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 […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
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 […]
A Timely and Important Book “Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism”
By Joanne Clark Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism, by Tahlia Newland, is the story of Rigpa students coming to terms with disclosures of Sogyal Lakar’s abuses over decades, as revealed in the letter […]
A Psychological Report on The New Kadampa Tradition
For those who were harmed by the New Kadampa Tradition (aka Kadampa Buddhism or Modern Buddhism), it is of grave concern that the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK as well as mindfulness organisations […]
The Faultless Faulty Guru: Teachings from the 14th Dalai Lama
Statements from the 14th Dalai Lama on the Instruction to See All Actions of the Lama as Perfect, from Lamrim and from Tantric Perspectives We are providing these statements from His Holiness below because there […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 