Dear all,
Over the years, since this website was first started, we have received many articles, photos, videos and materials from various people who have come across the site.
Some of the articles or materials are signed off by individuals; some are anonymous or just sent in. Either way, we know that the articles come with a sincere wish to share information and resources with others. Thank you for your effort and for thinking of others.
Every one of the articles submitted is looked at by our editorial team. If we find the views, interpretations, thoughts or translations beneficial, relevant and not contrary to the mission of this website, we will be happy to post up these submissions. Some of the articles are just submitted and later we find people complaining it is their's. All Dorje Shugden websites share somehow each other's information, quotes, videos and articles. It should be done happily. Whichever seeker finds whichever website/blogsite, then let the information be there for them to learn about the authentic practice of Dorje Shugden and how illogical the ban is. That is the point of these sites. These sites are not for showing off our knowledge or basking in the praise of how scholarly we are. It is for the dissemination of this great lineage.
Wherever we can, we have credited the original source or author of the article / materials. Occasionally, we receive complaints that articles were not given credit even though we had already prominently placed the original site or book where the information had come from.
What we wish to say is that on an ultimate level, it should not matter if our names are attached to these articles or not. If an article is relevant, accurate, beneficial, an inspiration to other fellow Dharma practitioners, and being shared with so many people all over the world, isn’t that the most important thing? We cannot take our names, acknowledgments, credits etc with us when we die but we can contribute something very beneficial now to others, so why get petty over small things like this?
If you have written something very good, which is so beneficial to others for their Dharma journey, but you squabble over certain details, name and credit, it does not really reflect much on your practice, humility or cutting down your ego. Who is making money from your work? No one. And who will benefit from your work? Everyone. Do you want others to benefit from your work no matter if you get credit or not? You should.
We have even had people blurt legal action or write in to make trouble over their articles. Eventually, the administration decided to remove their articles completely not because we are scared but because we feel very sorry for the people who are causing these trouble. We remove the articles so it does not hurt their minds anymore and cause them to do even more negativities. We figure if they don't want their articles to reach a greater mass, that is their choice and it is truly sad for them if they even realize it. In Buddhism everything is plagiarzied from the original Buddha Himself anyway.
This is a spiritual site, a place for like-minded Dharma practitioners to gather. If you had any query or wished for certain credits to be placed, please just contact us and talk to us about it. It is unnecessary to become rude or make unpleasant comments to other visitors of this website. We urge you to please contemplate this more. Reacting in this way is not good for your own practice. Then, the articles do not become of benefit anymore but sadly, become just another tool for making our egos and attachments bigger.
Dorjeshugden.com is NOT out to make a profit in any way and our only wish is to make resources available to other spiritual friends so that they can gain more understanding, hope and more knowledge to strengthen their study, practices, Dorje Shugden's authentic lineage, and Guru Devotion. We always welcome people to share more information and continue submitting material. We will use it only to benefit others and we hope you can share in this same mission with us.
Mana
