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SteveLpool
Are they so afraid of what I might reveal? Is this an acknowledgemt on their behalf that being too open will reveal some very unpleasant activity?
The leaders of the Liverpool Centre control the flow of information deciding for the adults in the group what they can and cannot have access to.
It seems the questions that caused the most concern were related to heirarchical structures in DWB and the position of women within DWB.
In a recent conversation the student revealed that he now has a sense of a group with a great deal to hide. The censorship, control and secrecy has given him the impression that something untoward is taking place within DWB.
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We have spoken much about what DWB may have to hide - and yet there is something here which may be taken at face value, which is the fact that they are behaving as if they are ashamed (an earlier post even indicated that this instruction to be insular came from Ole himself).
Of course - there may well be another reason for this secretive behaviour, and that is elitism - something which in itself is a shameful thing in this day and age, and which fits in very well with the issue of racism that we have discussed at length.
This also links in, not only to what Steve writes about the heirarchical structures within DWB, but also points to their relationship with the wider society (and this applies to DWB's relationship both with other Tibetan Buddhist practitioners and with other beings in general).
So, even if there was nothing untoward taking place within the organisation - this structure, and this behaviour is, in-itself something which causes concern.
Not only is it this idea of being superior, but also the arrogance that accompanies that, and which gives rise to certain phenomena which we have discussed; the censorship of and resistance to criticism, the implementation of their heirarchical viewpoint, the moral judgments pronounced on "inferior" races, the taking of liberties with "lesser" mortals, the lack of humility and promotion of egotisitc narcissism, etc.
In short, DWB promotes selfishness - the very antithesis of authentic Buddhist practice.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2010 10:17AM by suenam.