The prevailing and persistent occult perception of the Schäfer mission has retained far-reaching consequences to the present day, with the result that the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama are both unjustly co-opted by the right […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
The Birth of the New Kadampa Tradition ‘Lineage’: ‘Teething Problems’
GUEST POST Recently, a poster on this blog spoke of “cases of denial, which, in the current climate here in the UK, especially with regard to sexual exploitation, are relevant. These are related to individual’s […]
The first female Geshe: Geshe Kelsang Wangmo
Due to the efforts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and so many other supporters we can enjoy & celebrate to have the first female Geshe — a big step forward in Tibetan Buddhism — […]
Upcoming Documentary: When the Iron Bird Flies — Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West
I think we can look forward to see soon a really enjoyable and inspiring documentary produced by Pundarika Foundation with a lots of pearls of wisdom by Tibetan teachers and Westerners alike. I hope it […]
The Dalai Lama’s Reflections on the Realistic Approach of Buddhism: Buddhism in the Twenty-first Century
I’m always telling the Tibetans and also the Chinese and Japanese, and the Ladakhis and all the Himalayan Buddhists – I’m always telling them that now we are in the twenty-first century, we should be […]
The Press, The Nazis, and Tibet + Two Press Articles about Tibetan Lamas
The Press, The Nazis, and Tibet For the press in UK and Germany it seems to be more relevant to report about a supposed Buddha statue made from meteorite, claimed to be taken from the […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 