Sex, Violence & Buddhist Seminary (Trungpa, Buddhism, Triggers)

Jack Niland, an early Vajradhatu/Shambhala student, describes the controversial events that occurred at the 1975 Vajradhatu Seminary involving the poet, W.S. Merwin, and the spiritual teacher, Chogyam Trungpa. #trungpa #buddhism
The described events involve nudity and violence in the context of spiritual teaching, which some people may find triggering.
Recorded in New York City in 2008.
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[@loveyourself_first]

So profound. I actually watched it a second time.

[@echokehn4990]

Thank you for sharing this story. It's helped clarify some confusion I wasn't really conscious I held. He was a truly great spiritual master/artist.

[@squamish4244]

I am not so forgiving of Trungpa. He had his own issues. He wouldn't last a year in today's spiritual environment.

[@jamesgattuso9778]

That's because today's spiritual environment is degenerate and infantile apart from in certain quarters where real lamas preside.

[@priyajain6137]

Wonderful and nice video!

[@mdrabiulislam9669]

Ohh Nice Video

[@mani7263]

Predators, the whole lot.

[@dragonballzfanatic1053]

Well oh well

[@nickdavila94]

Chögyam was cookoo cachoo.

[@petrairene]

This goes too far...

[@mellow5123]

Oi vey.