Surprise, Sakyong Mipham abused students. I warned @ethannichtern about this a while back and his response was to block me. This is why this shit keeps happening.https://thinkprogress.org/buddhist-leader-sexually-assaulted-students-report-finds-0d08e17cedd9/ …
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feels somehow antithetical to dharma’s comfort with impermanence to continue to maintain the organization despite the Regent and the Sakyong’s abuses. My question is who is at risk if the infrastructure fails? Are the people at risk the one’s upholding the necessity of the sangha
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The original sangha is somewhat split in the first place. Many of the OG Trungpa students don’t necessarily practice with the Sakyong. Boulder is an interesting case and I have access to many of the original students. I’m just dumbfounded at the survival of this org....
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A lot of spin-off sanghas over the last several years, right? Some big ones like Dharma Ocean, quite a few tiny ones. New models: teacher-by-invitation, peer-led practice groups, rimé (non-sectarian) vajrayana groups. Probably many others I’m not aware of.
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