If: I were a Buddhist teacher And if: I had students who were themselves teachers, I would - occasionally monitor their social media feeds - provide helpful feedback I wish senior teachers would do this
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Why? Most so-called Buddhist teachers on social media: - propagate bullshit & mental affliction - demonstrate little understanding - are making the problem worse
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Replying to @chagmed
not agreeing or disagreeing; wondering what you may have seen that has motivated this tweet.
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Replying to @Ogmin
seeing teacher Twitter feeds that agitate minds, foster bias, encourage further delusion, don't encourage practice sufficiently
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aha. have not seen such posts. why wait for their teacher to criticize them? Penor was not too motivated to reel in his crazies.
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Replying to @Ogmin
they aren't going to listen to me, whereas if their teacher tells them to emphasize Dharma, they are more likely to respond
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Imho it goes back to the issue that one can rest in awareness but rely on infantile strategies all at once.
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