Coming forward, it occurs to me, resembles the Tibetan word mejo, often translated as going forth, as in coming forth into the homeless life, leaving behind the life of the...
I meditated for 50 years with my eyes shut; now I want to live with eyes wide open…Zazen didn’t satisfy the needs of my human heart: connection, love, acceptance, and...
‘I give thanks to Dick Baker [teacher, San Francisco Zen Center] every day for fucking up so incredibly well that it gave me my life back, because I’d given it...
What we came to realise was that the people in positions of power put finances first. Not people. Not enlightenment…Rigpa management valued the reputation of the organisation over the well-being...
We must believe anyone disclosing an experience of sexual misconduct, while noticing and resisting the common tendency to blame victims. If misconduct is perpetrated by a teacher, we must especially...
A clear message from the younger teachers in particular, was the need to awaken collectively; [Kate] Johnson, emphasized that the Buddha’s liberation teachings were desperately needed, not only for individuals...
As with therapists and clients, clergy misconduct recognizes that consensual relationships are not possible between clergy and congregants and that clergy misconduct is an abuse of power and a violation...
Sexual abuse relies on complex dynamics that are both interpersonal and institutional. Combating it demands power-aware, trauma-informed, psychologically pragmatic responses.
