[Buddha-l] Sangharakshita's memoir

[Curt Steinmetz]

Every time I read anything by Sangharakshita I am gulled into 
admiration. The guy just has a masterful way with words.

Curt

jkirk wrote:
> I just read through the link Piya supplied, also this one
>  http://www.ex-cult.org/fwbo/  , and an old article from Tricycle
> (1999) that came out in response to the original online FWBO
> files and their eventual reply to them. 
>
> My view on all this, considering that I brought up
> Sangharakshita's Memoir and got various responses, is this: 
> It seems to me that it's an obvious fact that same-sex
> organizations attract homosexuals, a fact that is backed up by
> history and literature from around the world. No surprise.
> Choosing to remain in an organisation that has exploited those
> who complained about it seems to me to be a choice that some
> made, others didn't. 
>
> The accounts available in the links noted certainly back up this
> observation. Besides the sociological fact of the proclivities of
> same-sex monasticism, the exposure of Sangharakshita's views on
> kalyanamitra have been revealed as utterly self-serving. Q.E.D. 
>
> I offer these remarks to make it clear that I wasn't being gulled
> into admiration of S. simply by reading his Memoir!
>
> Best,
> Joanna
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com
> [mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Piya Tan
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:49 PM
>
>
> In addition to what Bruce has mentioned, here is Yashomitra's
> cathartic
> statement:
>
> http://www.ex-cult.org/fwbo/Yashomitra.htm
>
> I see all this as an echo of the sad situations with Trungpa,
> Baker and others in the US. A number of healing papers have been
> written about them by the "victims."
>
> The great thing is there is an open forum on these clay-feet
> idols, so that we learn a thing or two for ourselves,
>
> Piya
>
>
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