ollaimh Wrote:
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> having been at his teachings for seven years and
> part of an inner practice group, i now think he
> realized he couldn't get his movies made or live
> like a king unless he took up his lineage. he was
> before that saying he wouldn't teach the lineage,
> then that he didn't believe in tulkus, then he
> supported critical thinking, but he has now
> abandoned all that. moreover one of his senior
> instructors is a landmark educator. he has no
> apparent awareness that this is close to being a
> money grubbing cult. now the sexual views. its a
> betrayal of the people who listened to him, but
> most have been in for long enough they are
> successfully gaslighted.
Thanks for these insights. This makes sense. Yes, he was quoted long ago, by an ex-girlfriend, as saying he didn't want to have anything to do with the lineage and the teacher scene. Then, suddenly, he was off to Hong Kong to raise money for his Buddhist films. Also, in his film, "WOrds Of My Perfect Teacher", he disparages the tulku system, and says to forget about it.
He's really been through an "evolution" of sorts, or perhaps, a "devolution". Shocking that he's defending corrupt, sleazy lamas, but someone elsewhere pointed out that he's known for having affairs with his students. So maybe the extreme tone in his posts is due to defensiveness.
There is no concept in medieval societies, of fiduciary duty of spiritual leaders toward their "flock". Especially not in medieval tantric circles. I think he genuinely doesn't understand what the fuss is about. They're used to meek teenage girls and their parents considering it to be an honor to "serve" as "consort". DKR sounds frustrated that Western women don't consider it an honor.
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> having been at his teachings for seven years and
> part of an inner practice group, i now think he
> realized he couldn't get his movies made or live
> like a king unless he took up his lineage. he was
> before that saying he wouldn't teach the lineage,
> then that he didn't believe in tulkus, then he
> supported critical thinking, but he has now
> abandoned all that. moreover one of his senior
> instructors is a landmark educator. he has no
> apparent awareness that this is close to being a
> money grubbing cult. now the sexual views. its a
> betrayal of the people who listened to him, but
> most have been in for long enough they are
> successfully gaslighted.
Thanks for these insights. This makes sense. Yes, he was quoted long ago, by an ex-girlfriend, as saying he didn't want to have anything to do with the lineage and the teacher scene. Then, suddenly, he was off to Hong Kong to raise money for his Buddhist films. Also, in his film, "WOrds Of My Perfect Teacher", he disparages the tulku system, and says to forget about it.
He's really been through an "evolution" of sorts, or perhaps, a "devolution". Shocking that he's defending corrupt, sleazy lamas, but someone elsewhere pointed out that he's known for having affairs with his students. So maybe the extreme tone in his posts is due to defensiveness.
There is no concept in medieval societies, of fiduciary duty of spiritual leaders toward their "flock". Especially not in medieval tantric circles. I think he genuinely doesn't understand what the fuss is about. They're used to meek teenage girls and their parents considering it to be an honor to "serve" as "consort". DKR sounds frustrated that Western women don't consider it an honor.