"I can forgive but I will not forget. My body still shakes when I walk, I have scars." ---Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche (July 2026) "If someone is drowning, it is not enough to explain that the water, the drowning and the self are empty of inherent existence. Wisdom reaches out a loving and compassionate hand… Continue reading ON SUICIDE AND BETRAYAL: THE COLLAPSE OF SPIRITUAL REFUGE AND TRUST IN “BUDDHIST” COMMUNITIES. An autobiographical reflection on spiritual betrayal, institutional responsibility, and the Buddhist path from despair to inner refuge and the attempted suicide attempts of Buddhist teacher, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and use of threats of suicide by a teacher to manipulate and conceal truth about misconduct