Due to the efforts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and so many other supporters we can enjoy & celebrate to have the first female Geshe — a big step forward in Tibetan Buddhism — […]
Category: Religion
Upcoming Documentary: When the Iron Bird Flies — Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West
I think we can look forward to see soon a really enjoyable and inspiring documentary produced by Pundarika Foundation with a lots of pearls of wisdom by Tibetan teachers and Westerners alike. I hope it […]
The Dalai Lama’s Reflections on the Realistic Approach of Buddhism: Buddhism in the Twenty-first Century
I’m always telling the Tibetans and also the Chinese and Japanese, and the Ladakhis and all the Himalayan Buddhists – I’m always telling them that now we are in the twenty-first century, we should be […]
Kumaré: A True Film About a False Prophet
A prisoner recommended yesterday this film by Vikram Gandhi to me. The movie highlights the naive devotion of Westerners to Asian gurus as well as the issue of that even blind faith in wrong gurus […]
Sex And The Lama by Gavin Kilty
It is necessary to conform to the sensible prevailing attitudes that rule the society we live in. It is true that there are teachings that say we should not judge or condemn the misdeeds of […]
Offering Back Buddhist Vows
Though one takes the Vinaya (monks and nuns vows) until the end of life and the Bodhisattva and Vajrayana vows until one attains enlightenment, the Buddha gave permission to offer back the monastic (Vinaya) vows […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 