Reputation of Ram Dass within the buddhist community?
I've read some things here and there which seem to hurt my image of who I thought this person was and some rather unflattering reviews of his books. I'm curious what people feel about his message and approach to meditation and buddhism in general. Is he someone who has fallen out of relevance or was there some sort of incident that hurt his reputation as a teacher?
I've read that he had relationships with some students which some people feel were improper (possibly because they were same-sex relationship...but I don't put much importance on that. Humans are flawed and as Christopher Hitchens often characterized it...mammals, and could be expect to misbehave now and then for that reason. Being overly critical of the messenger seems somewhat like a waste of time.
In any case, I wondered about this (despite trying to remain objective) and wanted to know what others felt about him. Thanks.
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