Kuji-In? Hm?
Kuji-In? Hm?
Some of my acquaintance are involved to some extent with this group, Kuji-In,and their leader "Maha Vajra" or Francois Lepine. He claims to be a Buddhist Acharya on his facebook profile, but which tradition he trained in is anyone's guess. A link:
http://www.kujiin.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What I notice immediately is how he's cashing in on certain mudra-like gestures. It's spiritual materialism writ large. I'm posting this in the Vajrayana forum in part to call this group out for misrepresenting matters (specifically their relationship to Buddhism), but also to ask people who practice intensively in Tibetan lineages to take a look and see anything specific to Vajrayana outside of Japan has been sucked into this scheme.
I'm certain there are earnest people involved in this group. I'm not trying to break their bones. On the contrary: it would be good if they found a home with an authentic teacher and a steady practice to work with. Here they are, down in the West Texas town of El Paso...
http://www.sukhidevi.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
Ridiculous and sad.
- How foolish you are,
grasping the letter of the text and ignoring its intention!
- Vasubandhu
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
I am sorry for your friends but this isn't Buddhism.
/magnus
/magnus
"We are all here to help each other go through this thing, whatever it is."
~Kurt Vonnegut
"The principal practice is Guruyoga. But we need to understand that any secondary practice combined with Guruyoga becomes a principal practice." ChNNR (Teachings on Thun and Ganapuja)
~Kurt Vonnegut
"The principal practice is Guruyoga. But we need to understand that any secondary practice combined with Guruyoga becomes a principal practice." ChNNR (Teachings on Thun and Ganapuja)
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
As discussed previously on the former E-Sangha forum, Francois "Maha Vajra" Lepine does not have a legitimate claim to holding lineage in any esoteric Buddhist traditions, and has merely mixed up his own batch of what he's seen Shingon/Tendai Buddhists do.
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
In this video he claims to be PureLand Bishop with knowledge of Vajrayana.
I remember this being discussed on e-sangha as well.
Seishin.
I remember this being discussed on e-sangha as well.
Seishin.
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I cant believe people actually fall for this stuff.
What a joker.
What a joker.
"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
By pure accident, I found this on youtube;
Here is a link to their website. http://www.hongakujodo.com/
Seishin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4MSQzLbpG8tktru
Would you mind disclosing when, where, and in whose auspices were you ordained as a Buddhist monk?
MahaVajra
Tradition: Hongaku Jodo. By: Ajari Sha Maku. Location: London, Ontario, canadian branch of Hongaku Jodo. Not monk, but priest. Monk = monastery, while priest = operates in the world. Ordained thru Pureland, but my studies are mostly Vajrayana.
Here is a link to their website. http://www.hongakujodo.com/
Seishin
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I'm bumping this thread because this group seems to be changing their name: mahajrya?
http://www.mahajrya.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This bit I found of interest:
http://www.mahajrya.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This bit I found of interest:
Expectations (at least one)
* That you train daily
* OR that you promote the QBA
* OR Participate to research
* OR Contribute financially
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
Jikan wrote:I'm bumping this thread because this group seems to be changing their name: mahajrya?
http://www.mahajrya.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This bit I found of interest:
Expectations (at least one)
* That you train daily
* OR that you promote the QBA
* OR Participate to research
* OR Contribute financially
The site and their drafted hierarchy looks like a guild for World of Warcraft.
Re: Kuji-In? Hm?
Though probably not as fun as World of Warcraft.
- How foolish you are,
grasping the letter of the text and ignoring its intention!
- Vasubandhu
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I find this depressing, because as I said before, these kinds of programs have a way of drawing well-intentioned and otherwise street-smart people in. How is it that "too good to be true" can be such an effective sell?
Here's another one, by the way.
http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=3945" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's another one, by the way.
http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=3945" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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It all makes me think of this:mr. gordo wrote:Though probably not as fun as World of Warcraft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-k4lBVgwDE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;