By Marion Dapsance Anthropologist In the minds of Westerners, Buddhism is “secular spirituality”, a “science of the spirit”, in short: something perfectly rational. A few years ago, I began reading books on meditation, before wanting […]
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You’re interested in going to a Buddhist center in your city for the first time. What advice can be given?
Lion’s Roar posted an entry I’m interested in going to a Buddhist center in my city for the first time. Any advice? On a rather quick reading I found it a bit incomplete recollecting my and others’ people […]
Sogyal Rinpoche & Rigpa – An interview with the former director of Rigpa France Olivier Raurich
Translation of an interview with the former director of Rigpa France Olivier Raurich which appeared in the French magazine “Marianne”¹ Q: When did you become interested in Buddhism and how did you encounter Sogyal Rinpoche? […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reform and His Holiness the Dalai Lama
GUEST POST There is much discussion on this website and others about the troubles in western dharma centers and the need for western students to take charge of reform and new directions in the dharma. […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 