GUEST POST by Joanne Clark Several months ago, I posted an article on this blog revealing significant flaws in the Tharpa Publications’ translation of Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva. I gave […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
The Dangers of Meditation. Advice for Meditators. An interview with Leigh Brasington by Willoughby Britton.
You might have heard that there are people who did retreat but came back rather insane than sane? Then there are people for whom meditation works very well, they become more grounded. Why is this? […]
The NKT/WSS/ISC Campaign Against the Dalai Lama’s ‘Ban’ of Shugden Worship
GUEST POST … they use the word “ban.” I never use that. – The 14th Dalai Lama¹ Over the past two decades and, more recently during his tour of the US, the International Shugden Community […]
The Dalai Lama on Sectarianism, Religious Freedom and the Shugden Issue
So in fact, restricting a form of practice that restricts others’ religious freedom is actually a protection of religious freedom. So in other words, negation of a negation is an affirmation. Spoken During a […]
Founder of Tibet’s Communist Party makes a final plea for Dalai Lama’s return
The founder of Tibet’s Communist Party has pleaded with the Chinese central government to allow the return of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to his homeland in an autobiography soon to be published in […]
Women monastics are indispensible
We need to understand that the situation now with Bhikshunis is an important issue. Some people think that there have been some foreign nuns who’ve come over and started making an issue out of it […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 