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Re: Tolerance of crime in the Sangha: idiot compassion?
Here's another presentation of the same material, in different words. This is presented in a Q-A format, and is less rambling than Batchelor's essay. Sometimes it's helpful to study a question throug… (View Post)
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Re: What is our true self?
(Quote) You're so sharp! I think that could be debated ad infinitam. The way I understand it is that it's the potential for enlightenment, but upon Enlightenment, it's nature becomes permanent (yes, … (View Post)1 -
Re: Tolerance of crime in the Sangha: idiot compassion?
(Quote) Well, yes. The DL has said to go to the police. Attempted murder is a crime, a felony, in fact. Physical assaults are crimes. When women complain of sexual abuse in a sangha after the fact, t… (View Post)
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Re: Tolerance of crime in the Sangha: idiot compassion?
OP, some sanghas are corrupt, that's just the way it is, and you can't "fix" them. How to deal with your samaya with the guru, I don't know. But at some point you have to ask yourself if st… (View Post)
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Re: Has PC culture gone too far with micro aggression
I think it's crucial to note that Oberlin has classes, academic classes, that analyze in minute detail using terminology that is now current but that most of us have never heard of, power dynamics in… (View Post)
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