Dharma<\/a> is whacky. If that is what Sasaki did, then, of course, it should not be tolerated.<\/p>\nStill, call me old fashioned, but I do like to give the accused the opportunity to respond to allegations, yes, even in this case where the rumors have been going on for years.<\/p>\n
In any case, you gotta wonder about Zen, don\u2019t you? I do. And then I remember that I resemble that remark. That shifts the wondering in the right direction.<\/p>\n
If you think, like I used too, that Zen\u2019s about becoming somehow super-human, well, there\u2019s little evidence for that. Despite our powerful practices, beautiful literature, extant lineages, etc., we fall down at least as much as anybody.<\/p>\n
What to do?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got to infuse Zen training with ethical investigation without becoming prudish moralistic assholes.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got to de-mystify and de-privilege spiritual experience and dharma transmission. Just because you\u2019ve had your kensho acknowledged by Howee Louie and ascended to the high seat, so what? Keep your hands to yourself.<\/p>\n
And we need to create healthy communities where students are people too and are not used to meet the teacher\u2019s needs (sexual and other \u2013 mostly the focus gets on the former while the latter can also sabotage the student\u2019s awakening project while providing a slippery slope into doing whatever is asked or required).<\/p>\n
This will do a lot to keep predatory personality types from being attracted to Zen.<\/p>\n
As for the Sasaki deal, kinda like the Israel-Gaza cease fire, there appears to be reason to be cautiously optimistic that this will work out in some healthy way. Come to think of it, Sasaki\u2019s sexual behavior has been rumored to be outside the standards of decorum for about as long as the Israel-Palestinian conflict with about as many attempts at resolution. But\u2026maybe\u2026.<\/p>\n
Okay, one more point. If you thought that aging would resolve your sex issues, think again. Sasaki is 105 and apparently still doing his thing. Discouraging?<\/p>\n
Or motivating?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s up to each of us.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>As I plotted this blog, I noticed thinking that I \u201cshould\u201d be writing about the recent Sasaki Roshi sex scandal rather than the question I promised in last week\u2019s post that I\u2019d address this week:<\/p>\n