Controversial
The Michael Roach Bubble.
by yoga 2.0 lab on Jun 29, 2012
There are reports that Christie McNally was last seen in Kathmandu, trying to secure a private audience with her first teacher, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She couldn’t. There is a report that Christie’s mother has quoted Christie as saying: “Michael Roach murdered my love.” The Thorson family is starting to talk to the media. No one knows where this story is leading. But a close look at how it’s unfolding, and how Roach and others have chosen to respond so far, gives a dizzying view on how deep this rabbit hole goes.
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Tragedy at Diamond Mountain: an Update.
by yoga 2.0 lab on May 19, 2012
As Ian’s body dissolves, I’m convinced now more than ever that our spirituality must resist the toxic consolations of bypassing, over-certainty, and authoritarianism. It must wake up from the dream of perfection to work diligently, with eyes wide open, in the garden of relationship, drawing upon simple hopes and common tools.
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Psychosis, Stabbing, Secrecy & Death at a Neo-Buddhist University in Arizona
by yoga 2.0 lab on May 4, 2012
The immediate cause of Thorson’s death is most likely exposure and dehydration. But I believe that a full investigation will show that the deeper causes involve cultish religious fanaticism, untreated psychosis, and the gross negligence, incompetence, and obstructionism of the Board of Directors of a neo-Buddhist retreat centre called Diamond Mountain University, headed by its founder and spiritual director, Michael Roach. This full legal and medical investigation is warranted immediately, because there are still 35 people camped out on Diamond Mountain property who may well be in as much physical and mental danger as Thorson was.
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by elephantjournal dotcom on Mar 11, 2008
Print History yoga | organics | sustainability | active citizenship | enlightened education | conscious consumerism | buddhadharma | ecofashion | the contemplative arts elephantjournaldotcom is your guide to what we like to call ‘the mindful life’: yoga, organics, sustainability, genuine spirituality, conscious consumerism, fair fashion, the contemplative arts…anything that helps us to live a [...]
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My interview with John Friend regarding jfexposed accusations.
by Walk The Talk Show on Feb 8, 2012
Update: two more key interviews/letters: Douglas Brooks, longtime colleague of John Friend’s, & Amy Ippoliti, senior Anusara teacher who recently resigned. Update: my interview with an Anusara Yoga teacher who resigned today: an inside view re the Anusara teacher resignations and a conversation re: how to avoid repeating history. ~ ed, 5 Questions for Anusara [...]
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500 comments, & I’ll go Vegan for a year.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 26, 2011
Why should I go Vegan in 2012? #NewYearsResolutions I’m going vegan, maybe. And using the consideration over the next few days to inspire a respectful consideration for our whole mindful community. I’ll decide based on comments, on New Year’s Day. ~ ed. Growing up, I ate meat—until I was four, or something, and I realized [...]
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Barack Obama “I love Canadians” (approval ratings + the topic of dirty oil vs. clean energy exports)
by Anna Gilkerson on Feb 19, 2009
Barack Obama’s approval rating in Canada (82%) is higher than in the US (about 70%). So of course he loves Canadians…as he stated this afternoon at a press conference at Parliament Hill. It seems the first part of his short visit to Ottawa has gone well and he and Canada’s Prime Minister Mr. Harper are [...]
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“Women don’t Lie.” ~ Anonymous
by elephantjournal.com on May 9, 2011
If anyone can accuse a good man of something like this and cause him so much grief, then what has our system become?
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Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea. ~ Julie (JC) Peters
by Julie JC Peters on Jun 1, 2011
There is a goddess from Hindu mythology that teaches us that, in this moment, in this pile on the floor, you are more powerful than you’ve ever been…
192,737 views | Comments 285
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