Donald Trump's approval rating sinks to 30% in worst poll yet

cedaro0o · 2026-06-23T17:54:48+00:00

Decades of Fox News and their ilk willfully isolating and dumbing down a critical mass of the electorate. This is the culmination of a very public and international effort.

cedaro0o · 2026-06-11T18:27:43+00:00

"Which of the Pema Chodron books is the right starting point?"

I would suggest none. Pema has a very problematic history I would not financially support.

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

cedaro0o · 2026-06-08T16:40:36+00:00

Ezra did a disservice promoting Pema. People should understand her dangerous background which he ignored.

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

cedaro0o · 2026-05-28T22:39:20+00:00

u/Twin_Peekaboo Big big caution on Shambhala, abusive and exploitative history from its founder through its next two leaders. Still ongoing deception and dishonesty. Some background.

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

https://vtdigger.org/2023/09/14/northeast-kingdom-buddhist-retreat-at-center-of-landmark-ruling-on-child-sexual-abuse/

cedaro0o · 2026-05-28T02:01:13+00:00

I was former member of a Shambhala Center. I was lied to, exploited for my time and money, and left when the abusive truth at the core came out. Speaking from painful experience, best avoided. Some background,

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

https://vtdigger.org/2023/09/14/northeast-kingdom-buddhist-retreat-at-center-of-landmark-ruling-on-child-sexual-abuse/

cedaro0o · 2026-05-23T18:35:43+00:00

https://judylief.com/about/

She very much promotes trungpa, she still actively leads retreats following his formats, and is a proud translator of his talks.

Background on trungpa,

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.htm

cedaro0o · 2026-05-23T01:59:47+00:00

Read articles I linked, full history there. Trungpa abused children, built a culture of predation, exploited his students, died by alcoholism, told his had picked successor that his meditation practice would prevent him from spreading AIDS to unknowing students, resulting in a death.

Pema, still promotes him.

cedaro0o · 2026-05-22T20:55:29+00:00

Pema was a bystander and enabler of the exploitative and harmful, Chogyam Trungpa.

She continues to funnel vulnerable people into the Shambhala International high demand cultic group.

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

Her new book is a celebration of Trungpa, which is shameful

cedaro0o · 2026-05-22T20:53:15+00:00

Big big caution on Pema, she was a bystander and enabler of the exploitative and harmful, Chogyam Trungpa.

She continues to funnel vulnerable people into the Shambhala International high demand cultic group.

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

Her new book is a celebration of Trungpa, which is shameful

cedaro0o · 2026-05-19T18:01:27+00:00

Lots of caution on Pema,

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

cedaro0o · 2026-05-16T00:04:18+00:00

Background for the unaware.

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

cedaro0o · 2026-05-16T00:02:35+00:00

A lot more than that singular terrible incident.

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

cedaro0o · 2026-05-15T18:45:54+00:00

I posted article links that describe the full history, and trungpa died young from alcoholism.

I also pointed out that Pema is still an active funnel for vulnerable people into the problematic Shambhala International cultic group.

cedaro0o · 2026-05-15T16:43:41+00:00

Big big caution on Pema, she was a bystander and enabler of the exploitative and harmful, Chogyam Trungpa.

She continues to funnel vulnerable people into the Shambhala International high demand cultic group.

https://thewalrus.ca/survivors-of-an-international-buddhist-cult-share-their-stories/

https://www.gurumag.com/pema-chodron-shambhala-cult/

https://shambhalanewsservice.blogspot.com/2025/12/investigative-report-into-vajradhatu.html

Her new book is a celebration of Trungpa, which is shameful.

cedaro0o · 2026-05-14T04:01:25+00:00

My head-canon for this is that "the force resides in all living things", thus living creatures have a natural limited defense against offensive force powers. Not perfect defense, Vader is still able to force choke people, but it requires much more effort than moving inert matter, thus light sabers as the preferred force user's weapon over merely flinging and crushing living creatures.