Tenku Ruff on what to do when you discover a teacher is all too human.
How You Can Support a Victim of Clergy Sexual Misconduct
Lama Willa Miller offers suggestions on how to support a survivor of sexual misconduct by a Buddhist teacher.
Prominent Buddhist nuns urge investigation of Dagri Rinpoche
A group of prominent Buddhist nuns has asked the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) to launch an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche.
Report details Shambhala organization financial troubles
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Photo via Festival of Faiths on Flickr.A new report from Religion News Service details financial troubles facing the Shambhala Buddhist community in the wake of revelations of sexual misconduct by the head of Shambhala, Sakyong Mipham and several teachers in the community.
Prominent Tibetan lama accused of molestation by three women
Two women have accused Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche, 65, of molestation, reports the Tibet Sun.
Shambhala releases Olive Branch report detailing allegations of abuse in community
The report includes allegations against the organization’s head, Sakyong Mipham, and founder Chögyam Trungpa, as well as other leaders in the community.
On March 20, Lion’s Roar hosts “Spiritual Authority: Its Abuses and Uses” at Rubin Museum in NYC
Buddhist teachers Gina Sharpe and Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara and psychoanalyst Pilar Jennings will discuss the student-teacher relationship in a panel discussion at New York’s Rubin Museum on March 20.
Is the Guru Model Broken?
Pema Khandro Rinpoche, Lama Rod Owens, Lama Rigzin Drolma, and Lobsang Rapgay discuss the guru model in the Tibetan tradition, in which the teacher is central to the path.
Spirit Rock, Jack Kornfield, withdraw Noah Levine’s authorization to teach
Noah Levine. Photo by Jakob Lagerstedt.The Ethics and Reconciliation Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center has withdrawn the authorization to teach given to Noah Levine. Jack Kornfield, who led Levine’s teacher training and was his authorizing teacher, has rescinded that 2006 authorization.
Updated: Former aides describe abuse and sexual misconduct by Shambhala leader
An open letter signed by six former personal attendants to Sakyong Mipham says that the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist community “has consistently shown a disturbing pattern of behavior,” including sexual misconduct, psychological abuse, and misuse of organizational funds.