{"id":7609,"date":"2018-07-12T16:59:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T21:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewremski.com\/wordpress\/?p=7609"},"modified":"2018-07-12T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T21:59:37","slug":"the-challenges-of-responding-to-abuse-at-shambhala-a-discussion-with-susan-piver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewremski.com\/wordpress\/the-challenges-of-responding-to-abuse-at-shambhala-a-discussion-with-susan-piver\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenges of Responding to Abuse at Shambhala: A Discussion with Susan Piver"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 30th, meditation instructor Susan Piver posted this reflection<\/a> on the crisis unfolding within Shambhala International<\/a>. On July 5th, I published this response<\/a>. But before I did I reached out to her to let her know it was coming, and to make sure that she felt it was fair. She asked for one correction, which I made, but then also suggested we book time to discuss our text-exchange via Zoom, and record it. Here it is.<\/p>\n

I’d like to thank Susan for her invitation and her resilience in considering criticism. I’d also like to say something I think I left out of recording: I’m sorry my analysis hurt her feelings at first. I really admire her ability to pivot into a discussion nonetheless, and to have been inspired enough to turn this moment into a learning opportunity for her community, and for me as well.<\/p>\n

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