[Buddha-l] Re: Magic

[Alberto Todeschini]

Vicente wrote:

 >These days I'm sharing some talks with a young man who recently leave
an strange group who are mixing Tibetan Buddhism with black magic of a
probable Brazilian origin. They are not Tibetans but they use Tibetan 
Buddhism to guess their own practices.<

Dear Vicente,

A few years ago in Italy there was an investigation into the practices 
of a satanic sect, some members of which have recently been convicted of 
murder. At that time I saw a television program about them where they 
showed the implements and paraphernalia employed by the sect for their 
rituals. Several of the things they used were items used by Tibetan 
Buddhists (vajras, flying daggers, skullcaps, etc.)
I don't know what, if any, knowledge of or connection with Tantra this 
sect had, but it is easy to understand how people into black magic or 
satanism will find Tantric implements visually appealing.

Regards,

Alberto Todeschini