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Alex Wilding

Italy

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Expertise

I have practiced and studied Tibetan Buddhism in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions since the early 1970s, and have a good knowledge of theory, history and of the struggles of trying to practice the teachings, including meditation, while leading a normal, modern life. I am also available to provide background information for journalists.

Experience in the area

I have been a practitioner since the early 1970s; have run a small Buddhist centre in the English Midlands and was vice-president of Kagyu Benchen Ling e.V. in Germany, for whom I managed three large Buddhist summer-camps. More importantly, I maintain a habit of personal practice. I am the "owner" of the Kagyu list at Yahoo.

Education/Credentials

My first degree was an M.A. from Oxford. I later obtained a Master of Philosophy degree for a research thesis in "Initiation in Tibetan Buddhism" from Leicester University. I also have engineering and educational qualifications.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Luke	02/03/12	10	10	10	Thank you very much for this answer .....
Luke	01/29/12	10	10	10	Thank you for your kind reply!
priscilla	01/12/12	10	9	10	Thank you so much for your response .....
Raymond	11/22/11	10	10	10	Excellent source of knowledge. Thank you.
Paul	11/19/11	9	7	10

Recent Answers from Alex Wilding

2012-01-12 What is Buddhism:

Hi Priscilla, You mean the Hesse novel? I remember reading it many years ago and enjoying it, but although there is a superficial parallel between the protagonist and the Buddha, it is not a novel that

2011-12-22 Tibetan Buddhism:

Hi Derrick, It sounds as if you have been reading Alexandra David-Neel's books. An amazing woman! All I can say, however, is that there are such tales. Hard evidence is difficult to come by. There is

2011-11-28 Changed As An Adult:

The importance of awareness is huge, not to say total. What you do is only one of the factors that goes into forming the result of an action. Who you do it to, under what circumstances you do it

2011-11-22 Correct forms of address:

Hi Raymond, That would sound natural to me, although perhaps, if this is them introducing themselves formally for the first time, you might go for the kind of two-part names I mentioned before - I don't

2011-11-21 Correct forms of address:

Hi Ray, Good question, and I can see that it's one that could cost your story a lot of credibility if you got it wrong. One question: what language are these interchanges taking place in? I rather think

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