“I had no idea how deeply spiritual our visit would become. The meeting with His Holiness would rank as one of the most emotional and treasured moments of my life — along with the births […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
Stephen Schettini about Tibetan Buddhism – When Buddhism is a Cult
A while ago an excerpt from the book “The Novice: Why I became a Buddhist Monk …” by Stephen Schettini was posted on this blog. In it Schettini writes about his experience of Kelsang […]
The Burning Question: Why are Tibetans Turning to Self-immolation?
The fact that Tibetan people are setting themselves on fire in this 21st century is to let the world know about their suffering, and to tell the world about the denial of basic human rights. […]
Is forsaking the Guru, Kelsang Gyatso, worse than the karma generated by Hitler and Mao Tse Tung?
Offline there was a brief email discussion about an advice Lama Zopa Rinpoche is giving here: Forsaking a Guru (Advice given 4 April 1998) We had already a discussion at E-Sangha in 2007 about […]
If you meet „The Evil“ you must be „evil“ yourself? Tibet’s & the Dalai Lama’s CIA connections + Nazi myths
Often we apply our present knowledge to situations or events without seeing these in their respective contexts. Due to this there are a lot of judgemental opinions, or “ethical condemnations” – which means one […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 