Preface by J. It should go without saying that suppressing the truth, even when the truth seems challenging or destructive, is a false refuge. For decades Triratna, formerly FWBO (Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) […]
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Do some Buddhist groups see themselves as above the law? – The Subjective Morality of Triratna
GUEST POST by Mark Dunlop This article is prompted by a video talk given by Carol Merchasin, an American lawyer. Her talk is part of a video presentation titled “Speaking As, With, and For Survivors”, […]
Triratna: Inside the Cuckoo’s Nest
By Alan J.W. I decided on a change of title after the illustration above became available, two weeks after the original was posted. This scanned image shows the first page of the article presented below […]
Sangharakshita Obituary
By Mark Dunlop There was a short (5min 40s) obituary on Sangharakshita broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 4. It starts 13:58, ends 19:38: Sangharakshita Born 26 August 1925; died 30 October 2018, aged 93. […]
Triratna: The Eye of the Storm
By Alan J.W. Last year (2017) many comments were posted online regarding the controversy surrounding former Order member K, understandably not identified by a full name. The first part of this post is a memoir-cum-appraisal: […]
A Letter To The College of Public Preceptors By The Aryaloka Spiritual Vitality Council
Preface by Buddhism Controversy Blog: Some weeks ago, the Aryaloka Spiritual Vitality Council sent the following letter to the Triratna Buddhist Community’s College of Public Preceptors. We would like to express our praise for these […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 