Teachings of Convenience
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What Happens When You Stop "Holding the Contradiction"?
Triratna is, behind all of the rhetoric and belief, a friendship club based on a shared belief system, and following particular behaviours and culture, none of which have...
Why Triratna Cannot Support Insight
Why Triratna Cannot Support Insight
Triratna as a New Religious Movement Inspired by Buddhism (among other things)
What does one do if they realise that the "Buddhist" organisation they joined is not actually Buddhist?
Sangharakshita's "Marks of Personality" Writ Large
Sangharaksthia once said that "I don't think that the Order or movement should be Sangharakshita writ large; by which I mean that my own particularities of character and...
Coming to Know Better in Triratna
While many Buddhist organisations have had one scandal or another in recent years, it seems that what keeps them together is the fervent belief that, despite the scandals, the...
The Elephant in the Shrine Room
The first obvious sign that something is quite wrong in Triratna is the sexual abuse perpetrated by Sangharakshita and many others following his lead, which the inner circle...
Reflections on Cultish Behaviour in Triratna
Alexandra Stein, in her “Cults and Brainwashing: The hidden - and not so hidden - epidemic”, offers a succinct list of five criteria which define a cult:
Buyer Beware: Issues to Bring Up with Order Members (OMs) Prior to Getting Deeply Involved in Triratna
(Warning: asking these questions may delay your ordination process)
Our Bog is Dood
Reflections on the dangers of charismatic authority in the FWBO sparked by the publication of Subhuti's book Women, Men & Angels, written by a former order member in the...