By Marion Dapsance Anthropologist In the minds of Westerners, Buddhism is “secular spirituality”, a “science of the spirit”, in short: something perfectly rational. A few years ago, I began reading books on meditation, before wanting […]
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Reflecting on my Time in Rigpa and with Sogyal Rinpoche
GUEST POST Dear friends, I too was in Rigpa for a long time and had different experiences, also difficult ones that were similar to some of the things already expressed in this blog. That was […]
FWBO / Triratna – Sangharakshita – Cases of Sexual Abuse
…ultimately, the way a group reacts to allegations of misconduct may be a better indicator of its underlying dysfunction than the content of the allegations themselves. – Christopher Hamacher The BBC reported on September 26, […]
The Dalai Lama’s Advice to Buddhists in the West
Q: Your Holiness, what advice might you give those of us who are working to develop Buddhist communities and organizations in the West? A: As I often tell my Buddhist friends, if we want to keep […]
You’re interested in going to a Buddhist center in your city for the first time. What advice can be given?
Lion’s Roar posted an entry I’m interested in going to a Buddhist center in my city for the first time. Any advice? On a rather quick reading I found it a bit incomplete recollecting my and others’ people […]
Esoteric Teaching of Wat Phra Dhammakaya by Mano Mettanando Laohavanich
Those interested to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Dhammakaya Movement, Wat Phra Dhammakaya (Thai: วัดพระธรรมกาย), can read the academic paper, “Esoteric Teaching of Wat Phra Dhammakaya” by Mano Mettanando Laohavanich published in the Journal of Buddhist […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 