This goes with @migratorypatterns series on the NXIVM cult
Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama was linked to NXIVM, the controversial self-help organization described by former members as a 'sex cult'
He spoke at an event in Albany, New York, in 2009 and put a Tibetan scarf round the neck of its founder Keith Raniere in what was said to be a 'victory' for NXIVM
DailyMail.com can disclose the Dalai Lama was given $1 million to spend on causes he backs in return for attending the function
The deal to get him to go was made by Sara Bronfman, a billionaire heiress to the Seagram fortune, and Lama Tenzin Dhonden, head of the Dalal Lama's U.S trust
But Bronfman and Lama Tenzin face claims they were lovers, even though the Buddhist cleric took a vow of chastity
NVIVM hailed the Dalai Lama's visit but it is now being hit by claims founder Raniere runs it as a sex cult with a 'harem' of women
The women are branded, call him 'Vanguard' and believe that sleeping with Raniere, 57, will heal them, according to claims made about NXIVM
Raniere denies it is a sex cult but neither NXIVM or the Dalai Lama's office addressed the latest allegations
The Dalai Lama was paid $1 million to travel to America to endorse a controversial 'sex cult' that brainwashes and brands women
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5230067/Dalai-Lamas-1-MILLION-women-branding-sex-cult.html
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letsdothis1 ago
Lol. I always thought he was a wrong 'un. I saw him years ago and had a bad vibe from him.
pby1000 ago
Why did you have a bad vibe? Was it like seeing the pope or something? I am never seen either one, but I suspect I would feel creeped out by it, especially when seeing how other people react to the situation.
letsdothis1 ago
I can't explain it. I saw him at a public event. Just an intuition that he was not a good man or that he was not who he was pretending to be.
Thich Nhat Hanh is known as the world's second most famous Buddhist. Now he's the real deal.
DerivaUK ago
Are any of them the real deal? Honestly? Can’t trust any of them.
letsdothis1 ago
Thich Nhat Hanh is. I've had some contact there. True Zen master. Very impressive. Pity people like him do not have more influence. Beautiful human being.
DerivaUK ago
I don’t know too much of him. But I’ll take a look. Sometimes we have to put the cynicism aside. An occupational hazard in these quarters, sadly.
letsdothis1 ago
Sadly he suffered a major stroke a couple of years ago so he's not as active now.