The following videos, recorded during the 16th Sakyadhita Conference in 2019, are useful for understanding:
– the kinds of abuse that have happened
– in monastic and non-monastic settings
– in both Asia and in the West
– the typical responses of organisations to those who are abused
– and the process that communities go through as abuse is revealed.
“Personal Reflections on Rigpa and the Aftershocks of the Fall of Sogyal Rinpoche.” [trigger warning]
“Silent No More! Critical Review of Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Practice
— A Monastic Perspective” [trigger warning]
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