In a recent post, Buddhist Monks as Hate Preachers & Sexual Abuse, I mainly referred to sad developments within the global Buddhist community where Buddhist monks spread words of hate, actions that harm others, themselves as […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
NKT Tharpaland: The Windfarm Study – A Nocebo Effect?
In a recent post, NKT monks beat retreat over wind farm – from Tharpaland to Schloss Sommerswalde, the selling of Tharpaland and a study was discussed that claimed rather heavy negative effects of the infrasound from […]
When were the monasteries destroyed in Tibet?
I have to confess that I am not much familiar with the history of Tibet/China and that I am in a learning process. My interest mainly comes from a sense of justice I have […]
Buddhist Monks as Hate Preachers & Sexual Abuse
There are some negative developments in the Buddhist world for which Buddhists should be ashamed, and if possible take up responsibility to counter them. One of them is that the Rohingya – a Muslim minority […]
Human Rights in Tibet before China’s Invasion or Liberation – ‘The Truth’ about Tibet, the Dalai Lamas and Tibetans
Torture and Execution Ordered by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama Throughout the time of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, various foreign journalists, officials and explorers visited Tibet and were astounded by the atrocities that met them in […]
A brief Review of the New Kadampa Tradition Chapter in: “Spiritual and Visionary Communities: Out to Save the World”
Former members of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), as well as spiritual seekers might be in a better position after reading Carol McQuire’s chapter about her experiences within NKT in: McQuire, Carol (2013), “Realizing […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 