I am New Here – A step by step starter kit (新人入门 )

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Inspired motivational and practicalble application.

I’m a bit confused because I thought Buddhists took refuge in Buddha and I didn’t know they also worship spirits. I’m interested in learning more about Tibetan Buddhism but find this really strange. Can someone tell me how this type of Buddhism is different from shamanism? Is this something that all Buddhists do or is it just a Tibetan thing? I haven’t seen any references to it in Theravada teachings.

I personally like the brochures very much.

I have downloaded them and printed over 10,000 copies so far to be given away. I have given away over 3,000 so far.

In the past when people have recieved Pictures and information re Dorje Shugden anonymously, I have seen good results.

They can throw away the brochures, or it can help some. The brochures have this website address on them. So there are chances people will come to the website to explore more. So many ppl know nothing of this website, let them find out about it through these brochures. It could help very much to get our cause, Dorje Shugden’s truth and blessings out. What is the worst scenario? Ppl throw it out, it is ok. But there is a chance ppl will read and investigate further. That is my hope. I pay for the expenditure of printing them out and put the effort into passing them out and that is what I am going to do for Dorje Shugden. Alot of legwork for Him.

The hardworking Kadampa people when they protested around the world passed out many informative papers to thousands of passerbys. Nothing wrong with that.

I think the webmaster or whoever involved in this website did a great job. I am overwhelmed by their insight, hardwork, and planning for this brochure. The Tibetan Govt in exile makes anti-Shugden pamphlets that are distributed all over the world and I have come across them for free distribution. So why not we pass out simple pamphlets with ‘simple’ attractive benefits to attract the mind in the initial stages that are pro Dorje Shugden. So when they pray to Dorje Shugden, eventually, their minds will be planted with the seeds of enlightenment as any interaction with Dorje Shugden will be positive in the long run. We have to do something.

I have a group of friends very much into passing these brochures within their respective areas. They go out after work or late at night to distribute them in mailboxes, temples, centres, yoga centres, new age healing groups, professional offices, etc.

I vow to Dorje Shugden that I will print over 108,000 copies of this brochure from this website and have it passed out in various countries where I travel with my friends in this few years. I dedicate this to the monks of Shar Gaden, Serpom Monastery, and all the lamas who heroically would not be silenced like Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche, Zemey Rinpoche, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Gonsar Rinpoche, Trijang Rinpoche, Zong Rinpoche, the oracles in Taiwan and USA, Gangchen Rinpoche, Zawa Rinpoche, Geshe Tendar, Yongyal Rinpoche, Geshe Lobsang Pende (abbot of Shar Gaden), Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, Denma Gonsar Rinpoche, Rabten Rinpoche, etc etc. I dedicate this that their heroic deed will fruition and their holy works continue to benefit ordinary people like me. I also pray that a perfect incarnation of Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen will take rebirth and bring the dharma forward again and again openly and for all to know. May Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen incarnation manifest, be known, recognized, trained and carry on his works again.

Thank you webmaster and your great team. You do all the work and we do all the criticizing. So I will change that and pass out these brochures. I will be a true fan of this great website.

TK

The reason the brochures (I think) only mentioning ‘worldy’ benefits as oppose to spiritual is to hook people in by their desires within the first glance and hopefully they explore more later. If they don’t, they still deserve Dorje Shugden to help them. If it just plainly dharma, bodhicitta, reincarnation, etc, it will reach a smaller audience. Most of us didn’t join dharma IN THE BEGINNING because we wanted enlightenment, bodhicitta or leave samsara. We had some bad experiences, felt disillusioned, felt sad and felt lonely and we joined dharma for solace, help, company and another way of looking at things. As we learned more and understood more then only we went into heavier subjects that would scare many away in the beginning. So many people to be attracted to the dharma in a deeper sense years laters, would have to be attracted by ‘immediate’ and more ‘tangible’ and more relatable benefits now. That is how I see it.
I will put Dorje Shugden’s message in every street corner, store, business, homes, cars, centres everywhere I go. Not everyone will get to a dharma centre (if there is even enough or even have one in their area), not everyone will even know they need dharma to look for it, not everyone will know what or how to search, so bring dharma to them via Dorje Shugden.
The Tibetan govt is spreading falsity re our lineage, our lamas and our Dorje Shugden throught their pamphlets strewn everywhere. I am not going to sit by and just watch that happen. I am going to do something. This is ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO IT. Maybe not the best but certainly NOT THE WORST. But by trying I create the karma for something bigger to happen. I make an effect happen by creating the cause.

Sometimes my friends tells me, at a public place like a phone booth a brochure is placed and they stand away and watch. Within ten mins someone comes to the booth, picks up the brochure, uses the phone holding the brochure, then walk away reading it. How do we know how many people are right now reading this forum to bring awareness of Dorje Shugden to the greater masses because of the brochures. My other friends went to food hangouts near Universities to put in the free distribution where students frequent. Many students grab them, immediately go on their laptops and start reading. The young are wonderful to bring Dorje Shugden to as they are not as jaded. And they will research, read and think.

Dorje Shugden can bestow blessings for Mahamudra attainments and at the same time he can help you find a job. So from Dorje Shugden’s side, it makes no difference. From our side, in the beginning, it makes a lot of difference. Give the child a lollipop first before teaching algebra to him years later.
From Dorje Shugden, once you hook up with him through greed, avarice, or materialism, eventually it will lead to something higher. He will make sure your material growth if appropriate will not hamper your spiritual growth. Who on this forum would not like to strike lottery, get wealth and/or do well financially so you can finance Shar Gaden, Dorje Shudgen literature, Dorje Shugden movies, sponsor your guru, sponsor the incarnation of Dagom Rinpoche, build their ladrangs, help Dorje Shugden centres, help dharma to grow by sponsoring teachings, facilities, etc?
I certainly would. On the brochures, if they want to know more and seek more, THEY CAN COME TO THIS http://WWW.DORJE SHUGDEN.COM TO FIND OUT THE HIGHER AND MORE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF DORJE SHUGDEN. They can find out the REAL purpose of Shugden’s practice. At least with a brochure in hand, there’s hope for that. Better than nothing. How much awareness are you going to create to bring this wonderful website to the forefront where many can benefit? Where many can know about it? How are you going to do it. How are you going to bring Dorje Shugden to the masses. Let’s not just leave it to Kache Marpo. Let’s be like one of the entourage and let more know about this efficient practice during the DEGENERATE age.

So why does Vajra Yogini show her full naked splendour to everyone?? Because she attracts by desire to get into Her practice, then only by your desire, you will destroy your desire with Her 11 yogas. Skilfull.

We can take refuge in Shakyamuni, Tsongkapa, Guru Rinpoche, Tara, Manjushri, Mahakala, Vaishravana, Kalarupa, Medicine Buddha, Namgyalma, Dzambala, Panchen Sonam Drakpa, Singdongma, Vajrapani, Dorje Shugden etc first. Which one we take refuge in first does not matter from an ultimate view as LONG AS THEY ARE OUT OF SAMSARA OR ENLIGHTENED. Hence, large Guru Rinpoche statues are the central and largest statue in many Nyingma Monasteries. Likewise, Tsongkapa is the central image in many Gelug Monasteries such as Kopan (http://flsam.blogspot.com/2007/12/day-4-tour-of-kopan-monastery.html ).
In Guru Puja, your central meditation is Tsongkapa with all the Three jewels surrounding him. In the Nyingma refuge tree, it is Guru Rinpoche in the central with all the Buddhas etc surrounding him. Tsongkapa or Guru Rinpoche are the central objects of focus and refuge not necessarily Shakyamuni DIRECTLY ALTHOUGH IN THEIR HEARTS. After all, an enlightened being is the embodiment of all enlightened beings. So any one of them is a COMPLETE REFUGE IN THEMSELVES AND A COMPLETE OBJECT CAPABLE OF OFFERING GENUINE REFUGE to us. So you want to start with Dorje Shugden or Manjushri or Shakyamuni as your object of Refuge, on the ultimate level it makes no difference.

This website has done so much for the service of Dorje Shugden’s practice and awareness and if they have this ‘program’ of brochures, perhaps a few positive words and actions would be encouraging.

Much peace, and humbly,

TK

I thank the hardworking team who distributed the brochures. I found one in my mailbox and was able to check this website. I had an obstacle and it was cleared after I got to know more of Dorje Shugden. Whether Dorje Shugden helped clear my obstacle or not, the fact is that my obstacle went away after I got to know more from visiting this website.

Thank you Dorje Shugden distributing team!

Wow!!! This is really mind blowing! I knew nothing about Dorje Shugden but just heard about its controversy. Then a close friend of mine recommended me this website and boy, i’m amazed!

After reading through the information, I’m convinced that Dorje Shugden is really an enlighten being that is indeed very helpful. No wonder this friend of mine is always so cool and calm whenever he faces any problems and obstacles! And his obstacles are always cleared!

I’m going to print this brochure and share with my friends. I’ll setup a small altar to start this practice. This is very helpful as it gives step-by-step instruction to start. Simple yet meaningful.

Thank you webmaster and dorje shudgen distribution team for doing such a great job!

Looking at the design and content, I think this DS brochure is perfect for beginners and people who do not know who DS is yet. Many people in the beginning know very little or nothing about Dharma, enlightenment, bodhicitta, emptiness etc and most people are simply not interested.

How to promote DS who is a Dharma protector, a powerful enlightened being whose function is to protect and assist in one’s spritual path so that many can benefit for His protection?

How do we even get people who are ignorant of the benefits of relying on a Dharma protector to take an interested in DS?

Of course, we have get back to the reality of what’s in it for them? Hence, the worldly approach of this brochure, I think. I thought the people who designed the brochures are simply brilliant and skilful. Nothing beats giving people what they are attached to first in order to get their attention to take an interest in what you want to tell them.

May DS reach many people through these brochures. May many people be helped and guided by this amazing ppowerful being! I fold my hands to the compassion of the people who conceptualized, designed and produced these brochures.

Thank you!!

I just stumbled upon this website. Have always been interested in Tibetan Buddhism. I love the illustrations and simple and easy way to set up an altar. It seemns to me that it is so easy to start this protector’s practise. And I do believe in life that with faith and consistency of practice, miracles can happen. I want to thank those behind for the clear explanation. I am going to download the pic and set up a simple altar and recite his mantra. Will see if miracles happen to me:-)

wow! what a nice brochure and informative to let people know more about who is DS. Thank you for the people who really do the hard work to design such a wonderful brochure and share it for us to print, distribute and spread our lord dorje shugden lineage to everywhere. it will be very helpful to bring people close to practise dharma which i believe. since he is wisdom dharma protector who’s one with same with lord manjushri buddha.

i will print this out to give away people around me since they are so struggle with their worldly. it will be good we all have ds blessing to let us realise what is real samsara that everyday we chasing for.

Thanks for the brochure design again.

Wow. There’s certainly a whole lot of information in this website!

At first glance of Dorje Shugden’s photo (as from the phamplet I found!) I felt a sense of fear; three eyes, scary teeth..who wouldn’t be afraid! However, that sense of fear wasn’t one that scared or made me feel put off by him, but one whereby I felt that it would be amazing for someone like Dorje Shudgen to be on my side! The quote above makes a lot of sense : ‘Smiling at practitioners, he destroys enemies and obstructers with a wrathful look.” If you want someone to protect you from evil spirits, the scarier looking…the better!!

Thank you for having a ‘starter’s kit’ on the frontpage, it really does clarify a few points before moving onto the more heavy discussions on the forums!

Can’t wait to share it with my friends – enough of the endless
“advising” chatters and more Dorje Shugden!

Fantastic Week!
Have passed out another 4,000 or so brochures. More ppl will access this website and gain understanding and awareness of this protector.

Since every part of Dorje Shugden’s holy body represents one aspect of the Lam Rim, then whoever views his body will plant the seeds of enlightenment in their minds. I am very happy for that. Through Dorje Shugden I am spreading dharma to many. Since an enlightened being can manifest in form, words, and thought, any connection to them would be beneficial to beings of this degenerate age where their minds would ordinarily never consider dharma.

We all have to spread dharma one way or another no matter how small. Those doing it even through brochures are not the ‘enemies’ of the devotees of this website. If we have so much to say, perhaps direct it to dharamsala if it needs to be directed at all.

Big dharma, cheap dharma, but dharma is dharma. Whatever your subjective views are. I will promote deities, lam rim, dharma, lamas, images, and whatever I can promote. It doesn’t matter to me. Any promotion is a promotion. I am no longer worried what the people in the Tibetan Govt in Dharamsala are going to say or think in our methods to promote Dorje Shugden because their remaining years in power is numbered. Just a few more years and the whole thing in dharamsala will be over. The minute Dalai lama passes (sorry), the people under him will scatter like stones thrown at a group of vultures. That day is coming soon. So the dharamsalites can say what they like. Desperate people will do desperate things when the situation is not going to be in their favor.

For some the worship of Dorje Shugden will confer attainments, for others protection from three lower realms, for more learning of the dharma and for a few wealth/worldy gains. But leave it to Dorje Shugden’s wisdom what he will grant and not grant and to whom. I think we don’t need to worry about that. Just spread his lineage. THIS IS A DORJE SHUGDEN WEBSITE….SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH PROMOTING DORJE SHUGDEN, HIS PRACTICE, HIS PRAYERS, HIS BENEFITS TO EVERYONE. Dorje Shugden’s practice is dharma. During Ra Lotsawa’s time, the majority of the lama elite considered Yamantaka evil, and not a true Yidam. Who says that now. Ra Lotsawa’s courage is amazing in the face of his ‘dharamsala foes’. Similarily, Dorje Shugden’s kangsol contains incredible beneficial practices, but we have to start somewhere.

We can start a Lam Rim website, Mahamudra website, VajraYogini website too. But this is a Dorje Shugden website and promoting Dorje Shugden to the virtuous, greedy, old, needy, sincere, materialistic is what I am here for. Otherwise why have this website and get involved. Everything we can almost possible debate on regarding Dorje Shugden we have debated. There’s nothing new to debate on. The court cases in Delhi are a stalemate. What else is there to talk about on a Dorje Shugden website? So perhaps the next step is to do actual legwork to promote him. I have happily spent alot of money towards Shar Gaden, their monks, activities, energy on this website typing hundreds of hours on this forum, doing my kangsol, etc and it cannot be directed just toward a few people ( no offence intended). I have also purchased and distributed over 300 copies of Heart Jewel to many people, institutions and various places also. Will continue to do so. I have never met Geshe Kelsang, but he is one of my heroes. Now it is time to get to the thousands and thousands out there. And if I look like a jehova’s witness to some, so be it. I am a Dorje Shugden’s Witness member. I am fine with it. Those who are not capable for reasons of age, karma, delusions, greed, merits, locality, etc to practise the deep wide dharma, give them some imprints for a future life through Dorje Shugden. May all those who see this pamphlet, let it be so.

Scorn me, mock me, put me down, criticize me, find fault with me, but I will spread Dorje Shugden through pamphlets at this time, sponsoring Shar Gaden, and keeping up my practice. There are more ways and I will do it. And if that is not some sort of dharma, maybe you can do better than me. If you can, I sincerely and wholeheartedly rejoice.

I may accumulate negative karma if people develop wrong views about Buddhism through these pamphlets (and can you PLEASE BE DHARMIC AND NOT LABEL DEROGATORY NAMES LIKE CRAKERJACK handouts please..it’s like Dharamsala called our protector Dhogyel), but I may also create positive karma when they accumulate positive views from gaining what they need help on through Dorje Shugden as many more forum members have pointed out.. Not everything is one-sided please. And if the many brochures end up in sewers or in the garbage in the streets, then I accept the karma. I also accept the merit of many whose lives that could be changed. The pamphlets are like statues (samaya being) in a store are not consecrated. The wisdom being has not entered. So it is paper sort of to say.. So we should pull all Dharma books from the shelves of thousands of bookstores around the world. They are not placed at the highest levels to show respect, they are mixed with non-dharma books, not many show respect while browsing through them, the packing, unpacking, mishandling by staff, being placed on the floor, torn, are all negative karma we have to accept to have the dharma books in shelves all over the secular world. That is just an example. So we should not print articles or have pictures on our lamas, Buddhas, Buddhism, Buddhist sites, Monasteries, deities in Time, National Geographic, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, etc because people read those while sitting on the toilets, they are mixed with other secular articles showing great disrespect, and they are placed in offices, homes and kitchens mixed with fashion and other secular magazines. It is very negative karma to print these items in mainstream magazines. Write in, protest, stop the negative karma, have compassion for everyone. Stop printing everything. Not practical. Not logical. Not applicable during these times.

Yes, Mohani is absolutely correct, cultural differences play almost 99% of the differences shown here. And I thank Mohani of thinking deeper. Not all countries will see the pamphlets through a cynical eye I promise you.

If some of you find the brochures so ‘bad’, then ask our kind webmaster who has done so much and created the most comprehensive Dorje Shugden website in the world to remove it. I personally love the idea of this brochure. May my passing out this brochure with my network of friends quietly without disturbing anyone create more awareness of this sacred protector whose time has come.

TK

Another three friends are in Kathmandu. They will be distributing over 1,400 Dorje Shugden brochures in Thamel, Bodha, Patan, Lumbini which are all in Nepal.

They are very devoted to Dorje Shugden. One of them told me his family has greatly benefitted in so many ways after setting up a shrine to Dorje Shugden four years back. The mother, father, brother, sister and in laws does pujas daily to Dorje Shugden in their family shrine. He would like to bring this practice to many more. Hence will distribute the brochures to many. They love the picture inside to keep in the wallet. They feel it is very sacred and very happy to carry it around. They have firm belief keeping the picture of Dorje Shugden near them has great blessings.

Their other friends family will be inviting a 4 ft Dorje Shugden to their home within the next month also. I was so happy to hear this news.

TK

I don’t know if anyone has checked on the homepage, but the numbers of visitors have jumped much more than usual since the introduction of the Dorje Shugden sacred brochures for distribution. I have been keeping an eye on this. Many more unique visitors are reading up and gaining more awareness of Dorje Shugden’s benefits and our cause. That is why I will distribute thousands more all over.

Haha…distribution of ds brochures WORKS!!! Bumped into a friend of mine just two days ago, showed me this similar brochure!

Wanna to print more and paint the city RED! Thank you DS team.

Yes, i like the brochure very much!!!can read in Chinese and English, i love it:)

This is great! Such nice design of the brochure and very informative. Yes Dorje Shudgen looks fierce but His fierce expression symbolises his quick, swift energy and fast action to chase away our obstacles and he is always smiling at us. I am now downloading the photo and just cant wait to set up a simple altar to start my practise!!!

I will definitely introduce this practise to my friends and hope that they will be able to receive the blessings from this great Protector.

我来自上海，在上海我认识了多杰修雄登已有了一段时间，但是对他的传承都一直不是很了解。但自从接触这个网站后，我的知识增广不少，谢谢你们，请加油！！！

I am glad to see so many Dorje Shudgen fans like this little brochure. Since I have been doing his mantra and prayers, I always feel that I am protected and cared for.It is a great feeling….peace and harmony…..it almost like I am having a “body guard”. I will continue his mantra and prayers daily.

Thanks for step by step prayer guide for prayer, I cant wait to start !! I got the lovely red brochure and dorje shugden’s picture from a kind friend. Now I will set up the simple alter in my room.

Just one question, for daily prayer, do we just recite whatever that is posted? what about taking refuge and all? Dedication?

Thanks in advance, looking forward to guidence from any kind soul

I received this brochure in my mailbox too…. the website is full of information,now i know who is Dorje Shudgen…i keep this card in my bag n feel like protected.

The Chinese Website give me a lot of information……well done.i love it:-)))

I know this is not the forum but just a few thoughts re what was said:

1. “From the kangso sadhana it’s apparent this is what delights the Protector most. When people have discovered the liberating wisdom of the Four Noble Truths, the Bodhisattva’s path, emptiness, moral discipline and especially Lamrim, Lojong and Mahamudra, then there is something in their minds for glorious Dorje Shugden to protect. “

REPLY: From what you say, it means that Dorje Shugden will ONLY protect people who have discovered the liberating wisdom (and a whole loads of what you have mentioned above), that means Buddhists or monks who have not truly embrace the law of cause & effect (relating to the four noble truth) or qualified to study the Bodhisattva’s path, emptiness, and lamrim/lojong/mahamudra, then they will not be under the protection of Dorje Shugden?

Dorje shugden protects everyone if he is propiated with good motivation eg to save oneself from danger. Of course it will be better if the people HAS A CHANCE TO STUDY THE DHARMA (that’s when they know what’s the four noble truth and etc what have been mentioned above) but how would you connect people who are non-Buddhist with Buddhist study in the first place? Also, if a Dharma student has the chance to encounter the Dharma and has learnt the above and STILL doesn’t care, then of course, it is very difficult for Dorje Shugden to protect.

2. “Promoting the Dharma Protector without the Dharma is like promoting the blue of the sky without the sky itself – totally out of context and hard to relate to.”
REPLY: It is not hard to relate to. If you are in desperate danger and all you know is a Buddha mantra or even a Buddha’s name(in this case perhaps only Dorje Shugden because you were not interested in anything spiritual!), and you chant it, Dorje Shugden helps you. What’s so difficult to relate? Do you think compassionate beings and Dharma protectors ONLY protect Buddhists? Or Buddhist scholars?

3. “Teachings on renunciation, bodhichitta and emptiness can be hard for some people to relate to at first, but in that case at least taking an initial interest in inner peace is surely the best starting point. If they can’t do that, they won’t be ready for protector practice and will be disappointed and put off when they find out what it’s really about (the heart commitment of practising, teaching and promoting Kadam Dharma without mixing it).”

REPLY: Two things came up in my mind:

a. Protectors are assisting/ serving Lamas – if a person has strong faith in a lama, a lama can request protector to bless/ take care of that person, that person DOESN”T have to do protector practice

b. We’re talking about this brochure to get people to ask WHO IS DORJE SHUGDEN to find out more, or to visit a local centre that practices Dorje Shugden without the politics behind it. Not about initiating people into serious practices YET. One step at a time.

It is great to have dual language article about Dorje Shugden with the explanation on its iconography so that many people over the world especially Chinese can read and also can learn for the English at the same time. This information is really beneficial to those are new to Dorje Shugden. Thank you.