I take it this Ravi Shankar has nothing to do with his namesake the sitar player?
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Ole Nydahl needs to be added to that list.
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Ole Nydahl is a sexual abuser and cult leader who claims to be a Tibetan Lama.
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from DWC Quote Steven James should not be a Buddhist teacher because he has done damage to people. He is not mature person enough for that job. He wants religious power and he can really go extra mile to hurt those who are obstacles on his way to achieve it. Probably the Charity Commission will not do much. There is little they can do against a person who abuses power within religious commu
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Did anyone else see the documentary on Channel 4 (in the UK) about Kaballah tonight? Very interesting. All about the overpriced 'blessed' water, the red strings, seminars aimed at drawing children in, Madonna and her 'charity' that is run by her and the leader of Kaballah in the US. Did anyone else see it? What did you think?
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I have found a rather amusing trend of Ole Nydahl now starting to call himself 'Ole Nydahl PhD', as the 'Lama' title he has been using is becoming increasingly known to be false. However, he never completed a PhD either! He dropped out and went smuggling drugs instead, for which he went to jail in 1969. Also, thanks to Rick for adding the two DW links to the site.
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Dear friends, How could anybody consider this racist and right-wing extremist as a "buddhist"? Anyway Ole, nice plaything (HK416 ?), but posing alone won't do it: Ole with HK [3.bp.blogspot.com] Better get a bullet proof vest Ole ;-)
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You are absolutely correct. I’ve attended the DW centre in Holborn. Yes Diamond way is a cult, I've had extremely painful experiences with them. It took me the larger part of a year to recover from them. I confirm every point you made. (And well written too). I classify them as dangerous and even evil. They sell alcohol, (without a drinks license) in the centre despite the Buddhist
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