This Is Abuse
Two former Rigpa students recall the abusive behavior of their teacher and the moment they realized it was not “crazy wisdom.”
Tahlia Newland
Tahlia Newland is an editor at AIA Publishing and the author of seven magical realism novels, one book of short stories, and a non-fiction book on writing. Her latest book is Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism. She also makes masks in her spare time. In 2017 she founded Beyond the Temple, a blog and forum for former Rigpa students and others dealing with abuse in Buddhist communities.
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