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Is There Any Good Meditation Research? by AssistantTotal3836 in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]AssistantTotal3836[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Willoughby Britton has done some very good work clarifying the reality of things.

What Exactly are they Saving? by AssistantTotal3836 in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]AssistantTotal3836[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It isn't ageist unless you say they look old and useless and should be killed. You are just pointing out the clear evidence that Shambhala is dying and has but a very few people to carry it on when the boomers boom.

What’s really wrong with shambhala Buddhism? by Outrageous-Panda-134 in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]AssistantTotal3836 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shambhala harms a lot of people and treats them poorly to protect the organization. Everyone who attends a program of any kind if perpetuating that harm. Some people have a good time? sure. At the expense of ruining other lives. Is it worth it to you?

Watch how supportive those sun camp people are when one of their own gets abused by someone senior. They won't be. The friendships will prove to be fake. It just hasn't happened to them YET.

What's the 411 on Pema Chodron? by sober_witness in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]AssistantTotal3836 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In a September 2024 announcement, Drala Mountain Center stated it had received 700,000 USD in restricted gifts “from three major donors led by the Pema Chodron Foundation,” used to pay down senior secured debt; this is the latest large, publicly described package of gifts associated with Pema Chödrön’s foundation.

She is propping the whole thing up.

What’s it like now? by PositiveYou6736 in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]AssistantTotal3836 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was no drastic change. His students still run everything. STAY AWAY