The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
I’m pretty much at a low point in recovery from PTSD. It’s not just feeling safe; it’s what it does to you. Like it’s hard to think and remember what is important. And I wish I could sleep all the time. I want to go home but it’s not safe. Am having difficulty concentrating, learning new things and studying. I have no ambition. In short, I have every symptom of a stalked person. Without exception.
I was doing well with the self defense, but the flu knocked me out. Now to start over seems like too much.
But I must get over this. I can’t find any stalker laws to protect us. There is no interest in providing safety for women. We have better luck with animal rights. Shameful.
Why would a judge or any man want to legislate safety for women? After all, they want to own us. Tell us how to be. Many women choose these days to be alone. It is better to take no chances. What a shame! Especially financially independent women choose lonely over bullying.
So how many women choose to make their own way financially? Not enough. How many men rule by keeping money from women? Many.
So why can’t we women wake up?
Well, no law protects us. And most is written by men. (Or not written) And we need their help. But they have no desire to help, as they might lose the opportunity to abuse and control. And that would be inconvenient.
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May the strength and courage of all the Buddhas sustain you, Precious One, and may all beings be free from bullying and stalking.
Precious Jetsunma
I am saddened that You, who offer comfort, compassion and pure refuge with perfect equanimity to all who need it, should suffer not only from being stalked, but by a culture that denies the validity of Your experience – the shared experience of many women. Having just stayed at a Women’s Shelter and heard the stories of women and children – now my friends – and seen the fear and frustration, I know the imbalance is all pervasive.I pray that with the love, devotion and support of your heart students you will find strength and joy. It is unbearable to think of You suffering this way. I am very sorry. I offer you all my love.
The continuing stalking and the causes of your and all women’s suffering is such a sharp blow to the heart.