A Way Forward?
One comment that has been received about the content of the Triratna Perspectives site is that it points out significant problems, but offers no proposed solutions or path...
Sexual Abuse & Misconduct
Sangharakshita Had a Sex Life -- So What?
A number of us, when sharing our concerns about the implications of Sangharakshita’s sex life with those faithful to him and his teachings, have often been met with the retort, ...
Early FWBO (Triratna) article espousing 'Greek Love'
This article, titled 'Leaving Mother and Initiation into Manhood'. was submitted by an Order member to a very early FWBO (Triratna) magazine, 'Mitrata', in 1977 and was...
Inside Out East BBC programme about Triratna
Jo Taylor examines whether Triratna's mistakes from the past have been addressed properly, interviewing former members of the FWBO/Triratna
2017 Guardian Article on Abuse in Triratna
One of the UK’s largest Buddhist orders has been forced to report allegations of sexual abuse after a former follower claimed he was coerced into sex with one of its elders.
2019 Guardian Article on Abuse in Triratna
Lingwood encouraged heterosexual followers to experiment with homosexuality as a means of expanding their minds; he was deeply critical of the nuclear family and of mixed-sex communities in general; he encouraged young men to break away from their families.
Silencing and Oblivion of Psychological Trauma, Its Unconscious Aspects, and Their Impact on the Inflation of Vajrayāna
The commercialization of Buddhist philosophy has led to decontextualization and indoctrinating issues across groups, as well as abuse and trauma in that context. Methodologically, from an interdisciplinary approach, based on the current situation in international Buddhist groups and citations of victims from the ongoing research, the psychological mechanisms of rationalizing and silencing trauma were analyzed. The results show how supposedly Buddhist terminology and concepts are used to rationalize and justify economic, psychological and physical abuse.
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...
Bjorn Hunsdieck's Account
Marburg, July 12, 2012...
Alan J. W.'s account
NESSUS RISING...