Take the Money and Run

“I am actually concerned and somewhat worried about how you are going to handle all this material. You could overextend yourselves and get completely zonked or completely bewildered. Or you could use this as just another clever reference point, a new vocabulary or logic to ma­nipulate your friends and your world. What you do with this material is really up to you.” – The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa – VOL 4 – ‘Maha Ati

 

What happens to one who takes something from someone and uses it in such as manner that violates the source?  In the world of ‘truth tellers’ or  people who are telling others ‘where it’s at’ it is common to take credit for things that are not theirs.  In the world of academic writing its called plagiarism.  In the world of Wisdom its called delusion.