Hello Charlene, There are many rogues, charlatans and fake gurus posing as Tibetan lamas and some of them are ethnic Tibetans. Sogyal Lakar aka Rinpoche for example. If you scroll down this section of RR you will come to a thread about the odious Sogyal which contains links to other sites where you will find detailed information. Re: non-Tibetans -- the following spring to mind: Leslie Dawson a
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Another alert to A post from a Rigpa apologist has generated responses from more women with direct experience of Sogyal's abuses. I expected this to happen here at Rick Ross, but perhaps because it is an American site rather than a European one, there has not been a substantial level of interest. Dialogue Ireland, on the other hand appears to be a magnet. One way or another it now seems
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Hello again, A relatively new blog called Dialogue Ireland has recently added a comprehensive item exposing Sogyal Lakar as a charlatan and abusive sexual predator. An even more recent item in The Irish Times -- written by a naive and gullible woman who swallowed Rigpa PR in huge mouthfulls-- was reproduced on DI and generated remarkable responses from disaffected former memebrs of Rigpa. The sa
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Hi Poodle, Dzongzar Khyentse is another naughty boy when it comes to exploiting his pulling power with the ladies....but ..he makes some very good points. This is the second time he has delivered an essay on this theme. The first time he was more inclined to blame westerners for their attitudes towards Tibetan lamas. He has softened his stance somewhat. Something from the outer reaches of the
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