dzogchungpa wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:48 pm
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message from OTR:
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE
Presently I am in Asia with Sogyal Rinpoche, to support him. The situation with his health is very serious. He has been diagnosed with cancer and had to have an operation to remove the tumours. Now his doctors are advising a course of chemotherapy as a follow up.
What I want to say to all Rigpa students is this—please do not break any more of your samayas. If a student breaks his/her samaya, it has a very harmful effect on the master’s life. I urge all of you therefore to practice the Narak Kong Shak and Heart of Vajrasattva confession prayers as much as possible. I am very concerned for Sogyal Rinpoche’s health and future. I hope you will all listen to what I say.
Orgyen Tobgyal
Do these Lamas have no sense of shame?
So his (real?) illness is not in part due his own karma ripening, it is those nasty followers of his who exposed his karma. Let's just reverse that statement:
If a master breaks his samaya, that has a very harmful effect on his students' lives.
Do these Lamas think people are so gullible as to accept that their master can do as he likes and his karma will not have consequences, but if his students complain about that karma, they are harming him?
Sheesh.
This is the sort of argument I came across in the cult which cannot be named here and is to me a clear affirmation that these Lamas think Westerners are gullible 'saviour seekers' who will believe whatever they are fed if it is backed up with a guilt trip about samaya.
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