Many, many years ago, when I had the chance to escape my Buddhist “cults” – the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and Ganden Tashi Choeling (GTC) – I had the good luck to see a video […]
Category: HH the Dalai Lama
What does the Dalai Lama mean to a young Tibetan, grown up in occupied Tibet under Chinese rule?
One of Seven Billion Human Beings by Jamyang Tashi “What does the Dalai Lama mean to you?” One of my American friends asked me this question about two years ago after we had a long conversation […]
Mahakala, Kalarupa/Dharmaraja and Vaishravana: The Three Protectors of The Gelug Tradition – Talks by H.H. The Dalai Lama
An Anthology of Talks Given By His Holiness The Dalai Lama Concerning Reliance Upon the Dharma Protectors Translated into English at the Translation Bureau of the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala by Tsepak Rigzin, Tenzin Dorjee, Lobsang […]
Why did the 14th Dalai Lama change his stance on Dorje Shugden / Dholgyal?
Some great learned and spiritually evolved persons have proclaimed (Gyalchen Dorje Shugden / Dhol-gyal) as a valid protector and even in their personal lives they have achieved amazing success; there are such persons to this […]
The 14th Dalai Lama met with the Sarin gas murder Shoko Asahara – Take a Closer Look!
I found out today that Tricycle magazine has kindly put an important and thought provoking interview in that context online. Lawrence Shainberg interviewed academic expert Robert Jay Lifton in From Mysticism to Murder on Aum Shinri Kyo. […]
Prove it, Kelsang Khyenrab! Prove it!
Prove it, Kelsang Khyenrab, prove it! Prove that all your ‘successes’ are due to Shugden and all your ‘failures’ are due to His Holiness the Dalai Lama! How absurd! I would argue that this mistaken […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 