Sexual Abuse Allegations at Shambala International ( pizzagate )

submitted by Baichu

Sexual abuse crimes has been going on and been covered up for decades by this Buddhist cult. Started by the late (and drunk) Chogyam Trungpa, his son has now has to step down amidst allegations of sexual abuse by former members.

"A sign they are waking up. At least some of the dharma brats of Shambhala. They are not going to let the inner circle of this corrupt organization continue to write the golden- tongued narrative that has covered over the physical, financial, and sexual abuse, enabled and perpetrated by their ‘wise’ elders, anymore." (extibetanbuddhist.com)

The Shambala Internation Sangha Tolerating Crime as Enlightened Activity (shambalacrime.wordpress.com)

Sackajahweeda

Surprise so literally where there are children there will be pedos in charge of them doing dastardly deeds? YOU DONT SAY?!

girlinashittycountry

https://ashramshambalasect.wordpress.com/ ashram shambala, also the same shit, very strong here too

Factfinder2

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/shambhala-sexual-misconduct.html

"Late last month, a former Shambhala teacher released a report alleging that the Sakyong had sexually abused and exploited some of his most devoted female followers for years. Women quoted in the report wrote of drunken groping and forcefully extracted sexual favors. The report said that senior leaders at Shambhala — an organization whose motto is “Making Enlightened Society Possible” — knew of the Sakyong’s misconduct and covered it up."

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"The woman behind the exposé, Andrea Winn, grew up in the Shambhala community in Halifax and says that she and many other children were sexually abused by adults in the community."

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"The downfall of a Buddhist leader in the West accused of sexual impropriety has become its own sorry tradition. Last year, Lama Norlha Rinpoche, who founded a monastery in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., retired after allegations of sexual misconduct. So did Sogyal Rinpoche, author of “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying,” who was accused of decades of sexual assaults and violent rage. In the Zen tradition, fallen masters include Joshu Sasaki and Eido Shimano, two of the leading proponents of Zen in America.

In Shambhala, bad behavior runs in the bloodline. The organization was founded by the Sakyong’s Tibet-born father, Chögyam Trungpa, a wildly charismatic man, brilliant teacher and embodiment of the concept known as “crazy wisdom” whose alcoholic exploits and womanizing were well known. He died in 1987. In between Chögyam Trungpa and the Sakyong, Shambhala was led by an American-born Buddhist who is mainly remembered for having sex with students even after he knew that he had AIDS."

Andrea Winn’s report: http://www.andreamwinn.com/pdfs/Project_Sunshine_Final_Report.pdf

“I was sexually abused throughout my childhood in the Shambhala community, as were most of the children…”

Baichu

"Ding Dong, The King is Done!!!" (extibetan buddhist.com)

"In 2014, before this rampant abuse and tolerance of pedophilia in the community, for the last forty years, leaked out in 2018, Shambhala was conducting politically correct campaigns and nice words from their psychologist cult members, and public relations department, with the usual soft-propaganda- designed, Shambhala rhetoric created to make people think this group was about gender equality, as a recruiter technique. So, of course the sexual abuse inside the group got worse."

think-

Hi @baichu , thank you very much for posting this! :-)

Would you be able to please copypaste this comment to the body of your post (simply click 'edit' below the post), also, you might want to use the link @Factfinder2 provided, and the quote he cites. (But please break the link, since it is a pdf file - thanks).

Also, I would like to ask you to transform the links in your post like this, so that people will be able to click on it:

http://www.extibetanbuddhist.com

http://www.shambalacrime.wordpress.com

Baichu

I am really sorry but I hardly post stuff and I don't understand what you are asking of me, except for changing the links. Do I 1) Post your comment? 2) Add what info to the post about pedophilia?

Factfinder2 has much clearer info than I posted.

think-

No problem, I'll try to explain it better. Please don't hesitate to get back to me once more if it should be too cryptic.

1) Below your post you will find the word 'edit'. Please click on it. Then you will be able to edit your post.

2) In your second paragraph: Please add 'http://www.' in front of 'extibetanbuddhist.com'.

3) In your third paragraph: Please add 'http://www.' in front of 'shambalacrime.wordpress.com'

4) Please add this to your second paragraph:

In 2014, before this rampant abuse and tolerance of pedophilia in the community, for the last forty years, leaked out in 2018, Shambhala was conducting politically correct campaigns and nice words from their psychologist cult members, and public relations department, with the usual soft-propaganda- designed, Shambhala rhetoric created to make people think this group was about gender equality, as a recruiter technique. So, of course the sexual abuse inside the group got worse.

Thank you! :-)

We will allow some more time to edit.

Baichu

So sorry about wasting your time. Did everything you asked, then poof it deleted. Will have to repost later. Dam.......

think-

No, that's fine, @Baichu , no worries. Sorry to hear that the post is gone. (Happened to me two days ago - I wrote a post, but unfortunately didn't save it to my hard disk, like I usually do - then I submitted - but Voat showed only an empty page. And the text was gone, of course...... So you're not the only one fighting the Voat system... ;-))

Baichu

Thanks!!

Pizzalawyer

oh no, not another computer challenged member. At least you posted, I can only comment. Dont back off, youll get the hang of it..

Baichu

Lol, yup challenged to say the least. I won't give up.