Testimony from an Ogyen Kunzang Choling (OKC) Survivor
I am troubled by the premise that the members of OKC should be protected because they have “nothing to do” with the wrongs perpetrated by Spatz. This is a fiction that lives on in part because, contrary to accusations, the OKC children are absurdly compassionate and forgiving. Most of the OKC disciples were complicit in…
In wake of #MeToo, a Tibetan #Buddhist lama offers a Teacher-Student “sex contract” #Denial #Misogyny @khyentsenorbu
… Since clergy have a responsibility to set and maintain appropriate boundaries, those who are violated by clergy’s inappropriate sexual behavior are not to be blamed even if they initiated the contact. The term ‘consenting adults’ also reflects a misunderstanding of sexual behavior between clergy and congregants. It is assumed that because two people are…
Paedophile who fled Airdrie before sentencing resurfaces as a Monk in Mexico #Buddhism
This has nothing to do with OKC or with the OKCinfo initiative but one common point is fleeing from one place to another and continuing abuses in total impunity. It seems these days anyone can be “monk” like anyone can be “anonymous” and the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy will not move a inch because well :…
A crucial quote from ‘The Holy Madmen of Tibet’
A crucial quote from ‘The Holy Madmen of Tibet’: ‘The process that has led to this application of the idea of “holy madness” is as follows: from at least the tenth century to the present there has been a small subset of religious practitioners in Tibet who through their eccentric behavior, writings, and self-proclamations, have…
Sexual assaults and violent rages… Inside the dark world of #Buddhist teacher #Sogyal Lakar
“Once you enter into the hermetic world of Tibetan Buddhism, you somehow burn your bridges to Western rationality.” Tibetan culture is such that it will never criticise another lama, especially one within your own group Stephen Batchelor Source
Abuse is abuse: we live in the world of conventional reality | Yarlung Warrior #opinion #vajrayana #spatz #sogyal
by Rigden Namgyal : I find it very troubling to realize the general quietism about and surrounding the issue of Sogyal Rinpoche and the responses to it, especially among Tibetan netizens and the community as a whole. This is major news in the international Buddhist community yet our media outlets (Phayul, Radio Free Asia or…
Guru and Student in the Vajrayana by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
OKCinfo does not endorse, support or agree with this article, it is the sole opinion of DJKR, we are rather ignoring the Vajrayana word-salad & instead reproduce this text here so that everyone can make his own opinion on how so-called Buddhist “masters” manage their crisis communication by protecting the abuser and blaming the victims.…
Just a few ideas/advices to the courageous 8 from #RIGPA
– do not wait. go to justice, make a formal complaint, it will open a case and be part of the instruction. Sooner the better. – The people on the board will not face much, even more if they are not directly responsible for the abuses, they will not make any jail time, will probably…
A Letter to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Concerning “Guru and Student in the Vajrayana” – How Did It Happen?
In your letter, you emphasized that Vajrayana needs to be properly introduced. What I understood from your letter is that even though an authentic Vajra Master can pretty much do whatever they see fit, the relationship needs to be properly established. You say the Vajrayana teachings lay this out clearly. From this point of view,…
The Tibetan Book of Living and Lying #sogyal #rigpa – #robertspatz #OKC
By now everybody has heard of the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. But Buddhism still enjoys a reputation of being non-violent, open-minded, and pro-women.