33257 | 10 Feb. 2026 | 10:59

Everyone has the right to be crazy, but it is not good to assign them responsible roles and let their madness run rampant. There are many conditions that are on the edge of normality, and it is difficult

Kalina Androlova

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 "A man with a mania for greatness, neurotic ideas and a desire for complete control over the universal construction" - this is what Buddhists who are familiar with his narcissistic behavior write about him.

 And I stumbled upon the questionable forum for Buddhism from 2010-2011-2013, where Ivo Lama from Bulgaria is being discussed. It's annoying and I can't wait to finish reading through all those pages, the discussion about Ivo Lama, but I will share what struck me from the first few pages, writes Kalina Androlova on the social network.

 Tibetan Buddhists are suspicious of him. It is said that Ivo has started special practices that are not in line with the way the main Tibetan Buddhist lineages have been disseminated in the West. This has led to a disruption of his official relations with the Tibetan Buddhist establishment.

 One of the commentators says that Ivo was very uncomfortable with not receiving the necessary respect, which he believes he deserves. In the spring of 2012, Ivo Lama completely changed the direction of his activities. He announced to his closest group of personal students that he intends to undertake a journey around the world without a specific goal. Anyone who wanted to follow him had to give up everything - home, possessions, family and friends - and follow his instructions without objections or guarantees. This was a test of loyalty. There are doubts expressed in the forum that Ivo is not a real terhton, as he presents himself, which means that his behavior has been criticized, stating that he operates in the internet space under different names and that moderation on his websites is strange.

  In fact, it is said that Ivo has had conflicts with important figures from the Buddhist hierarchy and has considered this or that person as "trash".

 Ivo has been rejected. A person from the forum writes about Ivo in 2013: "YET ANOTHER DERANGED ONE WITH A COMPLEX FOR A GREAT WHITE GURU/MESSIAH, WHO WILL TRY TO REVOLUTIONIZE DHARMA, IN ORDER TO FIT IN HIS OWN STRANGE NEUROTIC IDEAS."

 This means that Ivo considered himself greater than the main essence of the Buddhist religion and attempted to go beyond and interpret, which is unacceptable for any religion.

 Ivo Kalushev is a typical representative and creator of a sect with a Buddhist taste and a mania for grandeur and reformism.

 The mania that he knows more than anyone and that he delves into the essence of the universal construction, that he is chosen and given the ability to KNOW. Ivo Kalushev was mentally ill.

 In the forum, there is also such a statement: "People with a legitimate motivation to teach do not build cults around their own personalities, but cults around the teachings of Buddha." People with a legitimate motivation to teach remain personally in the background, as much as possible, and focus on the teachings and practice."These crazy people, obsessed with thirst for reputation and identity, are easy to recognize," people write about Ivo.

 "Bulgarian Ivo Kalushev has built a cult around his personality and this was written ten years ago as a comment by people who know his activity. They write "he is a hypnotherapist". "He felt rejected because people did not succumb to his personal opinions". And he abandons traditional teachers and teachings. 

 I can't wait to read it all, maybe later Ivo himself joins in, as the person from the forum calls for him to do so. I believe that Ivo is participating in this forum with at least a few nicknames and is playing a conversation about himself with real other participants who criticize him, and he cleverly deflects their criticisms. 

 The big essential question is, WHY is this person, who has been mentally ill for years, given weapons, territory, and control functions over anything!   That is the question!"

 "This is an absolutely criminal act. Everyone has the right to be crazy, but it is not good to assign them responsible roles and let their madness run wild. There are many states that are on the verge of normality, and it is difficult to assess the degree of deviation. But we have seen in recent years many deviants ruling over us. The state was turned into a madhouse, everything was beyond the norm. Everything."