Are you kidding? Why would anyone send emails to random people instead of searching on Google? Since Lama Tendar's blog post it is no secret that Ole suffers from dementia. His illness was openly addressed on Dharma Wheel forum as well: I had some problems with DWB and sort of dropped out, but I never experienced any "Scientology-like trick" or harassment.
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"I think Ole Nydahl must be the reincarnation of Satan." And I think Stefan107 must be the reincarnation of Maryjane.
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Rogues in Robes by Tomek Lehnert is about the Karmapa Controversy, not Islam. Besides, he died five years ago, and was surely not gay. That book about Islam was more like a booklet, and it was sold in the shop during Ole's courses and lectures. Caty was removed from her position as Ole's close associate/right hand following a major disagreement between them in 2015. I don't k
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I've been on and off to DWB community for decades, and I think there are some things that are far from being cultish: - you can visit meditations for free, - meditation courses are not expensive at all, - nobody expects you to turn your back to your friends and family, - the majority of community members are nice and friendly people, - you can leave any time you want, you won't be
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Dear Maryjane, I respectfully doubt that this experience has anything to do with DWB.
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