Hello. I wanted to broach a topic that some may find uncomfortable.
Antinomianism is a religious term referring to an attitude that one
who has achieved spiritual wisdom is not subject to ordinary rules
of ethical behavior. Unfortunately, in the world of Buddhism there
have been quite a few teachers (I shall refrain from naming them) who
have engaged in on-going unethical exploitation of their followers.
Some of these teachers are famous for their profound wisdom-insight.
Even after being caught red-handed in scurilous behavior, many of these
teacher's followers have tried to justify said behavior as being
"crazy-wisdom". IMO, this actually demonstrates that it is quite
possible to achieve a high level of insight without necessarily
being released from deeply ingrained negative samskaras. Indeed, there
is always the danger of misconstruing "everything is perfect in being
what it is" as being a license for giving in to negative impulses.
This is just my opinion at this time.
Steve
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