French Judiciary Targets OKC Cult Leader Robert Spatz
Source information from Le Monde latest on the OKC case In 2019, six survivors brought forward allegations of severe abuse, including coercion, assault, and sexual abuse, against Robert Spatz, also known as ‘Lama Kunzang,’ founder of the Tibetan Buddhist organization Ogyen Kunzang Chöling (OKC). Their reports followed Spatz’s 2020 conviction in Belgium for similar offenses […]
OKC and Tibetan Buddhism: Legitimacy Built on the Silence of the “Great Masters”
Presentation Context The cult-like Ogyen Kunzang Chöling (OKC) has enjoyed considerable legitimacy, thanks in large part to its close links with influential figures in Tibetan Buddhism. These connections, whether the result of direct collaboration or implicit recognition, have contributed to the organization’s respectable image, notably through visits by great masters to OKC Buddhist centers. Personalities […]
Podcast: Towards freedom and self-love at Horta with Youdra Guerreiro
In this new episode of Bombo, I push open the door of Chez Horta, a Portuguese-inspired neighborhood organic grocery store in Forest. Youdra opens up to me and to you today about her childhood in the OKC sect, after years of silence, a trial and a long reconstruction.
