Recently, one of my students drew my attention to a letter written by a Karma Kagyu Lama, His Eminence Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche. It was addressed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the letter is honest, straight forward, eloquent, accusational, shocking and as if they have reached their wits end. It touches on a disturbing development affecting Tibetan Buddhism that compelled me to write and share Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche’s concerns because they are experiencing what I and many of us have experienced within the Gelugpa for holding on to our religious practice, there are so many parallels. Now, there are other Tibetan religious groups also experiencing religious discrimination. I am sorry to bring the Karma Kagyu’s controversies here, but it does show many similarities that can only be traced back to the Tibetan leadership’s method of governance. I do not personally know Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche and have not met him but I have been told by my friends that this lama has dedicated his life to the preservation of the Karma Kagyu lineage, including safeguarding important teachings by transforming them into the electronic format. I have also seen his humanitarian works online conducted in the name of the Karma Kagyu [...]