Two days ago, Willamette Week published two in-depth investigative reports on further abuse allegations within the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). What Was Reported? At the center of the story is […]
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“World-Class Training” via Email: A Former Devotee of B. Alan Wallace Speaks Out
A lengthy and detailed account has recently been published by Terran Palmer-Angell, who spent 17 years as a full-time practitioner under B. Alan Wallace — one of the most prominent Western translators and teachers of […]
Researchers Need Your Input: A New Tool to Assess Religious and Spiritual Trauma
A graduate researcher at the University of Illinois Springfield is developing the first standardized assessment tool for religious and spiritual trauma — and is looking for participants to help validate it. The Multidimensional Religious and […]
My Experience of Going Public: Surviving Spiritual Abuse in Plum Village
GUEST POST BY JAM Ae few weeks ago, I sent Plum Village (PV) centres around the world the results of my open letter: an appeal for better safeguarding measures. Finally, I have taken what may […]
Cultic Experiences: The Untold Consequences and How to Find Healing
Guest Post By Nina Drew Around 0.5-3% of people (between 1.65 million to 6.6 million individuals) are involved in a cult at some point in their life and those that finally break free often have […]
Heartwood Hosts Its First Gathering of Survivors of Abuse by Buddhist Teachers
Blog post by A Participant in the Heartwood Survivor Program We are only one of multiple ongoing survivor groups, including BIPOC survivors, created by Heartwood, an alternative medicine healing center outside Chicago in the United […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 