Very good post, thank you for sharing I learnt a lot and my mind was blown away by such passionate writing. What I see in most Dorje Shugden practitioners is that they can base their statements on facts with evidence together with passionate writing that show sincere devotion to their guru and dharmapala. It's a shame how when you see anti-ds practitioners only slender hateful comments, vulgarities and immature reasoning without looking at the facts right and doing their own research. There is so much information and evidence stated on this website that has so much proof and reasoning to abolish the ds ban. A main important practice in Buddhism is guru devotion and this post has made that point very strong. Some points in the post that I feel is important many anti-practitioners need to know:
1. After all, if we as FPMT members criticize others who practice Dorje Shugden, then that will accumulate very heavy karma. Why? Because we destroy the faith of others in their gurus. Do we have the right to do that? Does Lama Zopa’s closeness with H.H. the Dalai Lama validate FPMT CENRES AND MEMBERS TO BE SOME KIND OF SPIRITUAL POLICE. That type of spiritual arrogance will be the downfall of any dharma organization.
2. Simpler that there was next to zero in lama-bashing, centre-bashing, lineage-bashing or siding up with H.H. the Dalai Lama for political reasons.
3. So if a friend helped us in the past, and we get a new friend, we simply abandon the old friend? Is that ethical or dharmic?
4. It is very sad, because many of the FPMT centers now go on spiritual witch-hunts condemning other centers in their same cities. Using Dorje Shugden practice as negative as their ‘pure’ reasoning to take students away from their respective centers to join the nearby FPMT centers. But in fact they are just as I see it, trying to increase their own memberships.
5. JUST BECAUSE YOU ATTEND THE DALAI LAMA’S TEACHINGS, OR HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS WITH HH DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATE YOU AS A SPIRITUAL POLICEMAN AND GO ON WITCH-HUNTS.
6. We must practice the essence of what HH teaches as did Lama Yeshe, which are tolerance, compassion, forgiveness and not ever slandering any lama, dharma, lineage or practice. As the karmic retributions will fall onto us.
7. Lama Yeshe’s main protector practice was Dorje Shugden till the end. He didn’t take an unfortunate rebirth. Dorje Shugden didn’t harm him? IF LAMA YESHE WAS PRAYING TO A GHOST, THEN WHY DIDN’T HE TAKE REBIRTH IN THE THREE LOWER REALMS??
8. We destroy other people’s faith in their lama, and help them break their samaya with their lama, that karma would return back to us PERSONALLY AND AS A GROUP.
9. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche entered into 12 days of clear light meditations in Dharamsala and Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, three days. And their unmistaken incarnations are back recognized by both H.H. the Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden via his oracle again. How come they didn’t go to the Three Lower Realms since they worshipped Dorje Shugden the ‘spirit’ their whole lives in fact in all their previous many incarnations they worshipped also.
10. So the current holder of the whole FPMT organization, our own Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was recognized, installed and enthroned by Dorje Shugden himself as a reincarnation or a Tulku. It is on that basis that Lama Zopa received special training from Lama Yeshe.
11. We must think deeper, harder and refrain from actions of body, speech and mind to get immediate benefit. We must think of our organization, the dharma, and our personal growth on a long term basis. Into our future lives.
There are many points here that highlights the key points of the ridiculousness of this ban imposed on Dorje Shugden practitioners. I really hope anti-ds practitioners would really have a read on this post and contemplate on it. I really agree that this website has so much information that has so much truth, wisdom and holy pictures of many great Lamas, Geshes, Oracles, Buddhas, Dharmapalas, etc. Thank you for your continuous hard work to bring the truth to the public.
