Hello Steve,
I assume that the behaviors were legal in the location in which they occurred. If they were not, then they were definitely a no-no. I am interested in *examining* these (legal) behaviors from psychological, ethical and other perspectives. --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
