Here you can listen to an explanation by Geshe Tashi Tsering from the Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London who explains what went wrong with the NKT Buddhist ordination system and how Kelsang Gyatso misinterpreted the […]
Tag: Modern Buddhism
“Name only”: The dangerous attitude of Nihilism being taught in the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)
Just as a chariot is verbalized In dependence on collections of parts. So conventionally a sentient being Is set up depending on the mental and physical aggregates. — The Buddha Buddhism itself is very radical […]
Andrea Ballance is a survivor of the Buddhist group NKT and tells ASLI “I have lived through PTSD and RT (religious trauma). I feel that I have something to say that can help people. I feel art in all its facets has an important role to play in an individual’s health and the health of our whole society”.
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Who is demonstrating against the Dalai Lama? [Questions and Answers about the New Kadampa Tradition]
By Carol McQuire Who is demonstrating against the Dalai Lama? The protests against His Holiness the Dalai Lama are organised by the International Shugden Community (ISC) whose directors are senior teachers and members of the […]
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast 3.2: Tenzin Peljor is in the house!
Matthew O’Connor from the Post-Traditional Buddhism blog made recently an interview with me. I didn’t listen to it yet. Hopefully it is somewhat meaningful. At least, I spoke from heart and tried to be honest. […]
A Tibetan Translator’s Testimony by Tenzing Wangdak
GUEST POST My Diary – The Ticking Bomb That Took 23 Years To Explode My name is Tenzing Wangdak. I woke up at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning, December 17th, 2014. I was […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 