The media in East Asia is not so developed and powerful as in the West, so the reaction of people to the ethical problems of the spirit leaders is not so obvious. On the other hand, people here often listen to rumor about that kind of information, and all kinds of reaction result, including anger, amusement and disillusion. Therefore we have to rely on the media in the West to find out what will be the outcome of that kind of behavior that affects the future of zen and Tantra. An example is that Dalai Lama was informed about the misbehavior of some of the Tantric leaders in the west, and was annoyed by that, telling his followers to 'expose those leaders in the media by name openly'. While in the region where he lives, such kind of information seems to be lacking, though there is a big Tibetan community residing around him in Dharamsala in India. Anthony
--- On Tue, 19/4/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Another Article Of Possible Interest To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 19 April, 2011, 12:53 PM How do East Indian and East Asian peoples in their own countries deal with the ethical transgressions or the human nature of their spiritual leaders with respect to the fundamental this-worldly trinity of money, sex and power? --ED --- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > > Hello. > Here is another article that might be of interest. It brings up again the > question of cultivating ethical behavior as part of the Chan/Zen path: http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/CriticalZen/ComingDownfromtheZenClouds.ht > Steve
