
> i think we need a new western buddhism.
It's good to know there are some bright spots out there.
I have to say, though, I attended a ceremony by Lama Zopa about 10 years ago, and he seemed to be too old to be able to stay focused. It was supposed to be an evening ceremony, but he rambled so much through it that it went on toward midnight, with quite a few people having left before that point, and then the facility had to close, so the proceedings were cut off without completion. So I don't know how effective a teacher he is at this point. I'd heard a lot of good things about him, but things didn't work out, that evening. He didn't make a good impression.