Yesterday I became a bit distracted and checked what NKT is presently doing. I found a new blog which I feel is worthwhile to read: New Kadampa Cult Watch When I checked the WordPress tags […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
Jake Wallis Simons About New Kadampa Tradition, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Shugden and Religion
In a BBC Radio 4 broadcast the novelist and journalist Jake Wallis Simons describes his involvement with the New Kadampa Tradition, the NKT’s opposition and protests against the Dalai Lama, his findings and point of […]
Update: New Kadampa Tradition – Ordination
UPDATE to NKT ordination April 18, 2011 In a former post I investigated the case of NKT ordination and I asked the question “Are NKT monks and nuns authentic?“. This time I wish to give […]
Experiences with the New Kadampa Tradition and Kelsang Gyatso
In the NKT doubts about the NKT leadership are explained to be very dangerous and negative. Doubts about the NKT and its leadership are said to be “doubts going into the wrong direction”, deriving from […]
NKT Chaplaincy, NKT Business & NKT Research
Some updates: NKT Chaplaincy in Canada The Sumeru Books Blog wrote in June 2009: Buddhist chaplaincy in the spotlight By Yönten, on June 15th, 2009 Correctional Services Canada is looking for Buddhist chaplains and has […]
Characteristics Of Those Unsuitable To Be Gurus
Many people trained within NKT might be full of fear and guilt to either leave NKT or after they have left NKT already. These feelings of guilt and fear might undermine the clarity to make […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 