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[sweetmadness]

...your self-deception, your own hesitation and self doubt may confuse other people, or actually deceive them. You may ask someone to help you make a decision: "Should I ask this person to marry me?" "Should I complain to so-and -so who was rude to me?" "Should I take this vacation?" You are deceiving others if your question is not a genuine

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[snowwalker]

Thanks for that.

I didn't know that you read shambala.

[snowwalker]

I'm starting to, a fair bit, really.
I wish they had more...discussion circles.
I've been to the open house, but I don't know.
Maybe I'm looking for more of a book group?

[sweetmadness]

and just to prove my own falliability (?) I reply to my comments anonymously.
oops. ;)

[snowwalker]

I took a class in may called "the truth of suffering" A lot of discussion there. It was let by someone who studied with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

I occasionally go to the open house on wednesday nights. Sometimes you'll find discussion there too.

[djsunkid]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chogyam_Trungpa

I read Sacred Path of the Warrior in high school and it had a huge effect on my life. I definitely have a lot of respect for the guy.

But at the same time... he was so BAD. I've only quite recently really learned about Chogyam Trungpa as a person, and it's really hard to reconcile the huge difference between his message and him personally.

For my money, The Dalai Lama is where it's at.

[glapaloopscap]

It's so strange to me that you didn't know about Trungpa's darker side until recently. I recall learning about his notorious womanizing and alcoholism around the same time as when I learned he existed and was an important spiritual leader. I suppose if I'd run across the book first instead of having buddhists tell me about him, it might have been more like your experience.