Going back to my time in NKT from 1995–2000, I remember the point in 1996 when the Dalai Lama was introduced to me as being a bad person who “oppresses religious freedom”, as a politician […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
Kelsang Rabten Calls for Dialogue at the SOAS Conference: Is Dialogue Possible?
GUEST POST by Joanne Clark At the SOAS conference, Rabten began his talk by stating: “I’d like to make quite clear that we’re not here to argue. We very much want to move towards a […]
Six monks came to Ferguson accompanied by two unidentified Tibetans to support justice for Michael Brown
The fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 9 has sent shockwaves not just through the nation, but throughout the globe. Photos of the clashes between protestors and police in Ferguson, Missouri, could […]
Declaration by New Kadampa Survivors concerning the Demonstrations against His Holiness
We, the undersigned, as former members of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), and ex-practitioners of Dorje Shugden, are appalled and saddened that those who were once our NKT sangha demonstrate against and defame His Holiness […]
Full video: Panel Discussion at SOAS: “The Shugden Controversy & the 14th Dalai Lama”
Description by London Ney (Tibetans in London): Panel Discussion: “The Shugden Controversy & the 14th Dalai Lama” Organised by Dr Nathan W. Hill of the School of Oriental and African Studies with LondonNey Friday, 15th […]
‘Shugden practitioners or Shugden followers’? Thoughts about my Shugden practice in the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT).
by Carol McQuire Thank you for asking me to talk.* I will speak about what I think Shugden practice is in the New Kadampa Tradition or NKT. I believe that the NKT is […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 