Was reading about another meditation teacher who reportedly violated trust.
One person described the hazards of public exposure and the risk that this "over mirroring" leads to
ego inflation in those who are objects of abnormally concentrated emotional attentiveness due to a multitude of onlookers.
A journalist who covered social justice issues told me that over the years, he saw many kind and humble people change into
narcissistic louts when, after being private citizens, they were in the public eye for long periods of time.
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Anachemowegan 1 point 3 months ago
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One person described the hazards of public exposure and the risk that this "over mirroring" leads to
ego inflation in those who are objects of abnormally concentrated emotional attentiveness due to a multitude of onlookers.
A journalist who covered social justice issues told me that over the years, he saw many kind and humble people change into
narcissistic louts when, after being private citizens, they were in the public eye for long periods of time.
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Anachemowegan 1 point 3 months ago
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I appreciate your thoughtful response. People with any sort of recognition are "overmirrored" in culture - I have been surprised (and this is off-topic and clearly has nothing to do with Levine) that the shooter at Stoneman Douglas school has received money from strangers for his prison account and a lot of letters from young women.
Anyone who is seen/viewed publicly in society suddenly reflects and refracts on some sort of deep, scary level. Where the dharma and celebrity meet resides probably nothing but trouble. .....
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Thanks for sharing that. The title reminds me of some of what Daniel Boorstin wrote in The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, where he talks a little about celebrity. One of the points I always remember is this difference between mass culture and folk culture. People in mass culture mostly only listen, while a few stars have a voice - but the folks in the traditional folk culture had a voice, which is evident in folklore, folk song, folk dance.
I think the latter is the basis for real sangha as it's based on real relationship, authentic communication and self expression. You actually know each other rather than just like the same stuff from a given "star system" whether that be entertainers or a select few dharma teachers.