A while ago I was made aware that Urban Sports Club collaborates in France (Paris) and Germany with the controversial New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). In Germany the collaboration does not only include Berlin but also […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies: New Kadampa Tradition, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso // Dorje Shugden // Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche // Tsem Tulku, Kechara // Ole Nydahl, Diamond Way // Sangharakshita, Triratna // Shambhala, Sakyong // Dagri Rinpoche :: Tibet & Dalai Lama :: Dharmakaya, Zen & More
On the Road to Healing from Abuse in Buddhism – An Interview with Kata
There is quite some discussion online about abuse in Buddhism and usually it focuses only on the first two of three points which were outlined by Kata as steps for healing: to see and to […]
Launch of ‘Recovery from The New Kadampa Tradition’ resources website
Dr Michelle Haslam, clinical psychologist and ex-resident of a New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) centre, has teamed up with several collaborators and supporters to relaunch her report based website http://www.newkadampatraditionreport.org. The site now also links to […]
Monastics Must Be Celibate – Also in Vajrayana?
By Joanne Clark Some time ago, I recall a comment on Facebook that caused something of a stir. A person posted a memory of HH Dalai Lama saying during a teaching or question/answer session (or […]
Knowns and Unknowns Regarding Sogyal Rinpoche’s Biography
By Bernd Zander A review of “Sex and Violence in Tibetan Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of Sogyal Rinpoche” by Mary Finnigan and Rob Hogendoorn One main concern for Sogyal Rinpoche’s (SR) former students is […]
The Bodhisattva vows: “Failing to ward off defamation”
The Buddha taught the “eight worldly conditions” (Lokavipatti Sutta), instructing his disciples among others not to be attached to status and not to have aversion to disgrace. In Tibetan Buddhism we speak of “the eight […]
