GUEST POST After almost 20 years in Rigpa, I have left with a heavy heart and a wounded soul. I still have huge faith and trust in the Dharma and have connected with my own […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
A former Rigpa student’s thoughts and cultivating discernment …
GUEST POST I was a Rigpa student for ten years and trainee instructor for the last four. For most of this time I was very much moved and inspired by the teachings, the retreats […]
Dangerous Cult Leaders – Psychology today
Dangerous Cult Leaders There is an article by Joe Navarro, a former FBI Counterintelligence Agent, about “Dangerous Cult Leaders“. Navarro is investigating the topic from the perspective of cult leader’s pathological patterns and from the […]
Trying to Understand the Self-immolations of Tibetans
I think for many Westerners or Europeans it is still hard to understand the self-immolations of Tibetans. Someone asked a Tibetan Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku. His answer was*: There is a discussion about whether the […]
Tibet’s Independence – Tibet as a Feudal Hell
Many leftists seem to have a problem with religion and the power of religious figures and therefore tend towards to have a problem with Tibet and the Dalai Lama too. Though there is a […]
New Blog: British Buddhism
There is a new blog investigating British Buddhism, including the New Kadampa Tradition: http://britishbuddhism.blogspot.co.uk. I could only read one post so far which I found very interesting and convincing: Burgers & Buddhas: The NKT & […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 