Sunt un admirator al religiei budiste. In particular, al traditiei tibetane si Zen. Sunt, hai s-o zic si pe asta, un crestin care si-a gasit refugiul in budism (adica sunt “botezat” de un lama tibetan, no bullshit, non sectarian). Va pot confirma faptul ca filosofia budista (asta ma atrage, nu sunt un practicant) este una din cele mai subtile si glorioase sisteme de gandire aparute pe planeta asta. Nu ma credeti, cititi (preferabil din Wikipedia, nu din literatura de metrou)! Eu personal il admir pe Nagarjuna si mai admir the Two-truths doctrine.
Ce-am aflat saptamana trecute de pe net:
Ca venerabilul Kalu Rinpoche a avut o amanta, o scotianca pe nume June Campbell, care ulterior a scris si o carte. E ca si cum un crestin ar afla ca unul din cei mai renumiti cardinali de la Vatican apare intr-un film porno. Iata un interviu cu June Campbell, in care se mai pune (bine) problema influentei masculine in sistemul religios tibetan si al rolului femeilor in aceeasi societate. Am reusit si eu sa pricep, cat de cat, ce inseamna Tantrayana in budism si legaturile fine pe care le face cu sexualitatea, majoritatea fiind pur simbolice. Dar povestea cu Kalu Rinpoche a fost un soc, primul. Urmeaza inca doua socuri.
Chögyam Trungpa, sau cum sa bem, sa traim bine, sa fim venerati, sa murim de ciroza si sa fim partasi la raspandirea HIV printre discipoli. Imi pare foarte rau pentru Trungpa, dar seamana atat de mult cu MISA si Bivolaru incat pur si simplu nu reusesc sa vad vreo diferenta. Socul vine din faptul ca doi mari lama tibetani, niste monumente de gandire, de logica, de umanitate, au fost invatatorii lui si mai mult, unul din ei chiar l-a sustinut.
Iata un mic extras din Wikipedia:
Early in his time in the West, Trungpa gave up his monastic robes and adopted western dress and mores, in order, he said, to undercut the temptation of students becoming distracted by exotic cultures and dress, and by their preconceptions of how a guru should behave. He drank, smoked, slept with students, and often kept students waiting for hours before giving teachings. Much of his behavior was deliberately provocative and sparked controversies that continue to this day. In one account, he ordered students to give up smoking marijuana and confine themselves to alcohol, claiming that the smoking was not of benefit to the spiritual progress of his students. Students were often angered, unnerved and intimidated by him, but remained fiercely loyal, committed, and devoted.
Nice eh? More to come:
“Poet Kenneth Rexroth’s comment was that “Trungpa has unquestionably done more harm to Buddhism in the United States than any man living.” (Clark 1980, back cover)
Despite — or perhaps because of — his unconventional methods, which are often described in terms of the Tibetan tradition of crazy wisdom, or teaching that confounds social conventions, Trungpa is widely recognized as a preeminent teacher of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. Rick Fields, historian of American Buddhism and long-time student of Trungpa ([2]), said “He caused more trouble and did more good than anybody I’ve ever known” ([3]).”
Al 16-lea Karmapa (un fel de Dalai Lama mai mic, adica seful altei scoli budiste) a acceptat, tolerat si intr-un fel incurajat comportamentul lui Trungpa si l-a numit chiar “lineage holder of crazy wisdom”. Totul devenea din ce in ce mai confuz.
Picatura care a umplut paharu de neincredere a fost asta: Trungpa l-a lasat “sef” pe Osel Tendzin (un american). Acesta a actionat un pic ma crazy, adica un pic criminal.
“Many in Trungpa’s community (sangha) felt angry and betrayed when they learned in December 1988 that Ösel Tendzin had contracted HIV and continued to have unprotected sex with his students, without informing them, and transmitted it to a student through oral sex, resulting in the subsequent death from AIDS of the young man and his girlfriend. There was also concern that some others close to Tendzin also knew that Tendzin was HIV positive and sexually active, and had kept silent. Tendzin admitted that he was responsible and said that Chögyam Trungpa had told him to keep his HIV a secret and that his tantric practice would prevent him passing the HIV infection onto his students.”. Ei, iata ca Tantra si intelepciunea nu i-au ajutat nici pe sarmanii discipoli care au murit de SIDA si nici macar pe Osel Tendzin, care a decedat din cauza aceleiasi boli in 1990.
Acum, ce mai ramane? Ramane sa vedem ce a facut un mare lama tibetan, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, fara doar si poate respectat in budism asa cum Papa e respectat in crestinism.
“Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, after the Tendzin scandal, insisted to Vajradhatu students that Trungpa had given them authentic dharma, and they should continue in it exactly as he had prescribed (Butterfield, 1994;)”.
Unde este compasiunea cand transmiti deliberat HIV mai multor persoane? Unde este umanitatea cand nu condamni asemenea acte? Si unde este transparenta cand pe siturile oficiale ale organizatiilor fondate de Trungpa nu gasim nico referire la faptul ca el a murit de ciroza (macar atat, daca tot ne tragem din “crazy wisdom”).
Sa nu mai vorbim de titlul de Tulku (incarnare pretioasa) obtinut de Steven Seagal de la Penor Rinpoche. Acelasi Steven Seagal care acum ceva timp il proslavea pe Nicu Gheara. De rasul curcilor.
Iar venerabilul Penor Rinpoche spune asa:
“In the case of my student Steven Seagal, I initiated the decision to recognize him as a tulku based on my own feelings about him. Neither I nor any of my monasteries have received or sought any sort of substantial donation from him. What is important to me are the qualities I have seen in my student. For this reason I feel confident that recognizing him as a tulku will be of benefit to others as well as to the Buddha dharma.”. Shut the fuck up, with all the bad karma that can possibly be! SHUT THE FUCK UP! Admit it you did it for money!
Si totusi, auzim tot timpul povesti despre asemenea acte si in crestinism. Stim ca multi calugari sunt poponari. Stim ca marea majoritatea a exorcizarilor sunt farse sau vedem cazul de crima de la Tanacu. Stim de popii pedofili din Biserica Catolica si stim de show-business-ul protestant din US. Oare biserica budista tibetana nu e supusa la aceleasi fenomene?
Sau, mai bine zis, in constientul nostru, o traditie in care nu ne-am nascut si care exercita pe buna dreptate o atractie exotica nu are dreptul sa fie supusa greselii? Ne-am obisnuit sa-i vedem pe indieni sau tibetani ca oameni sfinti. Unii cu siguranta sunt, de unii nu vom sti niciodata, unii sigur sunt sarlatani.
Oricum, raman confuz. Si ce ma deranjeaza cel mai tare nu sunt gesturile expuse mai sus ci aprobarea lor tacita de catre cei sus pusi. Deci, ma intorc la carti…
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