– Marc Gafni’s students, collaborators, and supporters speak out for the sake of restoring integrity. This comment by Mike Ginn about Following Up on the Elements of the Scandal was first posted to the Center for Integral Wisdom statement on centerforintegralwisdom.org. You can read the statement below or listen to the audio. –
I have known Marc Gafni since the creation of the Center for Integral Wisdom, for the past five years or so. Recently I have logged 100+ hours following up on all of the elements of the “scandal,” and have participated in an online community where most thought Marc should be shunned or forced to stop teaching. So I have been listening deeply to everyone who has cared to make public statements about Marc and his life.
And I am grateful to have this opportunity to now give you mine: I know Marc as a person who has more integrity that I do, who loves more than I do, who works harder than I do, who absolutely has more energy than I do. Whose heart is more open than mine is. But in all of these respects, he has held them as a possibility of my humanity, not as something he is proud of or as things that I should admire him for. I have seen someone living fully, with integrity and a profound concern for others.
There is nothing amiss here, we are not in trouble or need someone to rescue us from his evil manipulations. Marc is leading part of our integral community in uplifting ways that have integrity. I welcome those who wish to be in communication with me to discuss what I have experienced and have said about being in relationship with Marc and the CIW.