“To disparage/insult women, whose nature is wisdom, is the fourteenth” ཤེས་རབ་རང་བཞིན་བུད་མེད་ལ། ། སྨོད་པར་བྱེད་པ་བཅུ་བཞི་པ། ། — from Vajrayāna-mūlā-patti-saṅgrahaby Aśvaghoṣa “In other words, the results of genuine ‘crazy wisdom’ are always positive and visible. When a teacher uses an extreme approach that is rooted in compassion, the result is spiritual growth, not trauma. Trauma is a sure sign… Continue reading “I SWEAR TO VAJRAYOGINI I AM NOT LYING”: THE UNRESOLVED CASE OF SANGYE NYENPA: One of the main cited reasons in the smear and bullying campaign against a lone female survivor, who swore to Buddhas, Tara and Vajrayogini he was not lying about his conduct. What are they trying to ignore/cover up/defend and why?
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INSTITUTIONAL MALPRACTICE AND USE OF ILLEGAL, DEROGATORY ONLINE CONTENT TO CHARACTER ASSASSINATE AND BLOCK INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT AND BULLYING ALLEGATIONS: Discovering what goes on behind the EBU “closed doors” and how the actions of ex-President of the European Buddhist Union, Carlo Lucykx caused active and deliberate harm to a lone woman survivor of misconduct, and enabled further shunning, discrimination and harassment
"Using banned, unlawful or anonymous content to justify an explicit blockade to an investigation represents an alarming escalation in institutional malpractice. When an official of Carlo Luyckx's standing in the EBU relies on anonymous attacks or unsubstantiated materials to dismiss a female survivor or whistleblower, it transforms a bureaucratic refusal into active defamation and structural… Continue reading INSTITUTIONAL MALPRACTICE AND USE OF ILLEGAL, DEROGATORY ONLINE CONTENT TO CHARACTER ASSASSINATE AND BLOCK INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT AND BULLYING ALLEGATIONS: Discovering what goes on behind the EBU “closed doors” and how the actions of ex-President of the European Buddhist Union, Carlo Lucykx caused active and deliberate harm to a lone woman survivor of misconduct, and enabled further shunning, discrimination and harassment
THE RISKY AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR LONE WOMEN WHEN PUBLIC WORDS OF ADVICE DO NOT MATCH A BUDDHIST TEACHER’S ACTIONS: What happens when teachers “ignore” or “ghost” women who speak about misconduct unresolved cases, and how male “advocates for women” actually respond in practice
“In other words, the results of genuine ‘crazy wisdom’ are always positive and visible. When a teacher uses an extreme approach that is rooted in compassion, the result is spiritual growth, not trauma. Trauma is a sure sign that the ‘crazy wisdom’ behavior was missing the wisdom to see what would truly benefit the student,… Continue reading THE RISKY AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR LONE WOMEN WHEN PUBLIC WORDS OF ADVICE DO NOT MATCH A BUDDHIST TEACHER’S ACTIONS: What happens when teachers “ignore” or “ghost” women who speak about misconduct unresolved cases, and how male “advocates for women” actually respond in practice
INSTITUTIONAL ENABLING OF ABUSE IN BUDDHIST COMMUNITIES “REARS ITS UGLY HEAD” AGAIN: Why are the European Buddhist Union promoting known enablers of teacher misconduct and dishonesty? EBU podcast (June 2024) of Lama Rinczen, head teacher of Benchen Poland
After the blissful times in Vietnam, I am sorry to report that the institutional enabling of abuse, unethical conduct and lies in Buddhist communities has "reared its ugly head"again [1]. A Chinese translation of this article has been kindly provided by a reader of my work, below the English here. A couple of weeks ago,… Continue reading INSTITUTIONAL ENABLING OF ABUSE IN BUDDHIST COMMUNITIES “REARS ITS UGLY HEAD” AGAIN: Why are the European Buddhist Union promoting known enablers of teacher misconduct and dishonesty? EBU podcast (June 2024) of Lama Rinczen, head teacher of Benchen Poland
TANTRIC BUDDHISM, VOWS, SEX AND WOMEN – the importance of love, respect and consent and what happens when a woman speaks out about lama misconduct
'Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.'-Anais Nin Introduction This article is an attempt to clarify some of the information and misunderstandings surrounding monasticism, sex, women, consorts in Vajrayana (or Tantric) Buddhism. The first half discusses the monastic vows and rules on sexual relations, the role and meaning of a consort,… Continue reading TANTRIC BUDDHISM, VOWS, SEX AND WOMEN – the importance of love, respect and consent and what happens when a woman speaks out about lama misconduct
NEW TRANSLATION: ”One Day’ Meditation on Mind of Awakening’ by 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje
On this full moon day, I offer this spontaneous new translation of a short ‘instruction’ by 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje 91507-1544), 'One Day' Meditation on the Mind of Awakening[1] taken from his Oral Instructions: The Excellent Tree of Immortal Nectar[2] (in Volume 19 of his Collected Works) also referred to as the 100 Short Instructions.… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: ”One Day’ Meditation on Mind of Awakening’ by 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje
Second Ashoka Grant awarded by Khyentse Foundation for translation of Shentong text – ‘Music of the Ultimate Sphere’
Am happy to announce that today I was informed that I been awarded the Ashoka Grant by Khyentse Foundation, for the second year running. The first year it was awarded for the ‘Innate Kalacakra’ project (this translation booklet can be downloaded for free from this website here). This new proposed project, aimed to be completed… Continue reading Second Ashoka Grant awarded by Khyentse Foundation for translation of Shentong text – ‘Music of the Ultimate Sphere’
NEW TRANSLATION: ‘Eight Swirling Spears’ by Gotsangpa, with commentary by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
As an offering to the gurus on this Dakini Day, I publish for the first time, a new translation of a 'song' by Tibetan master, Gotsangpa Gonpo Dorje (rgod tshang pa mgon po rdo rje) (1189-1258), a series of short verses that he calls 'Eight Swirling Spears’ (mdung skor brgyad); together with a compiled commentary… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: ‘Eight Swirling Spears’ by Gotsangpa, with commentary by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
NEW TRANSLATION: Tilopa’s Gangama Mahāmudrā Instructions
I completed a new translation in one day of these precious verses as an offering, on Dakini Day, 2nd December 2018. I am grateful to the prior English translation of these verses, by David Molk (Tilopa’s Māhamudrā Updesha, Snow Lion (2014)) and Lama Yeshe Gyamtso (Shenphen Osel, Vol.3, No.3, 1999), and the published commentaries available in… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: Tilopa’s Gangama Mahāmudrā Instructions