GUEST POST After almost 20 years in Rigpa, I have left with a heavy heart and a wounded soul. I still have huge faith and trust in the Dharma and have connected with my own […]
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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 […]
Violation of the Sacred – Western Psychological Perspectives …
Guest Post Western Psychological Perspectives on Sexual Misconduct in the Clergy and their Implications for Western Dharma Centers “The pig and the chicken were on their way to breakfast, trying to decide what to have. […]
What Is A Rigpa Student To Think?
GUEST POST Sorting Out the Blogs and Posts in Regard to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Sogyal Rinpoche I begin with a story which I believe to be from a Zen center: Our Saturday morning […]
The Dalai Lama and Sogyal Rinpoche: A Roaring Silence?
GUEST POST One of the questions asked by many since the long running saga of Sogyal has once again gathered pace is why hasn’t the Dalai Lama spoken out? Why is it, if he knows […]
One Year With Rigpa – A Testimony
GUEST POST Thirteen years ago, I left a bookshop with two books under my arm. One was The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche (SR). The other was a commentary on lamrim […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 