From Sakyong Mipham, leader of Shambhala, one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the West, to the Karmapa Lama, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, powerful Buddhist teachers seem not to pay attention to the teachings of the Buddha himself for monastics: No Sex! None of these so-called enlightened teachers, even well-known American yogis like Lama Surya Das, seem to be able to practice the wisdom and compassion of non-harmful, appropriate student/teacher boundaries. ...
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From Sakyong Mipham, leader of Shambhala, one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the West, to the Karmapa Lama, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, powerful Buddhist teachers seem not to pay attention to the teachings of the Buddha himself for monastics: No Sex! None of these so-called enlightened teachers, even well-known American yogis like Lama Surya Das, seem to be able to practice the wisdom and compassion of non-harmful, appropriate student/teacher boundaries. ...
S1E2 Terms and Conditions, Part 1: Types of Buddhism, The Four Schools and Taking Refuge
The Bad Buddhist Podcast
38 minutes
3 years ago
S1E2 Terms and Conditions, Part 1: Types of Buddhism, The Four Schools and Taking Refuge
To help layout a clear path to understanding Buddhism, in this first part of a short series of episodes, we try to clarify some important terminology and introduce the main types of Buddhist practice and what makes them different from each other. We discuss the four main schools of Vajrayana Buddhism, their philosophical views and how they came to be and, finally, the importance of taking refuge and what that means. It's my hope that we'll come away with a better grasp of al...
The Bad Buddhist Podcast
From Sakyong Mipham, leader of Shambhala, one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the West, to the Karmapa Lama, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, powerful Buddhist teachers seem not to pay attention to the teachings of the Buddha himself for monastics: No Sex! None of these so-called enlightened teachers, even well-known American yogis like Lama Surya Das, seem to be able to practice the wisdom and compassion of non-harmful, appropriate student/teacher boundaries. ...
