Hello Steve - This is the million dollar question! ;-) --ED
--- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote:
>
> 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
