GUEST POST In 2012 I presented an essay called Zen Has No Morals! at the annual conference of the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) in my home town of Montreal, Canada. The paper discussed […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
A Call For Impartial Compassion
If you look from the point of view of cultivating or acting from an impartial compassion, a compassion that goes out to everybody equally, you can view abusive situations within Buddhist communities from four different […]
Fact-finding results in response to multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Dagri Rinpoche
Exactly 18 months ago, on May 16, 2019¹ a group of well respected senior Buddhist nuns urged the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) “to commission an independent, third-party investigation” into multiple […]
Expressions of Whiteness in Buddhism
By Kaitlyn Hatch Recently the Black Lives Matter movement has gained incredible momentum, first in the United States and now globally. We are seeing a potential tipping point of white people committed to anti-racist actions […]
Not to extend our natural compassion and kindness to others makes us a ‘world killer’ – says the 17th Karmapa
“One of the most important and tragic killer is the lack of compassion and kindness in our hearts.” We all have a natural feeling of kindness, a natural compassion. “But it seems that we can […]
Meditate in … – Urban Sports Club’s Uncritical Collaboration with the New Kadampa Tradition
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 