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# Sex and Violence in Tibetan Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of Sogyal Rinpoche

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## Customer Reviews

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    poor and not credible
  

*by S***O on Reviewed in India on 19 November 2023*

poor and not credible, totaly biased approche, so surprised that this book was allowed to be published.Reflection of all the curent medias

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    Most disturbing book I've read in ages.
  

*by P***Y on Reviewed in the United States on 21 August 2019*

I've been a student of Buddhism since the early 90's.  The first book I ever read on Buddhism was 'Buddha in the palm of your hand',  by Osel Tendzin.  I quickly became aware of the scandal surrounding him and the group associated with him and Trungpa.  And yet I was still profoundly attracted to the teachings and continued to study and practice.  Over the years I've connected with many groups and teachers.As years passed I was shocked to learn about the allegations brought against so many spiritual teachers and the groups surrounding them.So, this is nothing new.  Technology has made it possible to shine a very bright spotlight on these types of problems. It does not take much effort to research and find many examples of cults in every religion, some of them are not even religion based but instead based on sex, money or power.  I believe that it takes a whole lot of people to create a harmful culture.And yet I continue to practice and study Buddhism.  There are still many wonderful teachers and students of the Dharma.I do believe the stories are true.  I think people need to be aware of what is happening.  It's wise to be cautious  on the spiritual path.  Just don't give up the path.

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2019*

This book is a milestone — and, now that Sogyal  Lakar Is dead: a tombstone sans eulogy.It makes harrowing reading and I read it out of a sense of human duty — as a committed Vajrayana Buddhist.This is a work that everyone connected with Vajrayana should read. It serves as a grave warning to exactly how far people can delude themselves. It shows exactly why people should not trust what is popular or fashionable.Lakar was fashionable with celebrities whom he seduced by simpering and smirking as he trotted out wisdom-cookie cliches designed to impress the credulous. It is frightening how credulous intelligent people can be when faced with Tibetan mystique.  Lakar was a clever businessman - but not so clever as to stay within limits. This is because he was afflicted with Antisocial Personality Disorder/ Narcissistic Personality Disorder and abused people to such a horrible degree that he was finally exposed for what he is. The fact that he was a Tibetan served to obfuscate his insincerity.He was supported by a high ecclesiastical pontiff and only reluctantly disavowed.He bought the term ‘crazy wisdom’ into severe disrepute — and damaged the reputation of Vajrayana Buddhism.Those who wish to repair the damage perpetrated by Lakar would do well to read this accurate indictment of a despicable criminal. When I bought this book -- I thought nothing would come as a surprise. I have been an observer of this man since the late 1970s - but this book did contain new information, even for me.  The depths of his degradation went further than I knew.

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