Avoiding Teacher Misconduct

By Doug Smith | November 5, 2018

Buddhist teacher misconduct has been in the news recently. We’ll consider some ways the Buddha’s teachings can point us to a more skillful and secure relationship to teachers and to the teachings themselves.

Suttas mentioned:

Faith in Individuals (AN 5.250)
The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16)
The Siṃsapa Grove (SN 56.31)

Justin Whitaker’s blog report.
Some other related articles on recent scandals:

https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/shambhala-sex/
https://www.lionsroar.com/project-sunshine-phase-3-shambhala/
https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/against-the-stream-closes-doors/
https://www.lionsroar.com/against-the-stream-confirms-sexual-misconduct-by-noah-levine-centers-to-shut-down/

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