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Human, student, non-Buddhist Buddhist, intellectual masochist. Confident only of my own ignorance. Don't believe anything I say.

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    1. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20

      The teacher/lineage system in Buddhism (and other spiritual traditions) has continually been getting exposed as the corrupt and harmful spiritual circus it is. However, to dismiss the concept of teachers, or even lineages, altogether is just as harmful to genuine spirituality. 1/

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    2. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20

      The idea that spiritual authority is all bullshit is just plain wrong. I don't mean authority in the sense of unquestionable power. I mean that there are clearly some people are more spiritually mature than others, and that are more qualified to individually guide than others. 2/

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    3. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20

      We need to find ways to create effective, ethical, and transparent structures and institutions that embrace the indispensable use of qualified teachers. To have a system by which we can discern who is qualified is important. Otherwise the marketplace is a free-for-all. 3/

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    4. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20

      This is why lineages were useful in the first place. The problem is that lineages have traditionally not always been subject to oversight and transparency, and the the guru always has the last word. There needs to be accountability and group leadership rather than dictators. 4/

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    5. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20

      We need something like a spiritual democratic republic, where people who have a track record of being qualified to teach and morally mature are trusted to train and certify spiritual teachers in both practice and ethics. If any are shown to be corrupt, they are shown the door. 5/

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    6. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 20
      Replying to @Failed_Buddhist

      Ah, you want a cartel. A meditation teacher cartel. Not in the cartel? You can't teach! Want in the cartel? Pay up!

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      Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
      Replying to @chagmed

      Yes, I want a cartel much like the one that makes sure witch doctors don't get as much funding and promotion as actual doctors :)

      2:54 PM - 20 Mar 2018
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        2. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed

          Of course this assumes the human ability to create a relatively well-functioning system like this for meditation teachers. That assumption may very well be naive. But maybe we can keep experimenting and find out.

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        3. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist

          You would make an excellent meditation teacher Have you considered it? The money sucks, but you might one day get a write up in Tricycle or Lion's Roar.

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        4. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
          Replying to @chagmed

          I'm nowhere near qualified to be teaching.

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        5. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed

          Although pretty much anyone is qualified to write for Tricycle.

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        6. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist

          Tricycle is the Daily Mail of spiritual journalism

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        2. Kenneth Folk‏ @KennethFolk Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed

          This is an area that calls the wisdom of the free market into question as quack healers, corrupt preachers, & fluff-peddling meditation teachers consistently out-earn real doctors, ethical clergy, & competent meditation teachers. Even professional organizations don't solve it.

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        3. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
          Replying to @KennethFolk @chagmed

          Indeed. The free market is a fantastic idea... if one assumes that the participants are consistently honest, ethical, and educated. This is just so obviously not the case.

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        4. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @KennethFolk

          hire @Kalieezchild as the Dharma Police

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        5. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 20
          Replying to @chagmed @KennethFolk @Kalieezchild

          As long as he's down to perform early morning no-knock raids on known cult leaders, he's got the job.

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        6. Jody ⚡️‏ @Kalieezchild Mar 20
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed @KennethFolk

          With a complement of crack commandos, it’s a done deal.

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