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Thank you for your responses,

especially shaunc, it is inspiring.

Jox

Hi all, some of the most famous meditation masters in the West: Meazumi Roshi, Cogyam Trumpa, and others, became alcoholic and actually died from it. On the other side a lots of Western teacher were suffering from alcohol, or other drug abuse, and that got them to practice. Some had strong revelatio...

Seishin,

I am in mourning, confusion, and feel betrayed by meditation teachers, when my minds gets more clear, and my emotions calm down, I will be glad to answer your questions regarding my teacher Shi-Fu Seng Yen.

Jox

Hi all, thank you for your answers. I read all the sources, and I feel very.... not even able to say how... maybe hurt and cheated, I am a Zen practicioner, and in 25 years of uninterrupted practice it seem that I was practicing discovering the lies of teachers. In blog referd: Why Most Buddhists In...

Hi all, it seems to me that "meditation" and "meditation retreats" have died out until the end of the 19th century, until the Eastern Buddhists saw interest by Westerners, in particular British, in meditation. The same was for yoga and Hindu practices. Nobody in Asia meditates as...