This was written by a former practitioner in a Buddhist tradition but
applies just as well to other situations as well.
It is in the comments section following this article
"Don't Deepen Your Practice" by Matthew Remski
[matthewremski.com]
By Sangye
Another great analysis by Matthrew Remski- How to use a public meeting
to derail important questions.
[matthewremski.com]
applies just as well to other situations as well.
It is in the comments section following this article
"Don't Deepen Your Practice" by Matthew Remski
[matthewremski.com]
By Sangye
Quote
There’s nothing like an unachievable, perhaps imaginary, product to keep people paying their money in the hope that the next retreat, or the next one, or the next one, will be the one that will catapult them to some vague idea of eternal bliss.
(Or just one more therapy session - Corboy)
It’s spiritual materialism through and through. Chogyan Trungpa knew how to exploit that (all the while preaching against it), and unfortunately he provided a model for other Tibetan lamas to follow – the business of selling the promise of enlightenment for self and society, one with a philosophical justification for a boss’s unethical and abusive behaviour. Not enlightenment itself, just the promise of it, something nice and vague. And we fell for it. While being told to look into ourselves for the truth, we were manipulated to look out to the lama as the key to our spiritual progress. We became slaves in a business selling an illusion.
Another great analysis by Matthrew Remski- How to use a public meeting
to derail important questions.
[matthewremski.com]