Tamding Thar wrote: “I take refuge in the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. With the hope that peace prevails on earth, With the yearning for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama […]
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Category: Buddhism
Dalai Lama Interview 1960 – Dalai Lama & the CIA – Tibetan Guerilla
In Germany and Austria the ongoing veneration for the Dalai Lama is suspicious for some – which is understandable from a human perspective. So recently Panorama and the Süddeutsche Zeitung (both from Germany) tried […]
Violation of the Sacred – Western Psychological Perspectives …
Guest Post Western Psychological Perspectives on Sexual Misconduct in the Clergy and their Implications for Western Dharma Centers “The pig and the chicken were on their way to breakfast, trying to decide what to have. […]
What Is A Rigpa Student To Think?
GUEST POST Sorting Out the Blogs and Posts in Regard to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Sogyal Rinpoche I begin with a story which I believe to be from a Zen center: Our Saturday morning […]
Ethics and Safety
GUEST POST It was heartbreaking to read of the recent tragic events at Diamond Mountain University (DMU), the center run by Michael Roach in Arizona … It is difficult to unravel the events which unfolded […]
Ex-NKT as an Identity
The following is a post by a former member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) I’ve been ex-NKT now for longer than I was a member of this organisation. Recently, reading about ex-Catholics, I managed […]
Reporting Personal Experience On Religious Movements
The following is an information provided by Suzanne Newcombe, Research Officer at Inform. It is posted here as a separate post by kind permission.¹ People with personal experience that they wish to report anonymously on […]
Power Games from The World of NKT
Maitreya Buddhist Centre The NKT Maitreya Centre1– or better the charity trustees of Maitreya Buddhist Centre – allow to get some insights in the power politics within New Kadampa Traditon (NKT). The common politic within […]
The Dalai Lama and Sogyal Rinpoche: A Roaring Silence?
GUEST POST One of the questions asked by many since the long running saga of Sogyal has once again gathered pace is why hasn’t the Dalai Lama spoken out? Why is it, if he knows […]
One Year With Rigpa – A Testimony
GUEST POST Thirteen years ago, I left a bookshop with two books under my arm. One was The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche (SR). The other was a commentary on lamrim […]
Boring Books by Je Tsongkhapa vs. Good Feeling Books by Geshe Kelsang
The following is an excerpt of a transcript of a speech given by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) Talk on Je Tsongkhapa Day 25th October 1996, edited November 27th […]
Sogyal Rinpoche and the Silence of the Tibetan Buddhist Community and the Dalai Lama
Many of the problems Buddhism is currently facing in the West have arisen because this is an early stage of the transmission of the Dharma to Western countries, and there is the opportunity for charlatans […]
Cartoon NKT Survivor Experiences & New Discussions
There is a series of cartoons from a former NKT nun which are well made and shed light on life within the New Kadampa Tradition / Kadampa Buddhism. It makes me very sad to watch […]
INFORM statistics – Geshe Title of Kelsang Gyatso – Not Isolating Groups
For one week I was in London. During that time I visited also INFORM—an internationally renowned research group based at the London School of Economics. I am full of praise and respect for their […]
A life in the day of the New Kadampa Tradition
[Legal disclaimer: everything in this essay is the view and experience of the author and may not represent the experiences of others who were involved.] I first came across the NKT when I was […]
BBC: An Unholy Row
The BBC documentary An Unholy Row about the New Kadampa Tradition from 1998 can be watched now on YouTube, http://www.info-buddhism.com orVeoh:
NKT Ordination – Clarifying More Misunderstandings
Recently I received more explanations by Kelsang Gyatso which he gave to his followers with respect to the ordination women and men can receive in the New Kadampa Tradition (aka Kadampa Buddhism). I post […]
Delusion & Perversion
Yesterday I became a bit distracted and checked what NKT is presently doing. I found a new blog which I feel is worthwhile to read: New Kadampa Cult Watch When I checked the WordPress tags […]
Jake Wallis Simons About New Kadampa Tradition, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Shugden and Religion
In a BBC Radio 4 broadcast the novelist and journalist Jake Wallis Simons describes his involvement with the New Kadampa Tradition, the NKT’s opposition and protests against the Dalai Lama, his findings and point of […]
Update: New Kadampa Tradition – Ordination
UPDATE to NKT ordination April 18, 2011 In a former post I investigated the case of NKT ordination and I asked the question “Are NKT monks and nuns authentic?“. This time I wish to give […]
NKT Chaplaincy, NKT Business & NKT Research
Some updates: NKT Chaplaincy in Canada The Sumeru Books Blog wrote in June 2009: Buddhist chaplaincy in the spotlight By Yönten, on June 15th, 2009 Correctional Services Canada is looking for Buddhist chaplains and has […]
