Here’s a 66-min recorded livestream video (156MB .mp4 - Tip: tap-and-hold to “Download link”, or right click to “Save Link As…“).

Topics:

  • The Buddha, Psychic powers, judgement of character, the Sangha, the Vinaya, training, dependence, entitlement, communal ownership, “yes men”, toxic leadership, “Narcissistic shared fantasies”, “over-commitment”


Sutta References:

  • Ud 6.2 - from “Seven Matted-Hair Ascetics”:

    Don’t strive in every situation,

    don’t become another’s man,

    don’t live depending on another,

    and don’t use the teaching to make money

Past Dhamma Talks referenced:

  • “What does ‘authority’ mean in Buddhism?” - among other things, explains the Appalokana:

    “May the Saṅgha hear me. The first portion (of this offering) goes to the elders [great-elders]. The remainder is for the rest of the bhikkhus and sāmaṇeras here.”

Other References:

  • “7 Signs You Have a Toxic Boss or Leader”:
    • Characteristic 1: They don’t (or won’t) listen.
    • Characteristic 2: They’re never wrong.
    • Characteristic 3: It’s ALL about them, and only them.
    • Characteristic 4: They need to control everything.
    • Characteristic 5: TMI [Too Emotional]
    • Characteristic 6: They abuse their power.
    • Characteristic 7: They do nothing.

  • The Psych2Go Youtube Channel

  • Psychologists Dr. Richard Grannon and Dr. Sam Vaknin were mentioned

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