A list of puns related to "Richard Baker"
Here the link to the tweet that is now dead
Which one and why?
1st source: Ewk & Thatkir
https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/wiki/sexpredators
Here in this page three βZen Mastersβ are deemed guilty for Richard Bakerβs crimes. Suzuki, Thich Hahn and Baker himself. I personally donβt object to Baker being deemed guilty, but I find questionable that Suzuki be deemed a sex predator since he seemed to not do anything sexual himself. As far as I know he could be deemed a fraud, not a real zen master with supernatural knowledge of his disciples. But a sex predator? Seems strange to me. Thich Hahn seems to have a high opinion of Baker, despite this scandal, and I think it might be valid to take a look at some of the evidence, some of the facts.
Anyways, there are a few yes or no questions it seems Ewk and ThatKir seem to like to ask people I post them here in one version:
>Are these individuals sexual predators?
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>Can these sexual predators transmit the Dharma?
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>Do these sexual predators claim to belong to Bodhidharmaβs lineage?
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>If so, what Zen Master ever used religious authority to coerce parishioners into trading sexual favors for spiritual benefits or taught that sexual predators could be enlightened?
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zentatsu_Richard_Baker:
>Baker received Dharma transmission from Suzuki in 1970,[2] and then was installed as abbot of San Francisco Zen Center
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>Former students have said that he was addicted to power, abusive of his position, extravagant in his personal spending, and inappropriate in his love life.[14]
Here I think I quoted the most condemnatory statements in the biography, and I hope you will agree it is not very condemnatory at all. Especially not as much as calling him a sex predator. Just because some disgruntled former students call you βaddicted to powerβ doesnβt mean you are. And in regards to sex abuse it merely says βinappropriateβ, thatβs not even condemnatory at all in my opinion. So Iβd say this account is a whitewashing. Wikipedia does a terrible job it seems.
from [https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Meditating-on-a-20-year-old-scandal-An-2857821.php](https:
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