Comments on: Oops… but wait, you’re a Rinpoche http://www.awakeinthislife.com/2009/06/oops-but-wait-youre-a-rinpoche/ a guide for those climbing the Mountain of Spirit Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael McAlister http://www.awakeinthislife.com/2009/06/oops-but-wait-youre-a-rinpoche/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Michael McAlister Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:13:22 +0000 http://www.awakeinthislife.com/?p=1405#comment-1818 Great post, mike. As you may have already noticed, I've carried your response over into the blog. Bows. Great post, mike.
As you may have already noticed, I’ve carried your response over into the blog.
Bows.

]]> By: mike http://www.awakeinthislife.com/2009/06/oops-but-wait-youre-a-rinpoche/comment-page-1/#comment-1816 mike Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:51:34 +0000 http://www.awakeinthislife.com/?p=1405#comment-1816 I am currently in Spain and have read the original report in "El Mundo". Some English language extracts on the Web (such as the article directly above) either imply or claim that Mr Torres "has completely renounced his former association with the Foundation..", but that is not the impression I got from the "El Mundo" original. Mr Torres seems to have promised to his lama (Zopa) to one day return to the Buddhist fold. I am not certain on this point because my Spanish is not good, but since I have a keen interest in this subject I hope a complete English translation will be made available, or at least that people with more insight will comment here. We need more news like this. Westerners, disillusioned with "their own" religious institutions, often turn to Buddhism, thinking that it is purer and that its institutions are not corrupt. But Tibetan Buddhism has its own skeletons in the closet, past and present, and ironically, quite similar to the monstrosities committed by the Christian church(es). The main reason most Westerners have no clue is because the mainstream media deliberately hush up anti-Dalai news. But search beyond the Dalai Lama--Richard Gere glitz and you are likely to very soon discover absolutely appalling facts about Tibetan Buddhism. I do not wish to mention anything specifically, but it is enough to pay attention to little details and they will soon take you to the larger picture... Little details such as this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osel_Hita_Torres "In May of 2009, Hita gave an interview for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo ... Extracts appeared the following day in the The Guardian (UK). At this time, references to "Lama Osel" suddenly disappeared from the FPMT's website. [3] [4] [However, the removed pages are still available in the Google cache:] Google cache Osel Birth http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:dGZbwnuBAzwJ:www.fpmt.org/teachers/osel/birth.asp+osel+fpmt&cd=4&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es google cache Teachers Osel http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:k-OgKBFCyd4J:www.fpmt.org/Teachers/Osel/+osel+fpmt&cd=3&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es " (Bravo, Wikipedia, god job!) --- Again, if anyone spots a complete English translation of the El Mundo report please let us know... I am currently in Spain and have read the original report in “El Mundo”.

Some English language extracts on the Web (such as the article directly above) either imply or claim that Mr Torres “has completely renounced his former association with the Foundation..”, but that is not the impression I got from the “El Mundo” original. Mr Torres seems to have promised to his lama (Zopa) to one day return to the Buddhist fold.

I am not certain on this point because my Spanish is not good, but since I have a keen interest in this subject I hope a complete English translation will be made available, or at least that people with more insight will comment here.

We need more news like this. Westerners, disillusioned with “their own” religious institutions, often turn to Buddhism, thinking that it is purer and that its institutions are not corrupt. But Tibetan Buddhism has its own skeletons in the closet, past and present, and ironically, quite similar to the monstrosities committed by the Christian church(es).

The main reason most Westerners have no clue is because the mainstream media deliberately hush up anti-Dalai news. But search beyond the Dalai Lama–Richard Gere glitz and you are likely to very soon discover absolutely appalling facts about Tibetan Buddhism. I do not wish to mention anything specifically, but it is enough to pay attention to little details and they will soon take you to the larger picture…

Little details such as this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osel_Hita_Torres

“In May of 2009, Hita gave an interview for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo … Extracts appeared the following day in the The Guardian (UK). At this time, references to “Lama Osel” suddenly disappeared from the FPMT’s website. [3] [4]

[However, the removed pages are still available in the Google cache:]

Google cache Osel Birth http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:dGZbwnuBAzwJ:www.fpmt.org/teachers/osel/birth.asp+osel+fpmt&cd=4&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es

google cache Teachers Osel http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:k-OgKBFCyd4J:www.fpmt.org/Teachers/Osel/+osel+fpmt&cd=3&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es

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(Bravo, Wikipedia, god job!)

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Again, if anyone spots a complete English translation of the El Mundo report please let us know…

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