cult of lamaism

[Stevyn]

http://buddhism-controversy-blog.com/20 ... -pep-talk/

It is very hard for ‘buddhists” to admit they have been in a cult of lamaism, because that is what we are talking about, not what the buddha taught but , lamaism, i.e. a patriarchal , misogynistic, hierarchical structure, inherited from a hindustani priestly caste system paradigm and not what the buddha taught. Until the cognitive dissonance of this can be faced, buddhists will now remain in a state of ambivalence, half in half out of the cult of lamaism, and until we extricate ourselves completely out we can never be free. This is a cult of lamaism, where young children , have been taken from their families, put on thrones, convinced they are the incarnation of so and so, while being traumatized by having to leave their mothers and families, and are , at the same time, told they are living deities, to become literally shills of the labrangs, i.e. the family trust funds, to garner donations, free labor etc. to keep this monastic , abusive , sometimes pedophiliac system going . And we are surprised that they are sexually abusive? Or have a need for continuous adoration, allow no criticism or negative feedback is allowed, and everyone one of them, all these celebritiy lamas and the celebrity psychologists in Rigpa whose livelihood continue to circle the wagon around Sogyal including the Dalai Lama? They are terrified that they will be seen for who they are, theists, who have created and perpetuated an 8th century living diety worshipping cult, using the vajrayana teachings to perpetuate their own delusions that they are superior beings who are here to ‘teach us” rather than assimilate into the 21st century. For a long time, western buddhists will have to struggle now with coming to terms with the fact that Tibetan buddhism, i.e. lamaism is really a cult, it meets all the criteria of a cult, according to Liftons 8 criteria, i..e. milieu control, mystical manipulation, demand for purity, confession ( I have witnessed Tsonky R, one of the heavy enablers of Sogyal abuse use confession in his group) sacred science, loading the language, doctrine over person, and a totalistic control of existence, you are either in or out, It is very hard to admit that you might have been in a cult your whole life and that lamaism is a true cult, it destroys individuality, uses the group and group think, is anti rational, superstitious and medieval. These lamas are not enlightened , they are not going to save us, and when we realize that, we are actually beginning to realize the truth of the the buddha’s teachings, and become a real ‘stream enterer” one who doesn’t need these reference points to hold onto , I agree with Mike Garde, you have to be willing to let the whole fantasy go, and admit that lamaism is a cult , just like scientology is a cult, because there is no reasoning with these lamas, who have themselves been indoctrinated into this 8th century deity worshipping system, they will do what ever it takes to survive , which means protecting Sogyal, because when he is exposed, they whole Shangri lai fantasy is exposed, and will be the end of the system. It is very very hard to admit this was a cult, that we were in a cult, and only by ‘snapping out completely ” as more and more ex-lamaists are, will we be able to address the rampant sexual and spiritual abuse that Tibetan lamaism cannot help but perpetuate.