Yes, the scandals, no safe haven, our idols themselves sometimes have a shady side ;-) Still, the teaching itself can be authentic at the same time. See Trungp

Yes, the scandals, no safe haven, our idols themselves sometimes have a shady side ;-) Still, the teaching itself can be authentic at the same time. See Trungpa Rinpoche's "The Path is the Goal" and the fact that he was an alcoholic who had sex with some (many?) of his students. Or, master Seung Sahn's, "The Compass of Zen", and his penchant for alcohol and female students. There are of course other masters in the same boat, a conundrum, the teaching speaks volumes, but their actions do too o_O