In 2012 a paper, New Kadampa Buddhists and Jungian psychological type, about the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) was published in the journal Mental Health, Religion & Culture Volume 15, Issue 10 that hasn’t received much […]
Category: Buddhism
Only six months to become a Buddhist teacher and get a full time position
What do you think how long it takes to become a Buddhist teacher? In the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) you can “become an effective and qualified Teacher” or “a qualified Teacher of Kadampa Buddhism” […]
Ex-NKT: Past or Present?
Guest Post by LifeGoesOn It’s now a few years since I left NKT. Recently I’ve been talking to a counsellor for various issues, and inevitably my NKT experiences have been part of that. My counsellor […]
Meditation On University Campus :: New Kadampa Tradition Luring Students Under A New Label: “Modern Buddhist Society”
Be aware at your university not to easily be drawn into a cultish group offering meditation to “let go stress, find inner peace and openness” that is very skilled in ad, in self-promoting and communication […]
Myanmar Mosque, Muslim Orphanage Burned After Alleged Immolation Of Buddhist Woman
… The rioting in Lashio started Tuesday after reports that a Muslim man had splashed gasoline on a Buddhist woman and set her on fire. The man was arrested. The woman was hospitalized with burns […]
Sri Lanka: Buddhist monk self-immolated to protest the slaughter of cattle and the alleged conversion of Buddhists
I don’t know what to say. Killing animals, and also the Muslim halal method of slaughtering animals, can be considered as wrong. It is also true that missionary tactics and the way how conversions in […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 