[Buddha-l] Victimized vegans?

[Piya Tan]

One of the best ways is to keep on talking about such matters in a
informative
manner (like here) so that more people are informed. The good thing is that
since the
1980s and 1990s (scandals around Trungpa, Sangharakshita, etc) those who
have
been hurt are speaking clearly and openly, and this help them to become
functional
again and turn in the right direction.

Are there good anticult websites in this connection that less articulate
victims (also
the silent sufferers) can turn to for help and healing?

Thanks for the courage in speaking up.

Piya Tan



On 5/17/07, Dan Lusthaus <vasubandhu at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> The sexual proclivities and abuses by "gurus" of their impressionable
> devotees is still one of the major dirty secrets of the guru business.
> Initially those being abused do not come forward since they are partially
> in
> shock and partially still are deluded into believing that they are having
> a
> "special" relation with something divine or transcendent.
>
> When the accusations eventually surface, the "true believers" predictably
> go
> into denial mode, casting doubts on the credibility of the whistleblowers
> --
> they are more interested in reassuring themselves that the object of their
> own credulity is still credible.
>
> One of the more publicized cases -- concerning a Hindu, not Buddhist guru
> --
> is the Sai Baba story. BBC did an expose back in 2004.
>
> Transcript at
>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/programmes/this_world/transcripts/secret_swami17_06_04.txt
>
> Background:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/3791921.stm
>
>
> http://barrypittard.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/bbcs-secret-swami-clip-man-claims-abuse-when-young/
>
> The "believers" counterattack:
> http://www.sai-fi.net/sathyasaibaba/secret_swami.shtml
>
> Further expose:
> http://home.chello.no/~reirob/CovUp4.htm
>
>
> As it turns out, one of Sai Baba's victims happens to be a close friend,
> who
> I've known for a long time, from before his Sai Baba days, and whose
> credibility in this matter is beyond question -- and who still bears the
> psychological scars of the ordeal.
>
> Sadly, this is not a unique event. But we needn't go into naming all the
> gurus who have been exposed -- some still objects of veneration. As usual,
> the moral of the story is:
> caveat emptor.
>
> Dan Lusthaus
>
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