Mondragon, I did NOT personally enter my article in the interface, therefore, I had NO CONTROL over where the author’s bio was placed. Get over yourself, please!

Marco, because I believe that religious fundamentalism is a mental illness, and find Christianity to be one of the most pathologically disturbed misappropriations of the teachings of the (possibly historic) Rav Yeshua (Jesus), I will simply respond with one word: “Namaste”. I continue to pray for your psychological and emotional healing.

Mondragon, your comments are baseless and demonstrate the kind of violence with which you apparently treat yourself. (I’ve actually spoken on that very thing here: (http://blog.dharmadudeunplugged.com/?p=474).

Those familiar with the Contemplative Order of Compassion, and its two constituent sites: DharmadudeUnplugged.com and OrderOfCompassion.com, know an can attest to the things you conveniently chose to overlook in your in-depth assessment:

1.) There is no hierarchy in our spiritual community. Therefore, I do not have the “authority” to override things, simply because I am the recognised lama of this particular spiritual path. That means that I don’t get to arbitrarily choose what gets put on the website.

2.) The website DharmaDudeUnplugged.com was created by several members of our community, while I was completely incapacitated with a shattered arm. It’s not even hosted on our server, so I have been unable to get to it to remove some of what I consider “fluffy adulation” and “lamaism” (guru praise), that is unnecessary. I have addressed those concerns to the community, and expect to be given consent to offer strong suggestions for a revamp of that site this coming month.

3.) I have never taken money from the Order for personal use. Period. For 27 years, I was, in fact, the sole financial benefactor for the Order, including six monastic/contemplative houses, and 48 monks. Only in the past year have we asked our students to consider helping with several needs that have arisen out of my being no longer able to work. If that’s offensive to you, it’s your right to think so. I find nothing unethical about it.

4.) Finally, I am well aware of who you are, and your agenda (having been exposed in our own blogs) is pitifully demonstrative of deep psychological issues, for which I sincerely hope you get some help. I would, however, suggest that if you’re going to comment here, you add some substance to your remarks, since unsubstantiated attacks are little more than sophomoric jabs, and make you look pretty petty.

Peace!

Not to mention that a quick look over of your site reveals you are more interested in people giving you money so you don’t have to take care of yourself, AND you SEEM to be more about how everyone else hates you, nobody likes you, why don’t you go eat some worms.

You really need to get over yourself. Who else would post a blurb about their accomplishments BEFORE the article? Everyone who has a blurb about themselves, and they are few and far between (which also talks about pride), has their “blurb” after the article. Like Marco said, “…Pride…” (I don’t much agree with anything else he said, but hey… that’s why we are free to disagree…)

Then you solidify it with the following:

Thomas Paine described religions best, I think, when he said, “All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.”

Uh… isn’t that exactly what you are doing? At least that’s what it looks like from the outside looking in. Now you may very well just be writing your little rants, and ridicules, but it does appear you are trying to create yet another way for people to be controlled: by you!

Sorry, but your article simply holds no water and you speak in dualities. Must be that dual personality disorder of being what kind of catholic, and a buddhist for how long? No sir, I’ll stick with my “nature” based belief system. At least I see the results of my faith experiences. What about you? are you better off, or do you just want more people to support you financially.

Incredibly insightful.