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karam-mudra
And, Suanam, he is a Vajra-Buddhist and even liberated as far someone in Vajra-Buddhism can be, if you like it or not. The old so called Kalu Ringpoche attested him that state of mind.
With all due respect to Karam-Mudra--and I mean that; I have the utmost respect for her for having the courage to speak out publicly, and to attempt to prosecute Nydahl, and to persevere in that prosecution against all odds. We all know that Nydahl is a formidable opponent, so Karam-Mudra deserves a lot of credit. However, in view of the above quote, I am compelled to comment:
"The old Kalu Rinpoche attested him [Nydahl] that state of mind [liberated]" ??!!
Please, consider the source of that approval! Someone who abused his student/translator, June Campbell, who was a nun at the time; and who simultaneously had a Tibetan teen-age "consort", whom he KILLED (claiming she died of a heart attack), is to be considered a credible source regarding Nydahl's (or anyone's) Enlightenment or liberation?!! Not in my book!
Furthermore, to address a later comment, I don't believe the Shamarpa feels Nydahl is liberated. If he did, he would not have denounced him. I realize there's some controversy about Shamar's letters re: Nydahl, so I don't want to revisit that and raise that whole discussion again. I'm just saying that there is good reason to doubt that Shamar believes Nydahl is liberated/enlightened. As for the 13th Karmapa (it was the 13th you were speaking of, right?), how do we know what his evaluation was of Nydahl? Who said he declared Nydahl liberated? The Karmapa, imo, was reckless and irresponsible to accept Nydahl as a student. It should have been evident to him that Nydahl was ego-driven, and a bit obsessed with sex (this was evident to the 17-year-old Shamarpa at the time, so the Karmapa must have noticed, too), so he was not an appropriate candidate for the tantric teachings. And we all know (don't we?) that the Tibetan system is corrupt anyway, and that tulkus and Rinpoches get appointed for ulterior motives of all sorts, so how can any authority's evaluation of anyone be trusted? For all we know, the Karmapa declared Nydahl "liberated" because Nydahl offered him a ticket to tour the West.
Just some food for thought. I wish you success in your legal battle, on behalf of all Nydahl's student-victims.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/04/2012 03:22AM by Misstyk.