“And if you need the time stamps for the DL parts of this video, I found them earlier to share with a friend and also wrote some quick summary notes:
12:43 = DL visited Spatz (one of the abusive "teachers" whose actions this video is addressing)
13:18 ~ 19:28 = The DL meets with western teachers in an event organized talk about abuse. (1993) He listens and promises to help do something about these abuses but then removes his name from a letter that everyone had written to address the issues at: 19:19.
56:53 ~ 1:00:10 ~ it's revealed that the 1993 meeting included abuses by Sogyal (another "teacher" who this documentary focuses on). But after criticizing these teachers, including Sogyal, in the meeting, the DL appeared with them publicly.
1:16:15 = in this time stamp, you have a student of Sogyal's talking about the difficulties coming to terms with the reality of the abuses he committed (cognitive dissonance?). And then in 2017, under pressure, the DL finally acknowledged Sogyal's abuses publicly - 1:17:11 (a few days after this, Sogyal retired). But this was only after everything came out publicly, so the DL had no choice.
1:18:01 : 2018 = a group of survivors approach the DL about abuses and ask him for his help. He basically tells them it's not his responsibility and to deal with it themselves by publicly shaming the abusers (as happened with Sogyal).
1:27:00 = The DL did not respond to the documentary's request for comments.
Also, I found the interview with Namkha at 1:22:10 interesting (but also disturbing - he blames his victims. *It's their fault: they are getting revenge on him for not reciprocating their feelings*). It's relevant to the discussion on culture and what is and what is not acceptable. Because Namkha faced repercussions (but only in the form of a slap on the wrist - the DL renounced him with words but not with any practical action), he thinks about - or hopefully chose to - alter his behavior. But did he alter it or just hide it more?”
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