GUEST POST by Joanne Clark Online statements change frequently and I know that organizations, such as the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) evolve and change. However, at the time of this writing, (Dec. 8, 2013) […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
The New Kadampa Traditon – Purity Troubles
If you ever encounter or are/were affiliated with the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) (aka “Kadampa Buddhism”) you will meet and learn four important concepts: the term purity, that “Geshe-la is a Buddha” [or it would […]
Interview with the Dalai Lama about ethics in the teacher-student relationship & Two papers about mindfulness
Since 2002 I collect information about the teacher student relationship in the context of Tibetan Buddhism and try to get information about approaches if one has taken on a misleading guru, or a guru who […]
Geshe Michael Roach – The Sad Case of a Gifted Man
Sorry, but I don’t want to add more on this topic. There has been said enough already. I just want to make you aware of two recent articles about Michael Roach, one in Rolling Stone […]
Buddhist-Muslim Commitment to Action and the Dusit Declaration
Buddhist and Muslim leaders from South and South East Asian countries including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, have gathered in Bangkok, Thailand to address escalating tensions between two communities and potential spread […]
Punk rockers in Burma speak out against Buddhist monks instigating violence against Muslims while other groups in Myanmar are silent
“It’s not perpetrators that are the problem here,” he says, pointing to conditions that paved the way for the Holocaust in Germany and the genocide in Rwanda, in Africa. “It’s the bystanders.” It’s a shame […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 