mercredi, août 30, 2017
mardi, août 29, 2017
Le scandale qui secoue la communauté bouddhiste tibétaine
La secte lamaïste Rigpa est exclue de l'Union bouddhiste de France,
son gourou est écarté.
Le
leader spirituel de l'école de pensée bouddhiste Rigpa, a annoncé
sa retraite forcée, frappé par un scandale d'agressions sexuelles
et physiques, et d'abus financiers.
Au cœur de la
tempête, Sogyal Rinpoché, l'un des artisans de la
popularisation du bouddhisme en Occident et auteur en 1992 du "Le
livre tibétain de la Vie et de la Mort", paru en 1992 et
vendu à 2,8 millions d'exemplaires. Une figure donc, qui est
définitivement tombée de son piédestal mi-juillet, lorsque huit de
ses plus proches disciples, comme
l'a révélé Marianne, envoient une lettre
à 1 500 membres de Rigpa. Sur sept pages, on lit les
claques, les humiliations, les agressions sexuelles, le train de vie
trop luxueux.
Cette lettre, Olivier Raurich
l'a lue, avec soulagement. Ancien traducteur de Sogyal Rinpoché, il
a quitté Rigpa en 2014. Il avait dénoncé en vain ces
agissements. Deux femmes lui ont confié avoir été
violées.Olivier Raurich a constaté lui même des abus
financiers : "En 2014, dans une
grande retraite pour 600 à 800 personnes dans le centre principal
près de Montpellier [NDLR : le centre de Lerab Ling], Sogyal
Rinpoché nous a demandé des offrandes abondantes en argent liquide,
et il a insisté pour que ce soit abondant et pour que ce soit en
liquide. J’ai regardé les enveloppes tomber dans les paniers et je
me suis dit que ça faisait beaucoup d’argent liquide et que si
c’était destiné à des causes humanitaires et pures, pourquoi
faire cela sous cette forme illégale".
La dénonciation d'Olivier
Raurich, et quelques mois plus tard, la parution du livre "Les
dévots du bouddhisme" (éd. Max Milo) de l'ethnologue,
Marion Dapsance, n'ont rien changé. La lettre des disciples, en
revanche, a créé un électrochoc, car elle émane de bouddhistes
qui n'ont pas voulu quitter la communauté. Le moine
Matthieu Ricard a fini par qualifier les actes de Sogyal Rinpoché
d'"inadmissibles".
Le Dalaï Lama en
personne a dû prendre position, début août, lors d'une conférence
à Ladakh en Inde : "Certaines
institutions lamaïques sont influencées par le système féodal.
C’est dépassé, ça doit s'arrêter. Ces gens ne suivent pas
l''enseignement du Buddha.
La seule chose à faire c’est de rendre ça public, dans les journaux, à la radio. Rendez ça public ! Sogyal Rinpoché était mon grand ami, mais c’est fini, il est tombé en disgrâce.
Dans la foulé, la communauté
Rigpa a annoncé une enquête interne et la mise en place d'un code
éthique.
Le scandale Rigpa est-il l'arbre qui cache la forêt ?
Tous les interlocuteurs, même
ceux qui ont eu à accompagner des victimes d'abus, soulignent qu'il
ne faut pas jeter l'opprobre sur la communauté bouddhiste dans son
ensemble. Les dérives sont rares et localisées, mais elles
existent.
Quand on demande à Olivier
Raurich s'il avait eu vent d'autres abus, ailleurs, quand il était
encore chez Rigpa, il le confirme, tout en ayant lui même du mal à
y croire : "J’ai quelques bruits par des amis qui
sont dans d’autres centres, mais bizarrement je pensais que c’était
réservé aux autres. Quelque part c’est presque impensable, car
les grands maîtres sont de droit divin, donc il faut avoir le nez
dessus pour l’accepter et même dans ce cas, c’est difficile."
Ces soupçons, l'Union
Bouddhiste de France, qui
condamne toute dérive et vient d'exclure Rigpa,
en a également entendu parler, comme l'explique l'un de ses
dirigeants, Olivier Wang Genh. "Je pense que ça
touche la communauté bouddhiste dans son ensemble et
ça montre que toute forme d’angélisme ou de naïveté n’a pas
sa place. On doit écouter des enseignements avec clairvoyance et
toujours rester dans cette vigilance. Mais on fait très attention à
ce que ça n’arrive pas ou le moins possible."
Reste que malgré tout cela
arrive, parfois. Certains interlocuteurs, qui ne veulent pas en faire
état au micro, évoquent la Dordogne, l'Auvergne, Montpellier. Des
témoignages aussi sur les forums bouddhistes, avec toutes les
précautions indispensables.
Et puis un cas un peu plus
concret. C'était en 2011 au Temple des 1000 bouddhas en
Saône-et-Loire. Trois lamas ont été exclus, après des dépôts de
plainte. L'une est toujours en cours d'instruction, les trois autres
avaient abouti à des relaxes fautes de preuve. Et on touche là le
cœur du problème
Une parole qui a du mal à se libérer
Difficile de dénoncer, par
honte de s'être laissé avoir, par douleur, par peur que son affaire
ne discrédite tout le bouddhisme. Ceux qui franchissent la porte des
associations d'aide aux victimes renoncent parfois aussi à porter
plainte sur les conseils de ces mêmes associations qui ont peur que
les personnes soient broyées par des années de procédure,
peut-être inutile.
Daniel Sisco est
le président de l'Association des familles et individus victimes de
sectes, l'Adfi Paris Île de France : "Rassembler
les preuves dans le domaine de l’emprise psychique c’est très,
très difficile. Il y a heureusement une loi qui protège
c’est la loi
About-Picard, qui permet aux gens
de faire référence à la mise en état de sujétion, mais il n’y
a rien de plus difficile à prouver que l’état de sujétion car
c’est la parole d’une personne contre une autre. Là où ça peut
commencer à construire l’assise d’une procédure juridique,
c’est quand vous avez cinq ou dix personnes qui disent la même
chose à propos d’un individu".
L'ADFI Paris Île de France a
répertorié 18 cas de signalements d'abus dans la communauté
bouddhiste l'an dernier. Le bouddhisme, peut être un point d'entrée
séduisant pour les mal intentionnés, poursuit Daniel Sisco, car les
préceptes sont rassurants.
Si la lettre envoyée cet été
pour dénoncer les actes de Sogyal Rinpoché est une révolution,
c'est parce qu'elle montre que la parole commence à
se libérer. Le linge sale continue à se laver en
famille, mais plus de manière aussi confidentielle.
En attendant, les associations
et les Bouddhistes eux mêmes le disent : il est temps que la lune de
miel entre l'Occident et le bouddhisme se termine, chacun doit
prendre conscience que toute religion peut avoir ses brebis galeuses.
Par Delphine Evenou
vendredi, août 25, 2017
Sogyal n'est plus directeur spirituel
Sogyal, lama tibétain que l'on dit très concupiscent et fort tyrannique, s'est finalement retiré de la direction spirituelle de toutes les organisations qui portent le nom « Rigpa ».
A Lérab Ling (Hérault), le nombre de participants à la retraite dzogchen du mois d'août 2017 est-il en baisse ?
Les organisateurs nient toute désaffection et affirment que 900 disciples de Sogyal sont présents, pourtant l'immense parking des retraitants est vide.
22 Août 2017, le parking des retraitants du temple lamaïste de l’Engayresque (34650 Roqueredonde).
dimanche, août 20, 2017
Glamour bouddhique
Rinchen Yagzom, épouse de Sa Sainteté défroquée Thaye Dorje
Le sauvetage médiatique du bouddhisme tibétain
Le comportement de certains hiérarques du bouddhisme tibétain, notamment de Sogyal le puissant gourou d'une multinationale du lamaïsme, a scandalisé de nombreux bouddhistes.
Pour enrayer la défection des élèves des Rinpochés (les « Précieux » lamas), des médias utilisent la photo très glamour de Rinchen Yagzom, la belle qui a fait chavirer le cœur de Thaye Dorje. Sa Sainteté Thaye Dorje est l'un des deux Karmapa qui se disputent le trône de la secte tibétaine kagyu.
La campagne de sauvetage du bouddhisme tibétain a débuté avec une dépêche de l'AFP : "Quand une sommité du bouddhisme s'explique sur son récent mariage". La dépêche est reprise par plusieurs médias, comme Courrier International.
L'implantation en Occident du vajrayana, le bouddhisme magique du Tibet, a toujours bénéficié du soutien des oligarchies mondialistes, des Rockefeller aux francs-maçons en passant par des groupes de parlementaires français et européens.
jeudi, août 17, 2017
Mondialisme, chaos et secte oligarchique
Pierre Hillard : "Les droits de l'homme c'est du noachisme [...] pour régenter l'humanité..."
Le 11 juin 2017 à Nice, Pierre Hillard présentait son dernier livre : Atlas du mondialisme. Docteur en science politique, Pierre Hillard a longtemps enseigné et il a su captiver la salle pendant plus de deux heures.
Georges Gourdin, journaliste à Nice-Provence résume les grandes lignes de son intervention.
Conspirationniste,
et alors ?
Pierre
Hillard assume pleinement le fait d’être qualifié de
« conspirationniste »
par Wikipédia puisque c’est le qualificatif qui est attribué à
tous ceux qui se penchent sur le moteur de la mondialisation en
marche depuis des siècles.
La
lutte entre l'ancienne et la nouvelle synagogue
De
fait l’universitaire, obsédé par l’origine profonde des choses,
cherche toujours la cause première des événements et en fournit
systématiquement les sources historiques factuelles. Pour lui, il
est nécessaire de remonter les siècles jusqu’au début de notre
ère, vers les années 100–120 après Jésus-Christ. C’est à
cette époque en effet que la doctrine juive s’est scindée en deux
courants qui persistent encore de nos jours et qui éclairent sur les
tensions du monde. Alors que la condamnation du Christ laissait
encore des traces dans les esprits des religieux juifs, la
destruction en l’an 70 du temple de Jérusalem par l’armée
romaine, menée par le futur empereur Titus, secondé par Tibère
Alexandre, marque à jamais l’histoire et la tradition juives.
Contre
le christianisme
La
nouvelle synagogue s’est construite sur l’opposition au
christianisme naissant, incompatible avec le judaïsme à cause de
plusieurs divergences doctrinales profondes, notamment :
• le fait que le monde est une émanation de Dieu pour les Juifs et une création pour les Chrétiens
• le Dieu juif est indissociable même s’il s’accompagne d’un dieu méchant, tandis que le Dieu chrétien est une sainte trinité sans dieu en creux ou en négatif
• le Christ est l’incarnation de Dieu pour les Chrétiens alors qu’il n’est qu’un prophète pour les Juifs.
Si
l’ancienne kabbale reste proche du christianisme, la nouvelle
kabbale intégrera une approche ésotériste, voire la magie.
Un
nouveau coup de tonnerre accentuera la différence d’appréciation
entre nouvelle et ancienne synagogue : c’est le décret de
l’Alhambra de 1492 qui expulsera les Juifs d’Espagne, les
entraînant encore une fois à l’exil. La nouvelle kabbale se
radicalisera sous l’influence de plusieurs rabbins, notamment Isaac
Louria. La kabbale lourianique joue un rôle considérable dans la
culture juive. Les traductions et les commentaires de Christian Knorr
von Rosenroth (1636–1689), François-Mercure Van Helmont
(1614–1698), Gershom Scholem (1897–1982) ou encore plus récemment
de Charles Mopsik (1956–2003).
Occultisme
kabbalistique et franc-maçonnerie
La
kabbale lourianique perpétuera au long des siècles un combat
incessant contre le christianisme en utilisant tous les moyens tels
que la fausse conversion afin d’anéantir l’ennemi de
l’intérieur. C’est le cas de Jakob Frank (1726–1791) qui eut
une énorme influence auprès de plusieurs familles régnantes
d’Europe centrale. La franc-maçonnerie deviendra
une alliée puisqu’elle prône une doctrine compatible avec la
nouvelle synagogue. Voilà pourquoi celle-ci verra la Révolution
française comme une avancée majeure vers l’avènement du nouveau
Messie. Des agents frankistes tinrent un rôle dans la Révolution
Française, comme Moïse Dobruchka, qui devint Jacobin sous le nom de
Junius Frey. Beaucoup de Frankistes virent un Messie potentiel en
Napoléon Bonaparte. L’homme nouveau né des Lumières, coupé de
ses racines religieuses et culturelles, devient l’allié de la
kabbale. Le Roi de France s’adressait à ses peuples, enracinés
dans leurs provinces. La Révolution française s’adresse
dorénavant au peuple unique et uniforme, « hors-sol ».
C’est pourquoi les Provinces du Royaume seront bien vite brisées
par les Révolutionnaires, à tel point qu’ils voulaient quadriller
la France selon une trame parfaitement géométrique. Tout ce qui
peut couper l’Homme de ses racines et donc de son territoire, sera
encouragé.
Déstructuration
territoriale
Pierre
Hillard note qu’à ce titre François Hollande fut un bon président
pour l’avènement du mondialisme puisqu’il a brisé les Régions
pour les rendre conformes aux recommandations de Bruxelles. Il a
étendu à toutes les Régions le lien direct avec Bruxelles pour la
gestion des fonds structurels européens. Ainsi sans que personne ne
s’en émeuve, l’État français n’intervient plus dans ce
processus qui gère des centaines de millions d’euros.
La
Turquie et l’Allemagne seront également soumises à des projets de
déstructuration territoriale, preuves à l’appui puisque le
conférencier étaie ses propos par des cartes qui sont publiées
dans son Atlas de la
mondialisation. Bien entendu le Moyen Orient fait aussi
l’objet de pressions considérables pour briser les entités
historiques, d’autant qu’il recèle des richesses fort convoitées
en son sous-sol. Mais les États-Unis n’échappent pas non plus à
cette déstructuration générale.
Le
golem Dark Vador
Toujours
dans cette quête de refaçonner le monde, le rabbin de Prague Loew,
interprétant un verset du Talmud, créera le golem qui
est un nouvel Adam. La statue du golem, toujours présente à Prague
(en arrière plan sur notre illustration à la une), sera reprise
dans plusieurs productions cinématographiques, parmi lesquelles bien
entendu le Dark Vador de La
Guerre des Étoiles.
Guerres
mondiales et création d'Israël
Le
conférencier présentera en détail le projet du train Hambourg —
Golfe persique, le « Bagdadbahn ».
Il en fera une illustration parfaite des tensions entre le monde
anglo-saxon — puissance maritime — et l’Europe continentale
dans lesquelles s’affrontent également des communautés juives en
conflit historique.
Pierre
Hillard expliquera comment le Royaume Uni ne pouvait accepter que
l’Allemagne fût maître d’œuvre de ce projet. Comment la Russie
ne pouvait pas non plus voir l’Allemagne étendre son influence sur
ces zones. Les banques juives ont longtemps hésité avant de choisir
leur camp. Allemands et Alliés rivalisent afin d’obtenir l’appui
des banques juives. Ce sera celui-des États-Unis lorsque la
communauté juive recevra l’assurance par ces derniers qu’ils
appuieront la consolidation du foyer juif en Palestine. Pierre
Hillard eut alors une pensée émue à l’égard de nos millions de
combattants qui se sacrifiaient pour des raisons qui leur échappaient
complètement.
Pierre
Hillard retracera un historique précis du projet de repeuplement de
la Palestine par les Juifs qu’il fait remonter à 1836, date d’une
lettre du rabbin Kalischer qui entendait encourager le départ des
Juifs d’Europe vers la Palestine via la famille Rotschild de
Berlin. Le phénomène de colonisation a été amplifié, dès
1882, par Edmond de Rothschild qui possédait des terres
(Rishon-le-Zion) dans cette région du monde. Par la suite Theodor
Herzl (1860–1904) fut le véritable activiste du sionisme en
prônant le premier la création d’un État autonome juif.
Trump-Rothschild
contre Poutine-Loubavitch
De
nos jours encore, le conflit du Moyen Orient reflète ces tensions
qui ne sont pas encore apaisées, loin s’en faut. Les États-Unis
de Donald Trump, avec l’appui des Rothschild, est en confrontation
avec la Russie de Vladimir Poutine qui bénéficie de l’appui
du réseau
Loubavitch.
On
trouve encore les tensions entre les deux courants du judaïsme :
celui qui aspire au grand Israël et celui qui pense que les Juifs
doivent s’installer dans des foyers épars, notamment en
Ukraine-Crimée.
Une
religion mondiale pour les non-juifs
Le
conférencier s’attacha à montrer pourquoi l’islam pose moins de
problèmes aux Juifs que les Chrétiens, car, pour les Musulmans,
Mahomet est également un prophète et que la Sainte Trinité n’est
pas admise non plus. Pierre Hillard le répète, certes avec
précaution afin de ne pas choquer certaines personnes de
l’assistance : « Dans
le cadre du noachisme, l’islam ne dérange pas la synagogue ».
Le noachisme est le giron de la future religion universelle.
La
mystique du chaos
Le
messianisme juif reste encore de nos jours dans l’attente de
cataclysmes qui prépareront la rédemption et la venue annoncée du
Messie. Plus la situation se dégrade, mieux c’est car le chaos
hâte son arrivée. C’est en effet le Juif qui a entre ses mains la
clé du tikkoun,
de la réparation du monde, car c’est le Juif qui a la capacité de
séparer le Bien du Mal et d’assurer la rédemption. Pour les Juifs
Israël est le centre de l’univers et le peuple juif sera
l’intermédiaire unique entre Dieu et les Hommes.
Georges
Gourdin
lundi, août 14, 2017
La France, championne du monde de la censure sur Internet
Quand une secte gouverne
La TV hongroise a parlé d’un article de Riposte Laïque, avec graphique, concernant la censure sur Internet.
Vidéo (traduction française : Oz-Rita pour Vlad Tepes blog)
1) France : 37 990 pages qualifiées de « nationalistes »
2) Inde : 30 126 pages
3) Turquie (!) : 6 574
4) Allemagne : 554
5) Israël : 431
6) Autriche : 401
7) Royaume-Uni : 105
8) Russie : la dictature poutinienne a le culot de bloquer 84 pages
9) Brésil : 41
et la Hongrie [autre dictature selon Juncker] n’est même pas sur la liste.
[Source du graphique : statistique officielle de Facebook.]
Cenator, 13 août 2017
Source :
YouTube itou
samedi, août 12, 2017
Atlas du mondialisme
Le
livre de Pierre Hillard, « Atlas du mondialisme »,
permet de connaître les coulisses de l'histoire et la mystique
messianique des maîtres du monde.
LE LIVRE
Pierre
Hillard
Cet ouvrage présente une particularité, il tente d'expliquer l'esprit du mondialisme conditionnant des phénomènes politiques, économiques et spirituels variés. À partir de sept chapitres traitant de sujets divers accompagnant de nombreuses cartes, nous avons essayé de reconstituer pièce après pièce un immense puzzle planétaire. En nous aidant de sources officielles, nous avons tenté de cerner les causes profondes expliquant pourquoi le monde de 2017 présente des particularités propres à préparer une gouvernance mondiale.
À notre connaissance, c'est le premier atlas à traiter du mondialisme à ne pas confondre, comme nous l'avons expliqué dans cet ouvrage, avec la mondialisation. Nous prévenons le lecteur qu'il pourra être choqué par telle ou telle information même dûment référencée et incontestable. Voir les choses telles qu'elles sont et non telles qu'on aimerait qu'elles fussent est une gageure. La nature humaine est rebelle au monde réel et à ses causes. Notre fabuliste national, Jean de la Fontaine, en savait quelque chose. Ne disait-il pas : « L'homme est de feu au mensonge, mais de glace à la vérité ».
DARK VADOR
(Ci-dessous, la vidéo d'un extrait de la conférence de Pierre Hillard du 11 juin 2017.)
"Dark Vador est une émanation de l'esprit du judaïsme et de la Kabbale..."
2 notes :
1) Le costume de Dark Vador
Le journaliste Israël Itzhaky écrit, "les fans de Star Wars qui feront un arrêt sur image sur le costume de Dark Vador remarqueront trois rangées de lettres hébraïques sur son armure. Armure qui rappelle via sa forme et ses couleurs le Hoshen (pectoral) du Grand Prêtre. La ligne du milieu est très mystique : le mot Golem écrit à l’envers, cet être humanoïde dépourvu de libre-arbitre comme Vador, et Tzitz (couronne), la plaque en or qui reposait sur le front du Cohen Gadol où était écrit « Consacré à l’Eternel ». Prédestiné à se sacrifier pour le bien était-il ?"
"Dès 1927, le B'naï B'rith avait ainsi signé un accord avec le principal syndicat de production et de distribution de films américains, la Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. Le prétexte en fut le film Le Roi des rois de Cecil B. De Mille, qui raconte la vie de Jésus. Alfred M. Cohen, président à l'époque du B'naï B'rith, obtint du célèbre cinéaste qu'il rectifie divers passages et modifie certaines scènes, de manière à « corriger » la fiction, en particulier le passage sur la Passion du Christ, afin de dédouaner de toute responsabilité les juifs." (Emmanuel Ratier)
2) La franc-maçonnerie juive (B'naï B'rith) contrôle-t-elle le cinéma ?
jeudi, août 10, 2017
Les sept têtes du dragon vert
L'Union européenne contre-traditionnelle est en marche
Dans les années trente, l’action occulte d'une société ultra-secrète a provoqué un cataclysme mondial. De nos jours, cette société extrêmement puissante serait toujours active en Europe. Ses affiliés se nomment les Verts.
"Les sept têtes du dragon vert", un roman d’espionnage à clé, dévoile la conspiration permanente des Verts « contre la civilisation occidentale gréco-latine, tendant à saper, crevasser, ébranler l’édifice, déjà si instable de l’Europe... »
Dans "Les sept têtes du dragon vert", après leur rencontre avec un lama tibétain d'origine juive, Djordji-Den de la secte dite des Bonnets Rouges, pour les initiés un Dzog-Tchène (Dzogchenpa), les enquêteurs finiront par rencontrer un représentant de la redoutable société secrète. « Ainsi nous étions bien en face d’un de ceux dont l’action occulte entraîne l’Europe vers le chaos. En face d’un de ces fameux Verts, dont nous affirmons l’existence, en dépit des plaisanteries incrédules de ceux qui dirigent officiellement les nations. »
Djordji-Den
"Le lama Djordji-Den, dont l’enseignement devait m’être si utile dans ma lutte contre le « Dragon Vert ». Il tient à la main un theu-threng composé de cent huit rondelles d’os, découpées dans cent huit crânes humains. [...]
Il ne célait aucunement qu’il était d’origine sémite, mais il donnait des preuves patentes de l’initiation lamaïque supérieure qu’il avait reçue au monastère de Séra, à proximité de Lhassa, la ville sainte du Bouddha vivant."
Teddy Legrand
vendredi, août 04, 2017
Sogyal et les Hollandais
Le 16 novembre 2016, Sogyal, le gourou
tibétain de Rigpa, était au
RAI Amsterdam (ou RAI complexe de halls d'exposition destiné à
accueillir de grandes manifestations événementielles à Amsterdam
aux Pays-Bas), pour y enseigner.
Le public fut
accueilli par une protestation silencieuse dénonçant les « abus
sexuels et psychologiques » commis par le gourou.
Le journaliste d'enquête
néerlandais Dirk Mostert de Brandpunt (KRO-NCRV) a enquêté sur les
abus sexuels commis par des enseignants bouddhistes, avec un accent
particulier sur Sogyal Lakar (alias Sogyal Rinpoché) et son
organisation internationale Rigpa.
Sogyal
and Rigpa on Dutch TV (Brandpunt 13-06-2017)
The
English manuscript of the documentary.
Sacha
de Boer00:00:00.00
And now: abuse within the Buddhist community. A peaceful, cuddly religion. Incense, meditation, monks that are fond of laughing, and, above all, very ‘zen’: that is our idea of Buddhism. But it has a very different side as well, which is hardly ever discussed. A world of abuse of power, sexual abuse, and violence. How is it possible that a religion that is thought to be so peaceful, enables monks and gurus with wrong ideas?
And now: abuse within the Buddhist community. A peaceful, cuddly religion. Incense, meditation, monks that are fond of laughing, and, above all, very ‘zen’: that is our idea of Buddhism. But it has a very different side as well, which is hardly ever discussed. A world of abuse of power, sexual abuse, and violence. How is it possible that a religion that is thought to be so peaceful, enables monks and gurus with wrong ideas?
Rob
Hogendoorn00:00:28.17
People assume that any person from Asia wearing yellow ochre robes is respectable. And that is just not true.
People assume that any person from Asia wearing yellow ochre robes is respectable. And that is just not true.
Oane
Bijlsma00:00:28.60
He said: “Look! Look!”, as he showed an image of a Tibetan deity with an enormous erection, a fat, veined erection, forcing me to watch.
He said: “Look! Look!”, as he showed an image of a Tibetan deity with an enormous erection, a fat, veined erection, forcing me to watch.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:00:41.00
This is Sogyal. Sogyal abuses a number of young female members in his entourage.
This is Sogyal. Sogyal abuses a number of young female members in his entourage.
Olivier
Raurich00:00:51.56
The system is such that the bad Lama can do anything: he can ask money, sex, he can ask anything.
The system is such that the bad Lama can do anything: he can ask money, sex, he can ask anything.
Ron
Sinnige00:00:55.40
Over here, it’s very easy to pose as a teacher. Nobody knows what you did in Tibet or Japan: perhaps you were a butcher on the next corner.
Over here, it’s very easy to pose as a teacher. Nobody knows what you did in Tibet or Japan: perhaps you were a butcher on the next corner.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:01:09.60
There’s a lot of dead wood.
There’s a lot of dead wood.
Oane
Bijlsma00:01:10.39
Indeed, a gross abuse of power.
Indeed, a gross abuse of power.
Voice-over00:01:13.28
At thirty, Oane Bijlsma is not quite sure what to do with the rest of her life. A friend suggests that she might join a meditation course.
At thirty, Oane Bijlsma is not quite sure what to do with the rest of her life. A friend suggests that she might join a meditation course.
Oane
Bijlsma00:01:22.04
At first, it did not mean much. But I was looking for something, and the idea of learning more about meditation and practicing meditation appealed to me. I thought the first night was really good.
At first, it did not mean much. But I was looking for something, and the idea of learning more about meditation and practicing meditation appealed to me. I thought the first night was really good.
Voice-over00:01:42.88
Very quickly, Oane immerses herself completely in the practice of meditation. She starts here, at the Buddhist organization Rigpa in Amsterdam. Because she wants to intensify her meditation practice, she spends time at Lerab Ling, Rigpa’s headquarters in the South of France. There, she meets Rigpa’s great spiritual leader: Sogyal Rinpoche.
Very quickly, Oane immerses herself completely in the practice of meditation. She starts here, at the Buddhist organization Rigpa in Amsterdam. Because she wants to intensify her meditation practice, she spends time at Lerab Ling, Rigpa’s headquarters in the South of France. There, she meets Rigpa’s great spiritual leader: Sogyal Rinpoche.
Oane
Bijlsma00:02:02.20
He is a Tibetan Lama with a portly build, who has certain mannerisms and a quaint accent, which suggest that he is somehow different.
He is a Tibetan Lama with a portly build, who has certain mannerisms and a quaint accent, which suggest that he is somehow different.
Dirk
Mostert00:02:21.68
And that is thought of as inspiring?
And that is thought of as inspiring?
Oane
Bijlsma00:02:23.40
Yes. At first, you might believe him to be wise because of the one-liners and stock phrases he uses. His stories suggest much of what is thought of in the West as being Buddhist wisdom.
Yes. At first, you might believe him to be wise because of the one-liners and stock phrases he uses. His stories suggest much of what is thought of in the West as being Buddhist wisdom.
Voice-over00:02:44.63
In France, Oane is inspired by her spiritual leader. She is not alone. Sogyal has thousands of followers worldwide, some of whom come from the Netherlands. At the end of May, they gather in this venue near Amsterdam. Sogyal is leading the yearly Amsterdam City Retreat.
In France, Oane is inspired by her spiritual leader. She is not alone. Sogyal has thousands of followers worldwide, some of whom come from the Netherlands. At the end of May, they gather in this venue near Amsterdam. Sogyal is leading the yearly Amsterdam City Retreat.
Dirk
Mostert00:02:55.98
Good morning madam, can I ask you a question?
Good morning madam, can I ask you a question?
Passer-by
100:02:56.96
That depends.
That depends.
Dirk
Mostert00:03:01.41
Why are you here?
Why are you here?
Passer-by
100:03:05.64
Sogyal Rinpoche, the retreat.
Sogyal Rinpoche, the retreat.
Dirk
Mostert00:03:07.91
What does he mean to you?
What does he mean to you?
Passer-by
100:03:08.36
Very much. Good advice, and wisdom.
Very much. Good advice, and wisdom.
Passer-by
200:03:13.96
To me he is a spiritual teacher who is very great help in day to day life.
To me he is a spiritual teacher who is very great help in day to day life.
Passer-by
300:03:22.60
He is a very inspiring man.
He is a very inspiring man.
Passer-by
400:03:24.32
It makes me glad and happy, and he has a great part in that.
It makes me glad and happy, and he has a great part in that.
Dirk
Mostert00:03:28.54
Enjoy yourself, bye.
Enjoy yourself, bye.
Voice-over00:03:28.64
Back to Oane: She enjoys life in Lerab Ling a lot. She starts to volunteer. Moreover, she has a relationship with one of Sogyal’s confidants. This gives her direct access to the spiritual leader, so that she can observe him behind the scenes.
Back to Oane: She enjoys life in Lerab Ling a lot. She starts to volunteer. Moreover, she has a relationship with one of Sogyal’s confidants. This gives her direct access to the spiritual leader, so that she can observe him behind the scenes.
Dirk
Mostert00:03:48.02
How does he behave?
How does he behave?
Oane
Bijlsma00:03:48.12
He is a real tyrant. He behaves as if he has a natural right to demand anything, anytime—no matter if it is in the middle of the night, or from the other side of the world. His will alone is the law.
He is a real tyrant. He behaves as if he has a natural right to demand anything, anytime—no matter if it is in the middle of the night, or from the other side of the world. His will alone is the law.
Voice-over00:04:09.80
Who is this Sogyal Rinpoche? Why does he behave like a tyrant? The answer comes from researcher and publicist Rob Hogendoorn. He is a practicing Buddhist, and he has been researching Buddhism and spiritual leaders for years. Sogyal Rinpoche is one of them.
Who is this Sogyal Rinpoche? Why does he behave like a tyrant? The answer comes from researcher and publicist Rob Hogendoorn. He is a practicing Buddhist, and he has been researching Buddhism and spiritual leaders for years. Sogyal Rinpoche is one of them.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:04:28.08
Sometimes Sogyal takes some food in his mouth, chews on it, and hands that bite to a follower who is expected to chew on it some more. It has been documented that Sogyal gathers members of his entourage around him while he is taking a crap.
Sometimes Sogyal takes some food in his mouth, chews on it, and hands that bite to a follower who is expected to chew on it some more. It has been documented that Sogyal gathers members of his entourage around him while he is taking a crap.
Voice-over00:04:50.13
Sogyal has been active in Europe since the 1970s. Dozens of lectures are available on the internet.
Sogyal has been active in Europe since the 1970s. Dozens of lectures are available on the internet.
Sogyal00:04:55.44
Then the trouble with us, is that we have so many stories. Stories, stories, stories.
Then the trouble with us, is that we have so many stories. Stories, stories, stories.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:04:56.80
There are two Sogyals. According to Sogyal himself, he is a highly realized Tibetan master, who has been spoonfed on enlightenment, so to speak, which is supposedly why he behaves as enlightened as he does. The Sogyal of the facts on the ground, however, is a son of a family of traders. After his flight from Tibet, this Sogyal was first trained by French friars, and later by English Anglicans. He does not know the Tibetan tradition from the inside out at all.
There are two Sogyals. According to Sogyal himself, he is a highly realized Tibetan master, who has been spoonfed on enlightenment, so to speak, which is supposedly why he behaves as enlightened as he does. The Sogyal of the facts on the ground, however, is a son of a family of traders. After his flight from Tibet, this Sogyal was first trained by French friars, and later by English Anglicans. He does not know the Tibetan tradition from the inside out at all.
Voice-over00:05:40.98
According to Hogendoorn, Sogyal is nothing but a merchant’s son from Tibet who has set himself up as a spiritual leader with a YouTube channel and meditation centers in 40 countries.
According to Hogendoorn, Sogyal is nothing but a merchant’s son from Tibet who has set himself up as a spiritual leader with a YouTube channel and meditation centers in 40 countries.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:05:45.52
Apparently, some day he found that he could launch himself as a Lama, and he did just that.
Apparently, some day he found that he could launch himself as a Lama, and he did just that.
Sogyal00:05:52.64
It is there when you are happy. It is there when you are sad. It is there when you are lonely.
It is there when you are happy. It is there when you are sad. It is there when you are lonely.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:06:06.86
He is not a monk, but he is wearing a garb that hints at a monk’s robe. This appeals to the perception and appreciation of all things Asian and exotic. Because this film offfers no journalistic perspective, viewers would never surmise that something is wrong.
He is not a monk, but he is wearing a garb that hints at a monk’s robe. This appeals to the perception and appreciation of all things Asian and exotic. Because this film offfers no journalistic perspective, viewers would never surmise that something is wrong.
Voice-over00:06:23.00
But there is definitely something wrong. Clearly, Sogyal likes to surround himself with attractive young women. They are called ‘dakini’s’ and form an inner circle. Here, they appear during a ceremony in Lerab Ling.
But there is definitely something wrong. Clearly, Sogyal likes to surround himself with attractive young women. They are called ‘dakini’s’ and form an inner circle. Here, they appear during a ceremony in Lerab Ling.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:06:44.11
Sogyal surrounds himself with an entourage of followers and he abuses young women that belong to that entourage.
Sogyal surrounds himself with an entourage of followers and he abuses young women that belong to that entourage.
Oane
Bijlsma00:06:52.56
At the time, several people told me that Sogyal enters into a ‘contract’ with members of the inner circle. Whoever asks him ‘work with me’, allows him to demonstrate unacceptable behaviour towards him or her. From then on, Sogyal has ‘permission’, so to speak, to beat you, have sex with you.
At the time, several people told me that Sogyal enters into a ‘contract’ with members of the inner circle. Whoever asks him ‘work with me’, allows him to demonstrate unacceptable behaviour towards him or her. From then on, Sogyal has ‘permission’, so to speak, to beat you, have sex with you.
Dirk
Mostert00:07:27.00
Whenever and however he likes?
Whenever and however he likes?
Oane
Bijlsma00:07:27.10
Exactly.
Exactly.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:07:27.24
Supposedly, his sexual relations with these young women fall within the scope of ‘tantra’. Another excuse would be ‘guru devotion’, a submission to the teacher that is supposed to accept anything he does, without protest. And his behaviour is also legitimized with the notion of ‘crazy wisdom’. This would be a form of wisdom that is beyond the ken of ordinary mortals, looks crazy, and is supposed to assist Sogyals followers on their spiritual path. This then would turn beating a student from being downright crazy into wise.
Supposedly, his sexual relations with these young women fall within the scope of ‘tantra’. Another excuse would be ‘guru devotion’, a submission to the teacher that is supposed to accept anything he does, without protest. And his behaviour is also legitimized with the notion of ‘crazy wisdom’. This would be a form of wisdom that is beyond the ken of ordinary mortals, looks crazy, and is supposed to assist Sogyals followers on their spiritual path. This then would turn beating a student from being downright crazy into wise.
Voice-over00:08:06.91
During our investigation, we receive rather risqué photographs from an anonymous source. These photographs, that were never shown in public before, show ‘dakini’s’ in provocative clothing and partly nude. They also show Sogyal in a way that is unfamiliar to most people. We showed the photographs to Oane.
During our investigation, we receive rather risqué photographs from an anonymous source. These photographs, that were never shown in public before, show ‘dakini’s’ in provocative clothing and partly nude. They also show Sogyal in a way that is unfamiliar to most people. We showed the photographs to Oane.
Oane
Bijlsma00:08:29.12
I know both of these girls. They belonged to the inner circle at the time when I met them first in 2011, and still do. To be frank, these photographs confirm the image of Sogyal having a harem and actually living this way.
I know both of these girls. They belonged to the inner circle at the time when I met them first in 2011, and still do. To be frank, these photographs confirm the image of Sogyal having a harem and actually living this way.
Voice-over00:08:55.48
As far as we can see, what is shown in these photographs is not illegal. But according to Oane, all of this is miles way from Buddhism as she understands it.
As far as we can see, what is shown in these photographs is not illegal. But according to Oane, all of this is miles way from Buddhism as she understands it.
Oane
Bijlsma00:09:02.52
I have always considered it to be perverse. It does not feel healthy. It does not look healthy. He might as well be a wealthy little business man with a prediliction for certain women and cigars. He is not alone in that, but if that is the case do not call yourself a Buddhist organization.
I have always considered it to be perverse. It does not feel healthy. It does not look healthy. He might as well be a wealthy little business man with a prediliction for certain women and cigars. He is not alone in that, but if that is the case do not call yourself a Buddhist organization.
Voice-over00:09:24.44
Shortly after the photographs were taken, one of the ‘dakini’s’ accuses Sogyal openly of sexual abuse. She has left Rigpa and tells her story in a Canadese documentary.
Shortly after the photographs were taken, one of the ‘dakini’s’ accuses Sogyal openly of sexual abuse. She has left Rigpa and tells her story in a Canadese documentary.
Mimi00:09:32.96
So there was this moment when I was alone in his room with him, and then he said: ‘undress’. And having been for only two months working as an attendant for him, I just considered it to be another test of devotion.
So there was this moment when I was alone in his room with him, and then he said: ‘undress’. And having been for only two months working as an attendant for him, I just considered it to be another test of devotion.
Voice-over00:09:56.84
Before that, Sogyal had already been discredited. In the 90s, a woman files a complaint for damages caused by sexual harassment. By reaching a settlement , Sogyal does not have to appear in court.
Before that, Sogyal had already been discredited. In the 90s, a woman files a complaint for damages caused by sexual harassment. By reaching a settlement , Sogyal does not have to appear in court.
Dirk
Mostert00:10:09.40
Did his organization or Sogyal argue against the charges being made?
Did his organization or Sogyal argue against the charges being made?
Rob
Hogendoorn00:10:11.05
No, and that is typical: Sogyal and his organization do not deny that he does these things, they merely deny that he brings harm to others.
No, and that is typical: Sogyal and his organization do not deny that he does these things, they merely deny that he brings harm to others.
Voice-over00:10:24.62
Meanwhile, in Lerab Ling, things become clearer to Oane: this is not right. During breakfast, she herself is confronted with the perverse behaviour of her spiritual leader.
Meanwhile, in Lerab Ling, things become clearer to Oane: this is not right. During breakfast, she herself is confronted with the perverse behaviour of her spiritual leader.
Oane
Bijlsma00:10:43.98
At that time, he asked me: ‘Did you have a good fuck?’
At that time, he asked me: ‘Did you have a good fuck?’
Dirk
Mostert00:10:49.32
This is what he asked, this Tibetan Buddhist teacher?
This is what he asked, this Tibetan Buddhist teacher?
Oane
Bijlsma00:10:50.71
Yes, in front of everybody. He asked this during breakfast in the morning, with everyone present. People giggled and laughed, finding it hilarious, waiting to see how I would respond.
Yes, in front of everybody. He asked this during breakfast in the morning, with everyone present. People giggled and laughed, finding it hilarious, waiting to see how I would respond.
Dirk
Mostert00:11:04.14
Did you find it degrading?
Did you find it degrading?
Oane
Bijlsma00:11:04.24
Yes. It is shocking and gripping, to say the least, because it hurts people’s integrity.
Yes. It is shocking and gripping, to say the least, because it hurts people’s integrity.
Dirk
Mostert00:11:10.48
Yours as well?
Yours as well?
Oane
Bijlsma00:11:14.40
Yes, mine as well.
Yes, mine as well.
Voice-over00:11:14.40
By this time, we would like to hear what Sogyal and Rigpa have to say about this. We ask the spiritual leader for an interview. The retreat in Amsterdam seems to be a good occasion to speak with him, and we await his response to our request. Within the Netherlands there are more than 50.000 practicing Buddhists and some 350 persons who call themselves Buddhist teacher. One of them is Ron Sinnige.
By this time, we would like to hear what Sogyal and Rigpa have to say about this. We ask the spiritual leader for an interview. The retreat in Amsterdam seems to be a good occasion to speak with him, and we await his response to our request. Within the Netherlands there are more than 50.000 practicing Buddhists and some 350 persons who call themselves Buddhist teacher. One of them is Ron Sinnige.
Dirk
Mostert00:11:27.38
Where could I check if you are any good?
Where could I check if you are any good?
Ron
Sinnige00:11:46.44
Nowhere. I cannot tell you that.
Nowhere. I cannot tell you that.
Dirk
Mostert00:11:53.26
There is no register, for instance?
There is no register, for instance?
Ron
Sinnige00:11:53.36
No.
No.
Dirk
Mostert00:12:02.05
Sinnige, who works for the trades union FNV, gives guidance to a small group of Zen Buddhists in Utrecht. He regularly witnesses charlatans and fake-guru’s popping up around him.
Sinnige, who works for the trades union FNV, gives guidance to a small group of Zen Buddhists in Utrecht. He regularly witnesses charlatans and fake-guru’s popping up around him.
Ron
Sinnige00:12:10.60
Over here, it is very easy to pose as a teacher. Nobody knows what you did in Tibet or Japan: perhaps you were a butcher on the next corner. And people will in fact join you. When you say things that seems deep or wise, people will find it wonderful.
Over here, it is very easy to pose as a teacher. Nobody knows what you did in Tibet or Japan: perhaps you were a butcher on the next corner. And people will in fact join you. When you say things that seems deep or wise, people will find it wonderful.
Dirk
Mostert
00:12:32.12
Before you know it, you have a class of your own?
00:12:32.12
Before you know it, you have a class of your own?
Ron
Sinnige
00:12:32.12
Before you know it you will have a class of your own, yes.
00:12:32.12
Before you know it you will have a class of your own, yes.
Dirk
Mostert
00:12:36.96
While drivelling on a bit?
00:12:36.96
While drivelling on a bit?
Ron
Sinnige
00:12:36.96
Yes, I do know a few of those.
00:12:36.96
Yes, I do know a few of those.
Dirk
Mostert
00:12:38.36
Does this worry you?
00:12:38.36
Does this worry you?
Ron
Sinnige00:12:44.52
Well, it is not good PR, of course. In fact, it is very bad. I think people still believe that Buddhism is a fairy tale, an island of uniqueness and quiet, and of immaculacy and purity: these kind of things, these kind of things! It is not like that! We are all human! We are all human! And those who pronounce most loudly that they are a ‘teacher’ or a ‘master’: well, look again. I would look again, if I were you.
Well, it is not good PR, of course. In fact, it is very bad. I think people still believe that Buddhism is a fairy tale, an island of uniqueness and quiet, and of immaculacy and purity: these kind of things, these kind of things! It is not like that! We are all human! We are all human! And those who pronounce most loudly that they are a ‘teacher’ or a ‘master’: well, look again. I would look again, if I were you.
Dirk
Mostert
00:13:22.38
Those, you would have to mistrust them?
00:13:22.38
Those, you would have to mistrust them?
Ron
Sinnige
00:13:22.48
I would be careful, to be sure.
00:13:22.48
I would be careful, to be sure.
Voice-over
00:13:25.62
According to researcher Hogendoorn, many people in the Netherlands have no clue as to what might be expected of a Buddhist teacher—and what not.
00:13:25.62
According to researcher Hogendoorn, many people in the Netherlands have no clue as to what might be expected of a Buddhist teacher—and what not.
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:13:32.60
Once, I got a telephone call by a man whose wife had visited a small Buddhist temple in some town. During the first visit, she was asked to undress. She did, upon which the teacher undressed himself and began stroking and touching her, ever more intimately. This man called me, feeling completely insecure, and asked: ‘Is this normal? Does this go with it?’
00:13:32.60
Once, I got a telephone call by a man whose wife had visited a small Buddhist temple in some town. During the first visit, she was asked to undress. She did, upon which the teacher undressed himself and began stroking and touching her, ever more intimately. This man called me, feeling completely insecure, and asked: ‘Is this normal? Does this go with it?’
Dirk
Mostert
00:14:10.30
Apparently, he thought it did.
00:14:10.30
Apparently, he thought it did.
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:14:14.20
So, it was left to me to say: ‘What you are telling me is not normal, and it does not go with Buddhism.’
00:14:14.20
So, it was left to me to say: ‘What you are telling me is not normal, and it does not go with Buddhism.’
Rob
Trip
00:14:19.27
Good night. Abuse cases: usually, this makes us think of the Catholic Church. But now victims of sexual abuse within Buddhist circles step forward. The past months, the NOS spoke to several victims. At least eight Buddhist teachers are said to have been responsible for dozens of sexual abuse cases. This is the first time that victims speak out openly.
00:14:19.27
Good night. Abuse cases: usually, this makes us think of the Catholic Church. But now victims of sexual abuse within Buddhist circles step forward. The past months, the NOS spoke to several victims. At least eight Buddhist teachers are said to have been responsible for dozens of sexual abuse cases. This is the first time that victims speak out openly.
Voice-over
00:14:41.56
In 2015, research by Hogendoorn brings to light a large abuse case within the Buddhist community of Waalwijk. It was reported first by the NOS Eight O’Clock News.
00:14:41.56
In 2015, research by Hogendoorn brings to light a large abuse case within the Buddhist community of Waalwijk. It was reported first by the NOS Eight O’Clock News.
Anonymous
00:14:52.00
At some moment, he reaches over and pulls your pants down, telling you: ‘I am doing this for you. Do not think of girls. Try to just feel it.’
00:14:52.00
At some moment, he reaches over and pulls your pants down, telling you: ‘I am doing this for you. Do not think of girls. Try to just feel it.’
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:15:04.38
There was publicity in 2015, but at that time the exact nature and scale of the abuse was not brought out fully into the open. One of the reasons I know this, is because after that I have been approached by new sources, new victims, and new bystanders.
00:15:04.38
There was publicity in 2015, but at that time the exact nature and scale of the abuse was not brought out fully into the open. One of the reasons I know this, is because after that I have been approached by new sources, new victims, and new bystanders.
Voice-over
00:15:19.64
According to Hogendoorn, he is working on 17 files on Buddhist teachers who are or were active in the Netherlands and went too far, for example in Middelburg.
00:15:19.64
According to Hogendoorn, he is working on 17 files on Buddhist teachers who are or were active in the Netherlands and went too far, for example in Middelburg.
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:15:23.94
This is footage shot by Omroep Zeeland of the community of ‘Lama Kelsang Chöpel’, who had previously been known as the Austrian Gerhard Mattioli. He used to be a skipper writing books on pleasure cruising.
00:15:23.94
This is footage shot by Omroep Zeeland of the community of ‘Lama Kelsang Chöpel’, who had previously been known as the Austrian Gerhard Mattioli. He used to be a skipper writing books on pleasure cruising.
Dirk
Mostert
00:15:48.04
And he abused people?
00:15:48.04
And he abused people?
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:15:48.40
Yes. He has abused several women in his community. The wounds are very deep. It has cost people their marriage. It has cost children the marriage of their parents.
00:15:48.40
Yes. He has abused several women in his community. The wounds are very deep. It has cost people their marriage. It has cost children the marriage of their parents.
Dirk
Mostert
00:16:06.33
Did the police or judicature intervene?
00:16:06.33
Did the police or judicature intervene?
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:16:06.39
Some of the victims in Middelburg have talked to the police, but so far they did not report a crime.
00:16:06.39
Some of the victims in Middelburg have talked to the police, but so far they did not report a crime.
Dirk
Mostert
00:16:09.08
Why did they not do that?
00:16:09.08
Why did they not do that?
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:16:13.20
They were very afraid of this Lama. He had them believe that he was capable of performing ‘black magic’, so that he could harm them from a distance with certain ailments, etcetera.
00:16:13.20
They were very afraid of this Lama. He had them believe that he was capable of performing ‘black magic’, so that he could harm them from a distance with certain ailments, etcetera.
Dirk
Mostert
00:16:28.48
Did they really believe that he could?
00:16:28.48
Did they really believe that he could?
Rob
Hogendoorn
00:16:28.48
Some did. I have spoken to people who still believe that this man posesses such powers, even though they have known for some time now that he was a charlatan.
00:16:28.48
Some did. I have spoken to people who still believe that this man posesses such powers, even though they have known for some time now that he was a charlatan.
Voice-over
00:16:39.76
After he was accused, Mattioly flees the Netherlands. Reportedly, he is working in Germany now. Shortly after the first incident, Oane, once again, is confronted with Sogyal’s unacceptable behaviour. She was working in Sogyal’s appartment at the time.
00:16:39.76
After he was accused, Mattioly flees the Netherlands. Reportedly, he is working in Germany now. Shortly after the first incident, Oane, once again, is confronted with Sogyal’s unacceptable behaviour. She was working in Sogyal’s appartment at the time.
Oane
Bijlsma
00:16:52.68
He grabbed my head from behind, and pushed me towards an image he held in his hand, saying: ‘Look! Look!’. It was a drawing of a deity with a very huge, fat, veined, larger than life erection in his hands. And I thought: ‘OK?’
00:16:52.68
He grabbed my head from behind, and pushed me towards an image he held in his hand, saying: ‘Look! Look!’. It was a drawing of a deity with a very huge, fat, veined, larger than life erection in his hands. And I thought: ‘OK?’
Voice-over
00:16:54.33
Right before the retreat, Rigpa let us know that there would be no interview with Sogyal. Supposedly, he did not have the time. In an attempt to get some response, we visit the retreat.
00:16:54.33
Right before the retreat, Rigpa let us know that there would be no interview with Sogyal. Supposedly, he did not have the time. In an attempt to get some response, we visit the retreat.
Dirk
Mostert
00:16:56.52
We cannot film here?
00:16:56.52
We cannot film here?
Daan
Meerburg
00:17:39.12
This is a private retreat. You have not been invited and you have to leave.
00:17:39.12
This is a private retreat. You have not been invited and you have to leave.
Dirk
Mostert
00:17:44.68
And you are not willing to answer my questions?
00:17:44.68
And you are not willing to answer my questions?
Daan
Meerburg
00:17:45.20
We are busy doing other things. We are busy with a retreat, not with a television programme. So, once again, I request you to leave.
00:17:45.20
We are busy doing other things. We are busy with a retreat, not with a television programme. So, once again, I request you to leave.
Dirk
Mostert
00:17:54.38
And if I remain here?
00:17:54.38
And if I remain here?
Daan
Meerburg
00:17:56.64
Than I will in fact have you removed.
00:17:56.64
Than I will in fact have you removed.
Voice-over
00:18:09.48
Rigpa and Sogyal refuse to answer direct questions about the abuse. We get in touch with Olivier Raurich, former director of Rigpa France. He tell us that this has been a deliberate strategy for years.
00:18:09.48
Rigpa and Sogyal refuse to answer direct questions about the abuse. We get in touch with Olivier Raurich, former director of Rigpa France. He tell us that this has been a deliberate strategy for years.
Olivier
Raurich
00:18:10.04
Rigpa paid quite a lot of money to train some of the main people, including myself, because I was really one of his main spokesmen in France, to learn how to answer questions like: ‘Your guru is accused of sexual abuse, what is your answer?’ So, I began to be trained in that. They told me not to answer at all, and instead to say things like ‘The Dalai Lama is supporting Sogyal Rinpoche one hundred pecent’, and repeat that, only that, without answering ‘yes’ or ‘no’. And at that time, I began to understand that there really was something fishy about this, so I decided to quit.
00:18:10.04
Rigpa paid quite a lot of money to train some of the main people, including myself, because I was really one of his main spokesmen in France, to learn how to answer questions like: ‘Your guru is accused of sexual abuse, what is your answer?’ So, I began to be trained in that. They told me not to answer at all, and instead to say things like ‘The Dalai Lama is supporting Sogyal Rinpoche one hundred pecent’, and repeat that, only that, without answering ‘yes’ or ‘no’. And at that time, I began to understand that there really was something fishy about this, so I decided to quit.
Voice-over
00:19:03.52
Raurich leaves, as does Oane. By that time, she has spent almost a year within Rigpa. She visits Rigpa’s headquarters in Amsterdam to talk about the abuse.
00:19:03.52
Raurich leaves, as does Oane. By that time, she has spent almost a year within Rigpa. She visits Rigpa’s headquarters in Amsterdam to talk about the abuse.
Oane
Bijlsma
00:19:12.36
I got no answers.
00:19:12.36
I got no answers.
Dirk
Mostert
00:19:14.54
Answers that go to the question why and how?
00:19:14.54
Answers that go to the question why and how?
Oane
Bijlsma
00:19:14.64
I got answers like: ‘This is beyond your ken. It is tantra. People ask for it. They want to be worked with,’ these types of answers. Like: ‘Nobody is unhappy. Nobody considers this abuse.’
00:19:14.64
I got answers like: ‘This is beyond your ken. It is tantra. People ask for it. They want to be worked with,’ these types of answers. Like: ‘Nobody is unhappy. Nobody considers this abuse.’
Voice-over
00:19:31.92
In the end, Rigpa sends us a statement. The organization writes that any form of abuse is thought to be ‘unacceptable’, and that complaints are taken ‘seriously’. Supposedly, Oane had every opportunity to share her story. Rigpa writes: ‘We are not familiar with the facts that Oane reported, so we can not respond to them.’ The full statement is on our website. In 2015, Oane also reports to the complaints office for sexual abuse in Buddhist circles, which had just been founded.
00:19:31.92
In the end, Rigpa sends us a statement. The organization writes that any form of abuse is thought to be ‘unacceptable’, and that complaints are taken ‘seriously’. Supposedly, Oane had every opportunity to share her story. Rigpa writes: ‘We are not familiar with the facts that Oane reported, so we can not respond to them.’ The full statement is on our website. In 2015, Oane also reports to the complaints office for sexual abuse in Buddhist circles, which had just been founded.
Oane
Bijlsma
00:19:58.76
I reported to the complaints office.
00:19:58.76
I reported to the complaints office.
Dirk
Mostert
00:20:05.00
What did that get you?
00:20:05.00
What did that get you?
Oane
Bijlsma
00:20:05.74
So far, it got me nothing, because they do nothing beyond registring stories.
00:20:05.74
So far, it got me nothing, because they do nothing beyond registring stories.
Dirk
Mostert
00:20:11.40
What use does that have to us?
00:20:11.40
What use does that have to us?
Oane
Bijlsma
00:20:14.80
No use at all: that is why I share my story with you.
00:20:14.80
No use at all: that is why I share my story with you.
Voice-over
00:20:17.96
Last Saturday: Oane meets former Rigpa members who have turned their back on the organization because of the continuing reports on sexual abuse.
00:20:17.96
Last Saturday: Oane meets former Rigpa members who have turned their back on the organization because of the continuing reports on sexual abuse.
Eremita
Zekaite
00:20:29.96
Hey hello, I’m Eremita!
00:20:29.96
Hey hello, I’m Eremita!
Oane
Bijlsma
00:20:32.08
I did not know it was you!
00:20:32.08
I did not know it was you!
Odette
Groenheide
00:20:38.00
A teacher having sex with someone who is his student, is unacceptable to me. It involves so much power. You cannot say: ‘Well, it is up to them. It is their own responsibility.’
00:20:38.00
A teacher having sex with someone who is his student, is unacceptable to me. It involves so much power. You cannot say: ‘Well, it is up to them. It is their own responsibility.’
Voice-over
00:20:53.32
What do these two ex-members make of the photographs?
00:20:53.32
What do these two ex-members make of the photographs?
Eremita
Zekaite00:20:53.78
Are these connected to Sogyal?
Are these connected to Sogyal?
Odette
Groenheide00:20:59.12
These were probably taken during one of his yearly visits to Australia. Apparently, anything goes while he is there. This is not normal.
These were probably taken during one of his yearly visits to Australia. Apparently, anything goes while he is there. This is not normal.
Eremita
Zekaite00:21:08.60
This is horrible. It is very confronting that this is possible.
This is horrible. It is very confronting that this is possible.
Odette
Groenheide00:21:09.03
This blond woman looks very unhappy.
This blond woman looks very unhappy.
Eremita
Zekaite00:21:23.95
Rigpa must stop! Such a club should not exist. But they are very powerful.
Rigpa must stop! Such a club should not exist. But they are very powerful.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:21:30.76
In the West, Buddhist teachers are often soloists, with no oversight. There is no central organization or hierarchy. When a Catholic priest abuses a child or an adult parishioner, everyone knows that that is not right. Within Buddhism, powerful voices say about sexual relations between teacher and student : ‘That depends.’
In the West, Buddhist teachers are often soloists, with no oversight. There is no central organization or hierarchy. When a Catholic priest abuses a child or an adult parishioner, everyone knows that that is not right. Within Buddhism, powerful voices say about sexual relations between teacher and student : ‘That depends.’
Oane
Bijlsma00:21:53.87
This is the mysterious, unique and wise Buddhism from Shangri-la, which is so very beautiful. The idea that there is no abuse of power or sexual abuse because it is Buddhism, is naive.
This is the mysterious, unique and wise Buddhism from Shangri-la, which is so very beautiful. The idea that there is no abuse of power or sexual abuse because it is Buddhism, is naive.
Rob
Hogendoorn00:22:17.91
I support the unambiguous standard: sexual relations between teacher and student are taboo, full stop.
I support the unambiguous standard: sexual relations between teacher and student are taboo, full stop.
Source :
Letter
to Sogyal Rinpoche by senior Rigpa members (14 July 2017):
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