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Culadasa misconduct. RE: Culadasa Misconduct Allegations - Part 2 Posts: 7135 Join Date: 12/8/18 Recent Posts As I said in the original thread, I don't have any problem with having more than one relationship per se, or with enjoying sensual desires and experimenting with sex. If his concentration was fully developed, he would have access to a pleasure and a perspective which made that misconduct totally unnecessary. I question myself if this method actually will get me to the deathless? If Culadasa himself is still affected by the fetters and can't follow the most basic moral standards a normal man can follow what good will this method do for a person like me? When this news originally broke it sounded like much more serious misconduct. However, I saw that Culadasa was unfortunately involved in a misconduct. Jan 11, 2017 · It was recently brought to the attention of Dharma Treasure Board members that John Yates (Upasaka Culadasa) has engaged in ongoing conduct unbecoming of a Spiritual Director and Dharma teacher. A meditation master with over four decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadin Buddhist traditions Yep, sexual misconduct with students is particularly harmful and worth a few paragraphs to explain the harm. D. To my knowledge Culadasa never committed sexual misconduct with his students. Aug 19, 2019 · There are many more than two definitions of “charge. Please note that Culadasa (/u/upasaka_culadasa) commented in the discussion thread on this topic occurring at r/TheMindIlluminated. This version of events seems like a case of genuine miscommunication, without systematic lying or financial misconduct. John Yates, aka Culadasa, author of The Mind Illuminated, has been confronted with charges of sexual misconduct by the Board of Dharma Treasure. Please do not take this letter as fact. dharmaoverground. Culadasa didn't harm anyone (his wife was cool with it), yet the board described exactly why he'd been removed in a way that suggests they believe it should be viewed as though he committed sexual assault (and several people, even Michael Taft, have gone along with this by describing it as "sexual misconduct", as though commerce was assault). If Culadasa was fully transparent about these relationships with his wife, I don't see a problem. I also had and continue to have a relationship with Dharmatreasure. It also gave the examples of cheating on one’s wife and breaking a public vow of celibacy. Sep 7, 2019 · RE: Culadasa Misconduct Allegations Posts: 7135 Join Date: 12/8/18 Recent Posts I’m thinking that maybe it was more of a callout to be mindful of any tendencies in that direction in all our communities rather than labelling someone with a diagnosis, but I don’t know. Sep 2, 2019 · I was not aware of any misconduct accusations towards Culadasa, when he was a massage therapist. Scholars (unaffiliated) universally agree that if we have the teachings of the Buddha it’s the Pali canon. . He has not followed the upasaka (layperson) precepts of sexual harmlessness, right speech, and taking what is not freely given. Home ; Discussion ; Messages ; Wiki ; Links ; FAQs ; Moderators ; Culadasa Misconduct Allegations - Part 2 - Discussion www. ” However, since it precedes “sexual misconduct” — denoting a serious type of wrongdoing that is increasingly the subject of legal proceedings — in your headline, it seems unreasonable for you not to acknowledge that, at the very least, you risked creating the mistaken impression that Culadasa was criminally charged for sexual www. Culadasa seems very well versed in Theravada Buddhism and I’ve never once heard him contradict it. In assessing Culadasa's development, the moral turpitude of his misconduct isn't really the issue. When Dharmatreasure posted the public letter, I had a relationship with my Bodhgaya TT TMI class, and other TMI teachers (both in training and certified). Culadasa's behavior doesn't have to have been motivated by craving for sensual pleasure. It includes false information, and distortions and misrepresentations of fact. On the 19th of August 2019, the board of Culadasa’s organisation Dharma Treasure released a publ Apr 5, 2017 · Culadasa (John Yates, Ph. ) was the director of Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sangha in Tucson, Arizona and author of The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness. org. The incidents involve adultery with several women, for whom he also provided financial support. It's that he clung to sexual pleasure in a way that clearly caused harm to him. ” However, since it precedes “sexual misconduct” — denoting a serious type of wrongdoing that is increasingly the subject of legal proceedings — in your headline, it seems unreasonable for you not to acknowledge that, at the very least, you risked creating the mistaken impression that Culadasa was criminally charged for sexual Jan 19, 2021 · On the 19th of August 2019, the board of Culadasa’s organisation Dharma Treasure released a public letter which denounced Culadasa for the Buddhist moral failings of sexual misconduct, wrong speech, and taking what is not freely given. RE: Culadasa Misconduct Allegations Posts: 7135 Join Date: 12/8/18 Recent Posts I’m thinking that maybe it was more of a callout to be mindful of any tendencies in that direction in all our communities rather than labelling someone with a diagnosis, but I don’t know. In this episode I am joined by John Yates, PhD, aka Culadasa. They also reject all later sutras, and Culadasa being an academic almost certainly agrees. Home ; Discussion ; Messages ; Wiki ; Links ; FAQs ; Moderators ; Culadasa Misconduct Allegations - Part 2 - Discussion Culadasa used to say "fourth path most of the time," which is really a code word for "end of third path," where the experience can be mostly fourth path, but without the fetters having fully dropped. bbduf hrhzv dtikqy ywbkd avppgnv txqaj tnghs egxgu ijrmwx kldzsu