Steve, This zen master should 'eat his heart out'. A famous tantric master wrote a book saying that if his followers saw him doing something (for intance, chasing a young girl), they should continue to be loyal to him, as he was just using the occasion to test them. Anthony
--- On Tue, 15/2/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Antinomianism To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 15 February, 2011, 7:36 AM --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > 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 > > Hi ED. For example, one teacher of Zen (again, I will not name names) > pressured young married girls into sexual relations with him, using his > position of authority to influence them, and causing the break-up of several marriages. When cornered, he asserted that he was "beyond lust" and merely wanted to test their loyalty. So not only was he willing to cause trouble for others in order to gratify his selfishness, but he also lied about his motives. Unfortunately, you will still find followers defending his profound Zen crazy wisdom. Steve
