tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post8345148508892255687..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Death and "Small Mind" DoubtNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-35790414720359143872009-09-14T07:52:58.778-07:002009-09-14T07:52:58.778-07:00Pema,
I don't feel clear enough about the spe...Pema,<br /><br />I don't feel clear enough about the specifics of Rinpoche's case to offer an expose on him as a teacher. I felt it important to acknowledge that he has a tainted reputation, hopefully as a warning to readers who don't know anything about him. But getting into the specifics of his case felt like a distraction to the post I was writing. <br /><br />I've read some Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-4515375030974538852009-09-14T00:12:26.509-07:002009-09-14T00:12:26.509-07:00Sogyal is still mired in scandal and has not chang...Sogyal is still mired in scandal and has not changed his ways since he was sued for sexual assault and battery in 1994. Recently a young woman extricated herself from his harem and has spoken at length about the debuachery that happens in private. In contrast to his smiley face when enthroned in a temple, Sogyal is an extremely nasty piece of work who gets his rocks off by beating his female pemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173864125673254887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-13295491820735842692009-09-13T21:34:50.885-07:002009-09-13T21:34:50.885-07:00Thanks for this post, good thoughts. With regard t...Thanks for this post, good thoughts. With regard to a minor presupposition: <em>Even if I come back as a wise sage in the next life…</em> There is an expression Lord Buddha used, roughly translated: <em>No one is born a brahmin.</em> Taking that into account, I believe it further reinforces the message you intend to send in the rest of that sentence: <em>…this unique person only has so long, so Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503422338070678937noreply@blogger.com