GUEST POST Last time I saw him we stayed there the whole week. We spent a fortune of course. This was last year in October. When we arrived from that empowerment and retreat we began […]
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Ordained Too Early: An NKT Survivor Tale (Another New Kadampa Tradition Monk’s Story)
GUEST POST by Rob Someone suggested I tell my story, so thought I’d write a bit here about my time in the NKT, in case it’s interesting or helpful to anyone. There’s nothing incredibly […]
The New Kadampa Tradition / Kadampa Buddhism: The Real Danger
GUEST POST by Robert – a former NKT monk The Real Danger If you are a scifi fan, you may remember the old television show, ‘Stargate: SG1’, where in the later series there were two […]
The New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Dalai Lama
GUEST POST by Robert – a former NKT monk The Protests If you have tried to attend one of the Dalai Lama’s teachings in the west over the last six years, you will have noticed […]
Reflections of a former New Kadampa (NKT) practitioner
I received a link today with posts from someone who left NKT. The reflections add new perspectives on NKT, rarely stressed. The following two points from “But the teachings work don’t they?” I feel important […]
Thoughts on Leaving Rigpa
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 […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 