"The time has come for Buddhist women, together with male allies who genuinely support equality and respect for women, to reconsider where they place their devotion, labour, money, public endorsement and trust. A monk’s robes are not proof of realisation, compassion, courage or even ordinary decency. A prestigious title does not transform bullying into enlightened… Continue reading CRUEL MONKS III: Buddhist #metoo, monastic mis-use of tantra to extract the “life-essence” from women’s subtle mind-bodies, patriarchal monastic power and privilege and child abusive Dob Dob culture, a Jekyll and Hyde “porn and F-Boy” culture and the question whether women should be participating in such cultures/institutions
Tag: tantric union
THE ‘INNER’ LIFE OF BLISS, CELIBACY, DESIRE, LOVE, TANTRIC UNION AND WOMEN: New podcast interview of Adele Tomlin on Love and Liberation
"We've all had experiences of people we thought we had this love for, romantic relationships being the prime example. Then, all of a sudden something happened, or a friend said something, or did something, which we just felt so offended by, and all of a sudden, our love for them has completely gone. Actually, what… Continue reading THE ‘INNER’ LIFE OF BLISS, CELIBACY, DESIRE, LOVE, TANTRIC UNION AND WOMEN: New podcast interview of Adele Tomlin on Love and Liberation
THE MALE-FEMALE TANTRIC UNION: Homophobic heteronormativity or basic biological and inner essences?
There is much misunderstanding about tantric sexual union practice in Vajrayana, as practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This is one of the main reasons it is kept 'secret' and only for the initiated. For many, including some well-known Tibetan Buddhist male teachers, it is seen, and used, as another outlet for hedonistic lust, predatory… Continue reading THE MALE-FEMALE TANTRIC UNION: Homophobic heteronormativity or basic biological and inner essences?