If you look from the point of view of cultivating or acting from an impartial compassion, a compassion that goes out to everybody equally, you can view abusive situations within Buddhist communities from four different […]
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The New Kadampa Tradition is back on Reddit under “Modern Buddhism” – but, not everybody is welcomed…
In 2016 the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) was banned on Reddit’s popular Buddhism subreddit, which has currently 122.935 subscribers. The reasons been given for the ban and also if a ban is reasonable after all […]
The Dalai Lama’s Advice to Buddhists in the West
Q: Your Holiness, what advice might you give those of us who are working to develop Buddhist communities and organizations in the West? A: As I often tell my Buddhist friends, if we want to keep […]
Why Buddhist men shouldn’t be ordained
Originally posted on Sujato’s Blog:
Just because I can’t resist. 10. A man’s place is in the workforce, where he can earn money to donate to nuns. 9. Mens’ avoidant and primitive ways of…
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Theravada Buddhism – Ajahn Brahm
Theravada Buddhist monks, generally speaking, are very conservative. They often claim that they are the guardians of “Original Buddhism” from the time of the Lord Buddha Himself. They consider that one of their most important […]
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 