by Prof Robert Thurman Concerning The Current Wave of “Protest Demonstrations” Against His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Just-formed New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) Shugden Protest Front Group, The International Shugden Community (ISC). In the […]
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Kelsang Gyatso’s Teachings for Westerners – ‘From Dharma into Dogma?’
GUEST POST by Carol McQuire (Provisional notes) This is a short general summary of what Kelsang Gyatso taught and how. In 1977, he was invited by Lama Yeshe to teach at ‘Manjushri Institute’, […]
The making of a Shugden hub in the United States
By Thierry Dodin / TIN In early October 2014, followers of the Dorje Shugden cult dedicated a monastery in the United States, which they plan as their major American hub. The event, attended by many […]
Last time I saw Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
GUEST POST Last time I saw him we stayed there the whole week. We spent a fortune of course. This was last year in October. When we arrived from that empowerment and retreat we began […]
New Kadampa Shugden protesters: Maybe better to go home and do something meaningful
NKT students were told in October 2013 that they would not see Kelsang Gyatso in person ever again. Do you think slander and hate are going to help him? Some small group in our NKT […]
The Monk Who Had No Confidence: ‘Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’
GUEST POST by Carol McQuire I write with sadness and shock about a person who was my ‘teacher’ for 12 years. I have researched Kelsang Gyatso’s life for the last three months. I have consulted […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 