Episode 211: New Kadampa Tradition
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
English - November 26, 2019 13:00 - 16 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★ - 65 ratingsReligion & Spirituality Society & Culture religion spirituality cults belief quiverfull flds apostate aum shinrikyo falun gong Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr Michelle Haslam (https://newkadampatraditionreport.org) Joins me to discuss how she was seduced by the idea of living in a peaceful intentional community, only to find out the group's main focus was expansion and encouraging cruelty.
In this episode, we discuss:
Who is (Was?) Kelsang Gyatso
The differences between New Kadampa Tradition and mainline Buddhism
The hypocritical belief system
What it's like to live on site
Why some say NKT encourages sadistic behaviour
How NKT is like NXIVM and Scientology
And more... Special Guest: Dr. Michelle Haslam.
Dr Michelle Haslam (https://newkadampatraditionreport.org) Joins me to discuss how she was seduced by the idea of living in a peaceful intentional community, only to find out the group's main focus was expansion and encouraging cruelty.
In this episode, we discuss:
Who is (Was?) Kelsang Gyatso
The differences between New Kadampa Tradition and mainline Buddhism
The hypocritical belief system
What it's like to live on site
Why some say NKT encourages sadistic behaviour
How NKT is like NXIVM and Scientology
And more...
Special Guest: Dr. Michelle Haslam.