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THE IMPORTANCE OF CARE, COMMON SENSE AND COMPASSION: The tragic suicide of British “wellness” teacher due to intense pain, experienced during and after Tibetan Buddhist “purification” practice and retreat at Holy Isle, Scotland. Coroner’s report published that “not a preventable death” but lacking “common sense”

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"We speak for the dead to protect the living." --Judge Peter Thornton QC on the purpose of coroner's reports (2012) "Mr Middleton [the coroner] said he did not believe the retreat had directly caused her fibromyalgia, but agreed trauma, prostrations and disturbed sleep could have contributed, adding “common sense will say it is possible those… Continue reading THE IMPORTANCE OF CARE, COMMON SENSE AND COMPASSION: The tragic suicide of British “wellness” teacher due to intense pain, experienced during and after Tibetan Buddhist “purification” practice and retreat at Holy Isle, Scotland. Coroner’s report published that “not a preventable death” but lacking “common sense”

IS THIS THE BUDDHIST BODHISATTVA ATTITUDE? Defensive public responses, resignations by Lama Yeshe Losal and Samye Ling/Dzong staff in response to calls for an investigation into abuse and misconduct at Samye Ling, concerns also raised about finance and donations expenditure, and ignoring the advice of 17th Karmapa

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"May those who insult me to my face, Or cause me harm in any other way, Even those who disparage me in secret, Have the good fortune to awaken."--Shantideva in Bodhisattva's Way of Life "DARVO refers to a reaction perpetrators of wrong doing, particularly sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for… Continue reading IS THIS THE BUDDHIST BODHISATTVA ATTITUDE? Defensive public responses, resignations by Lama Yeshe Losal and Samye Ling/Dzong staff in response to calls for an investigation into abuse and misconduct at Samye Ling, concerns also raised about finance and donations expenditure, and ignoring the advice of 17th Karmapa

NOT SO “HOLY ISLE”? TRAGIC TALES OF REPORTED (AND ENABLED) BULLYING AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TOWARDS WOMEN AT SAMYE LING UK BUDDHIST CENTRES THAT ENDED IN PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM, ATTEMPTED SUICIDES AND MURDER: Several prior complaints from women regarding Drupon Karma Lhabu, Katen Lama and other teachers at Samye Ling and Holy Isle women’s retreat, including assaults by the man who went on to murder of HE Akong Rinpoche

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"If you think having uncomfortable conversations is difficult, wait until you see the results of NOT having them." "The guru whom we should consider to be so important, is not just anyone who’s given the name guru/lama. It is not someone who is famous in the world as being a great lama. It’s something you… Continue reading NOT SO “HOLY ISLE”? TRAGIC TALES OF REPORTED (AND ENABLED) BULLYING AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TOWARDS WOMEN AT SAMYE LING UK BUDDHIST CENTRES THAT ENDED IN PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM, ATTEMPTED SUICIDES AND MURDER: Several prior complaints from women regarding Drupon Karma Lhabu, Katen Lama and other teachers at Samye Ling and Holy Isle women’s retreat, including assaults by the man who went on to murder of HE Akong Rinpoche