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C page Centering S Amy L The complexities of naming

December 26, 2025

The complexities of naming [abuse, and one’s self related to it] have been compounded by a grouping together of a range of offenses and offenders. How then can one language...

C page Culture Shambhala News The culture of High demand groups

December 26, 2025

The Culture of High Demand Groups: As we mentioned earlier, while we do not use the label “cult,” we see many elements in Vajradhatu [n/k/a Shambhala] that experts find indicative...

C page Comm of dHARM Exploring Chan These scandals have been pervasive

November 26, 2025

These scandals have been pervasive as well as persistent, affecting almost all major American Zen Centers. It should be emphasized that the source of the problem lies not in sexual...

C page Caution Amma T How can a teacher with

November 25, 2025

How can a teacher with authentic awakening cause so much harm? My working hypothesis is this: realization and healing are not the same thing. Meditation cultivates awareness and insight, but...

R page Justice Remski One of the biggest

November 23, 2025

One of the biggest obstructions to justice in the yoga abuse crisis is the false belief that reform can come within an abusive organization. Anyone who remains faithful to the...

C page Centering Survivors Zweig Shadow on sp path Results in identity crisis

November 23, 2025

Religious or spiritual abuse results in an identity crisis. Victim, survivor, muse, consort – who am I?…Who am I if not his devotee or her acolyte? Who am I if...

C page Comm of dharma Meeting the Shadow As an American Buddhist

November 22, 2025

As an American Buddhist, I found [all] the scandals heartbreaking and puzzling. I thought of Buddhism not as a cult but as a 2,500-year-old religion devoted to ending suffering, not...

C page Comm of Care Meeting the Shadow

November 22, 2025

As we begin to reclaim our projections of wisdom and heroism from others, and to build communities based on honesty and recognition of human limits, we may yet discover an...

C page Centering Survivor Recognizing Reality

November 20, 2025

I identify myself as a cult survivor and someone who also experienced a cult situation in a Buddhist context; and often I identify myself also as a survivor of sexual...

C page Consent Clearly under the law

November 18, 2025

Clearly, under the law, [it states] that there is psychological coercion as well. So it’s not the gun to the back of the head, but it’s the high demand, high...