A New Kadampa Survivor Testimony My name is Ivy Wallace and I am a former member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). Here is my story in case anyone is interested. I was in the […]
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Easy Come, Easy Go: Modern Kadampa Teachers – The New Kadampa Tradition
Part One. THE QUICK PATH TO BECOMING AN NKT TEACHER AND WHAT AN NKT FOLLOWER NEEDS TO RECOVER FROM This conception of ‘friendship’ with the spiritual guide is completely missing in the NKT in […]
When it is more than abuse – Experiences within the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)
By Peter Graham Dryburgh The hurt and harm of spiritual abuse is rarely inflicted upon people with the intention to wound anyone. – Major Scott Nicloy When we think of abuse in the year 2016, […]
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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Why ‘Kadampa Buddhism’ (NKT) has all the characteristics of a cult
Here is something I wrote several years ago about what makes the NKT a cult. Since I don’t debate the cult much these days I thought I would share it again. Please overlook any grammar […]
NKT Survivor Testimony: “I Am Not Your Teacher”
I Am Not Your Teacher by Andrea Ballance The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the […]
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 […]
Buddhist Bullshit
Originally posted on Post-Traditional Buddhism:
I generally avoid getting political on this blog. Not because I am apolitical, or think it too messy a subject to broach, but because I have used this blog primarily…
The story of a New Kadampa Tradition monk or How I got sucked into a cult
My name is Tenzin Peljor / Michael Jäckel. I was 29 when I met the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in December 1995. At that time the general public didn’t know about any controversy relating to the […]
