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 […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
A Victory for Shugden protesters? The Dalai Lama’s US visit has been cancelled due to medical reasons
Guest Post The announcement that His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 2015 tour of the US had been cancelled due to medical reasons was viewed by many as a tragic event. For some however, it will […]
Response to the refutation of Tenzin Wangdak by an anonymous Shugden supporter
These days in exile unity among the Tibetans is more important than ever. The last thing they want is some puritanical protector terrifying those who wander between spiritual traditions. Harmony between the main religious traditions […]
Andrea Ballance is a survivor of the Buddhist group NKT and tells ASLI “I have lived through PTSD and RT (religious trauma). I feel that I have something to say that can help people. I feel art in all its facets has an important role to play in an individual’s health and the health of our whole society”.
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Who is demonstrating against the Dalai Lama? [Questions and Answers about the New Kadampa Tradition]
By Carol McQuire Who is demonstrating against the Dalai Lama? The protests against His Holiness the Dalai Lama are organised by the International Shugden Community (ISC) whose directors are senior teachers and members of the […]
Is there no medical treatment for Shugden followers as Anti-Dalai Lama protesters claim?
ISC/NKT MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE TIBETAN MONASTERIES IN INDIA CLARIFIED By Carol McQuire The latest ISC/NKT leaflet ‘evidence’ of prejudice against Shugden practitioners states that the Shugden monks and families in India do […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 