On Mar 5, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Kirk wrote:
I almost went to Naropa. On looking back I am glad that I did not.
Unless
one loved caligraphy, social working, and archery. Back then
Ginsberg and
Trungpa were still alive. Now they are not. The Shamballah people
are as
much a totally absorbing cult as any other on the planet. many
lamas do not
support them. Their Kalachakra, has no relation to that of the
Dalai Lama
and Sakya Trizin. In short, they can teach you much but their cultish
bullshit is whack. Not to mention their core group moved from
Boulder to
Nova Scotia.
Where did you take your Shambhala teachings? That's the exact
opposite of my experience, while attending with a friend, as well as
friends who've received teachings from Pema Chodron or Trungpa
directly. The basic meditation instructor who taught us was the best
western meditation instructor I've experienced. While I fully
expected a weird cult, instead I found refreshing sanity and openness.
As far as I am aware the Trungpa Shambhala termas were verified by
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, so they are in fact authentic, although they
definitely seem more geared towards westerners. Since they are
termas, they're obviously going to be different from earlier
Shambhala teachings. That's the nature of ter and gnostic revelation,
they refresh the lineage for a certain place and time.
