Monks Getting Blackmailed After Sex

[Insightful27]

News Article

“At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood”

She blackmailed them for  $11.9 million USD, which they then embezzled to pay her.

I think this is such a great example of Maslow’s Heirary of Needs in action. It also makes me think of Leo’s video about burning karma. 
 

Trying to bypass egoic needs by acting like they don’t exist is never going to work in the long-term. It has to be an authentic transcendence from these needs, which a very small percentage of people have actually done.

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, Insightful27 said:

have been disrobed

This doesn't sound right in the context of a sex scandal, haha.

The intelligence of survival strikes again.

Edited Thursday at 02:09 PM by Leo Gura

[Husseinisdoingfine]

I think eastern monastic traditions need to reform and drop celibacy, especially for the young monks. Its not healthy at all. 

[Jodistrict]

The scandel is that they have significant amounts of money making them worthy of being a target.  Buddhism in Thailand is a unique culture. 

[Insightful27]

2 hours ago, Jodistrict said:

The scandel is that they have significant amounts of money making them worthy of being a target.  Buddhism in Thailand is a unique culture. 

Yeah and the fact that Abbots can move it around without anyone knowing is crazy.