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human
Good question. They'd be the ones avoiding fame, so how find? I think some genuine practitioners exist but they'd be a monk off alone meditating hardcore till death in some cave. Some monasteries are seriously corrupt. Like Devadatta is the Abbot basically. Devadatta wanted to kill buddha cuz he wanted followers. Some teachers are simply totally obsessed with gaining followers. It'd be excellent boon to have a legit community, or authentic teacher, but if you want to take up serious meditation practice, maybe create your own ivory tower and do the 5 nikaya sutta practices, its about leaving all attachments so radically, probably has to be done mostly alone at that level. Not sure where is best to do that in the world and how feasible itd be as a layman, and if buying/cooking/storing food would be a hinderance? No one would understand and going back to sensual life probably would hurt one, or one could get stuck on some meditation plateau, with no teacher. Perhaps divine ordinance would guide and protect one. Any teacher is a gamble, you're trusting them with your spirit. How damaging is it to ignorantly bow down to a corrupt teacher/sect?? Probably quite blocking to progress! That's precisely how they know a group is ignorant. Always trust your own intuition. On buddhism forums you can hear reports of various monasteries from people traveling and some ordaining. Vary from place to place. Some allow cell phones for example, some don't. Some argue about how to store foods. Read 'Nude Monks Burning Robes' to get an idea of what to avoid, and also, 'the broken buddha.' Keep in mind that Buddha said, 'one becomes like those one associates with.'
gpt
Additional note: Felt like 'broken buddha' had been edited by a mahayanist when i read the pdf, but still worth reading. 'Nude monks burning robes' has many excellent sutta references. Also read Nanavira. He was there for the original printings of Clearing the Path. Online editions are probably edited. Basically imagine you gonna cross a huge fucking river, and one might not make it, but if one does then there's no death on the other side. It's like a warrior going into battle, you might die and not make it. 
There are grevious offenses that are like that but many things are capable of rehabilitation. However we die anyways, but if ones not gonna go balls to the wall, don't bother even trying meditation really, just be a grateful glutton and fap or have kids. If you cross a river half way then come back, might as well have not wasted your energy, unless one gains a better chance next time, I guess its better than wasting one's life in total ephemeral dreams unless you want to make a family and kids.
human

Hey thanks for this message. Any idea where we communicate more?