Comments on: Op-ed: Something rotten in the Kingdom of Shambhala

By: Alan K

Alan K — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:38:50 +0000

I just felt drunk with pride (that I know better).
Awake again.

By: barbara blouin

barbara blouin — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 15:05:34 +0000

II suppose it’s good to know that some, like Crane Stookey (comment above) have benefited by the Sakyong’s filthy behaviour. I knew almost nothing about this until the cat started to come out of the bag (did I make this up? Or is it a real exprression?). For myself, I never connected with the Sakyong except very briefly at social gatherings. I didn’t find anything to connect with. It could have been worse. at least he didn’t have a kusung drag me into a bathroom so the SMR could molest (or even rape) me. We are all better off without him. Hard times are ahead because we no longer have a leader, but it’s better to have no teacher than a leader as corrupt as SMR.

By: Crane Stookey

Crane Stookey — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:46:00 +0000

Shambhala has changed my life hugely for the better. There have been rotten aspects in the organization, in the leadership, in the power structures, blindness and arrogance and malfeasance that no one can defend. And simultaneously it has been my personal experience as a member over 35 years to encounter countless kind, compassionate people, many wise and gentle teachers among the older students, and a philosophy and practice that have enriched my life, my understanding, and my relationships profoundly. I don’t understand how this contrast can be, I am brokenhearted and confused, but I know that it is wrong to paint all of Shambhala with the same dirty brush. That’s just far too narrow a view, another kind of blindness and arrogance that can not help with what’s necessary now, the hard work of healing, reconciliation and change.