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242 STRIPPING THE GURUS
channeled sessions, that the two of them had ruled ancient, unrecorded
civilizations on Earth. They had also supposedly governed
galaxies in previous lifetimes together (Sherrill, 2000).
That, of course, could account for Jetsunma’s fondness for Star
Trek and science fiction movies in general.
In any case, the responsibilities given to the tulku in this present
life were only slightly less impressive than galactic leadership:
“The future of Dharma in the West is riding on us,” she told
her students (Sherrill, 2000).
Nor was the Dharma everything to wind up “riding on” the former
Brooklyn housewife. For, as her androgynously appealing,
strong body of a triathlete, female personal trainer (Teri) was to
reportedly discover, in the midst of a “very personal” relationship:
While Buddhists aren’t really supposed to proselytize, lamas
are known to be very crafty, and they use all kinds of techniques—flattery,
promises, even lies—to expose a student to
the Dharma. And it is thought to be an enormous blessing if
a lama chooses to have sex with you (Sherrill, 2000).
Oral sex and masturbation, out. Lesbian sex, in.
“Enormous blessings.”
Thence followed much additional reported financial and personal
nonsense—including the forty-plus Jetsunma dropping Teri
and instead taking one of her twenty-something male disciples as a
“consort.” The latter was, however, himself apparently cut loose a
year later. He was further unbelievably talked into becoming a
monk in order to “keep the blessing” conferred upon him in having
had sex with his lama/guru, by never again sleeping with an “ordinary
woman.”
Soon thereafter, the space-age Jetson-ma, “ruler of remote galaxies,”
became engaged to another male disciple, two decades her
junior. (Her mid-life tastes in clothing correspondingly began to
gravitate toward skin-tight jeans, black leather boots and alleged
frequent Victoria’s Secret catalog purchases. Those were apparently
paid for out of a six-figure annual personal allowance which
reportedly amounted to half of the perpetually struggling ashram’s
operating expenses [Sherrill, 2000].) That latest, vacillating follower
separated from Jetsunma in 1996, reunited in 1997, sepa-