[Buddha-l] Sangharakshita's memoir

[Piya Tan]

Curt,

Yes, words can be made beautiful, that is because we can connect with what
is beautiful within ourselves. We are childlike loving things beautiful. But
there can be those who use them as sweets to entice the child in us seeking
what they lack in themselves.

For this reason, the Buddhist teachings remind us that though we may begin
at the world level, we need to look deeper, and beyond, so that we are
emotionally independent in the end.

The streamwinner is often described as one emotionally independent.

Metta,

Piya Tan


On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Curt Steinmetz <curt at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> 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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