Last night was the end of the super-dense karmic season (dön season) in Tibetan/Shambhala Buddhism. Today is considered a karmically neutral day before tomorrow's new year of the Earth Pig. A good day to clean and purify intention, for whatever it's worth.
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Wrote about that too. A lot of it has to do with what happens next. One thing is certain: a lot has to change about the monolithic nature of the Shambhala hierarchy. I have very little ability to influence that. Hope you are asking these questions of folks closer to him as well.
I went to Shambhala for 3 years; my introduction to Buddhism. Felt like something was 'off' about the culture from day one; cult-like, insular, delusional, grandiose. CTR was an alcoholic serial abuser, like Sakyong. Left 5 years ago. That kind of culture breeds abuse.
