Comments on: My Take on the Mauro Moynihan’s Article in Washington Times http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/ The Protector whose time has come Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dalai Lama should set things right http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-622939 Dalai Lama should set things right Sun, 12 Aug 2018 13:20:17 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-622939 Dear Dalai Lama, Since you started the cruel ban against the 350 year Dorje Shugden practice, how has it benefit your Tibetan society and Buddhism in the world? <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">Things have become worse and most educated Tibetans can see this.</font> They don't speak out not because they don't see your ban as wrong, but you instill fear in them and not respect. It is like fear of a dictator. I am sorry to say so. Everyone is divided. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">There is no harmony.</font> Before your ban there was more harmony and unity. By enacting the ban, you split the monasteries, split so many families, split regions in Tibet apart, split your disciples from you, split your own gurus from you, split Tibetan Buddhism apart. You have created so much disharmony. It is not democratic what you have done to ban a religion within your community. You always talk of tolerance and acceptance and democracy and yet you do not accept and tolerate something different from your beliefs. When people practice Dorje Shugden you ostracize them, ban them from seeing you, ban them from using Tibetan facilities. You know you have done that. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">There are videos that capture your speech and prove this point.</font> You even had people expelled from monasteries just because they practice Dorje Shugden. Some of the monks you expelled have been in the monastery for over 40 years. Many older monks shed tears because of this. Many young educated Tibetans lost confidence in you as they saw the damage the Dorje Shugden ban created and they lose hope. Many have become free thinkers. They reject what you have done. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">So many people in the west left Buddhism because of the confusion you created with this ban against Dorje Shugden which is immoral.</font> You could of had millions of people who practice Dorje Shugden to support, love and follow you, but you scared them away. They are hurt and very disappointed. They loved you and respected you deeply before the ban. It has been 60 years and you have failed to get Tibet back. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">Your biggest failure is not getting Tibet back after 57 years in exile.</font> Now you are begging China to allow you to return to Tibet to the disappointment of thousands of people who fought for a free Tibet believing in you. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">So many self-immolated for a free Tibet and now you want Tibet to be a part of China with no referendum from Tibetans.</font> Just like a dictator, you decide on your own. It was your government and you that lost Tibet in the first place. Your policies and style of doing things do not benefit Tibet and Buddhism. You have been the sole ruler of Tibet your whole life and you still have not gotten our country of Tibet back for us. Our families and us are separated. Yet you create more pain by creating a ban to further divide people. Please have compassion. No other Buddhist leader has banned or condemned any religion except for you. It looks very bad. You are a Nobel laureate and this is not fitting of a laureate. You should unite people and not separate them by religious differences. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">You said Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi did not do right to the Rohingya people in Myanmar due to religious differences, but you are doing the same thing to the Shugden Buddhists within your own society.</font> There is a parallel in this. You separate the Shugden Buddhists from the others in Tibetan society. You have lost so many people who would have loved and supported you. You have lost so much support around the world. The Shugden Buddhists who love you number in the millions. When you are fast losing support from governments and private people, it will not do you well to lose more. After you are passed away in the future, the rift you created between the Dorje Shugden and non-Dorje Shugden people will remain for a while and that will be your legacy. Disharmony. You will be remembered for this. Not as a hero but a disharmony creator. Dorje Shugden will spread and further grow, but you will be no more as you are a human. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">No one wishes you bad and in fact we hope you have a long and healthy life, but we have lost so much hope and have so much despair because of you.</font> All the hundreds of Dorje Shugden lamas, tulkus and geshes are maturing and there are hundreds of Dorje Shugden monasteries in Tibet who will not give up Dorje Shugden. You have made a mistake. These hundreds of teachers and teachers to be will spread Dorje Shugden further in the future. The gurus that gave us Dorje Shugden as a spiritual practice and you have called these holy gurus wrong and they are mistaken in giving us Dorje Shugden. <font color=#cc4125 class="bbcode-color">How can you insult our gurus whom we respect so much? If they can be wrong, then you can be wrong.</font> Then all gurus can be wrong. So no one needs to listen to any guru? You have created this trend. It is not healthy. Your own gurus practiced Dorje Shugden their whole lives. Your own gurus were exemplary and highly learned. Dalai Lama you have created so much pain with this ban against so many people due to religion. You are ageing fast. Are you going to do anything about it or stay stubborn, hard and un-moving. You show a smile and preach peace and harmony wherever you go. But will you do the same to your own people? Please rectify the wrong you have done. Please before it is too late. You can create harmony again or you can pass away in the future with this legacy of peace. May you live long and think carefully and admit what was a mistake in having this unethical ban against Dorje Shugden religion. <a href="http://www.dorjeshugden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/download.jpg" title="Download: download.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.dorjeshugden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/download.jpg"></a> Dear Dalai Lama,

Since you started the cruel ban against the 350 year Dorje Shugden practice, how has it benefit your Tibetan society and Buddhism in the world? Things have become worse and most educated Tibetans can see this. They don’t speak out not because they don’t see your ban as wrong, but you instill fear in them and not respect. It is like fear of a dictator. I am sorry to say so. Everyone is divided. There is no harmony. Before your ban there was more harmony and unity.

By enacting the ban, you split the monasteries, split so many families, split regions in Tibet apart, split your disciples from you, split your own gurus from you, split Tibetan Buddhism apart. You have created so much disharmony.

It is not democratic what you have done to ban a religion within your community. You always talk of tolerance and acceptance and democracy and yet you do not accept and tolerate something different from your beliefs. When people practice Dorje Shugden you ostracize them, ban them from seeing you, ban them from using Tibetan facilities. You know you have done that. There are videos that capture your speech and prove this point. You even had people expelled from monasteries just because they practice Dorje Shugden. Some of the monks you expelled have been in the monastery for over 40 years. Many older monks shed tears because of this.

Many young educated Tibetans lost confidence in you as they saw the damage the Dorje Shugden ban created and they lose hope. Many have become free thinkers. They reject what you have done. So many people in the west left Buddhism because of the confusion you created with this ban against Dorje Shugden which is immoral.

You could of had millions of people who practice Dorje Shugden to support, love and follow you, but you scared them away. They are hurt and very disappointed. They loved you and respected you deeply before the ban. It has been 60 years and you have failed to get Tibet back. Your biggest failure is not getting Tibet back after 57 years in exile. Now you are begging China to allow you to return to Tibet to the disappointment of thousands of people who fought for a free Tibet believing in you. So many self-immolated for a free Tibet and now you want Tibet to be a part of China with no referendum from Tibetans. Just like a dictator, you decide on your own. It was your government and you that lost Tibet in the first place. Your policies and style of doing things do not benefit Tibet and Buddhism. You have been the sole ruler of Tibet your whole life and you still have not gotten our country of Tibet back for us. Our families and us are separated. Yet you create more pain by creating a ban to further divide people. Please have compassion.

No other Buddhist leader has banned or condemned any religion except for you. It looks very bad. You are a Nobel laureate and this is not fitting of a laureate. You should unite people and not separate them by religious differences.

You said Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi did not do right to the Rohingya people in Myanmar due to religious differences, but you are doing the same thing to the Shugden Buddhists within your own society. There is a parallel in this. You separate the Shugden Buddhists from the others in Tibetan society.

You have lost so many people who would have loved and supported you. You have lost so much support around the world. The Shugden Buddhists who love you number in the millions. When you are fast losing support from governments and private people, it will not do you well to lose more.

After you are passed away in the future, the rift you created between the Dorje Shugden and non-Dorje Shugden people will remain for a while and that will be your legacy. Disharmony. You will be remembered for this. Not as a hero but a disharmony creator.

Dorje Shugden will spread and further grow, but you will be no more as you are a human. No one wishes you bad and in fact we hope you have a long and healthy life, but we have lost so much hope and have so much despair because of you. All the hundreds of Dorje Shugden lamas, tulkus and geshes are maturing and there are hundreds of Dorje Shugden monasteries in Tibet who will not give up Dorje Shugden. You have made a mistake. These hundreds of teachers and teachers to be will spread Dorje Shugden further in the future.

The gurus that gave us Dorje Shugden as a spiritual practice and you have called these holy gurus wrong and they are mistaken in giving us Dorje Shugden. How can you insult our gurus whom we respect so much? If they can be wrong, then you can be wrong. Then all gurus can be wrong. So no one needs to listen to any guru? You have created this trend. It is not healthy. Your own gurus practiced Dorje Shugden their whole lives. Your own gurus were exemplary and highly learned.

Dalai Lama you have created so much pain with this ban against so many people due to religion. You are ageing fast. Are you going to do anything about it or stay stubborn, hard and un-moving. You show a smile and preach peace and harmony wherever you go. But will you do the same to your own people? Please rectify the wrong you have done. Please before it is too late. You can create harmony again or you can pass away in the future with this legacy of peace. May you live long and think carefully and admit what was a mistake in having this unethical ban against Dorje Shugden religion.

]]> By: Lhakpa Dhendup http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-622751 Lhakpa Dhendup Sat, 11 Aug 2018 11:58:44 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-622751 <b>What will the all the people around the world and in Tibet do now? Dalai Lama says he is happy that Tibet is a part of China and should remain a part of China. So many Tibetans self-immolated for Tibet to be independent and now Dalai Lama did a 360 degree turn and says he wants to go back to Tibet and China and Tibet should be a part of China. So unbelievable. So many are angry and disappointed. </b> <q><b><span style="font-size:1.4em;color:red">Tibetans ready to be part of China: Dalai Lama</span></b> Organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the event was a part of "Thank You India - 2018" held by the Tibetan community across India to mark 60 years of its exile in the country. Indo-Asian News Service Bengaluru Tibetans are ready to be a part of China if guaranteed full rights to preserve their culture, the Dalai Lama said on Friday. "Tibetans are not asking for independence. We are okay with remaining with the People's Republic of China, provided we have full rights to preserve our culture," the 83-year-old spiritual leader said at "Thank You Karnataka" event here in the city. Organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the event was a part of "Thank You India - 2018" held by the Tibetan community across India to mark 60 years of its exile in the country. "Several of Chinese citizens practicing Buddhism are keen on Tibetan Buddhism as it is considered scientific," the Nobel laureate said. Born in Taktser hamlet in northeastern Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He fled to India from Tibet after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule in 1959. China annexed Tibet in 1950, forcing thousands of Tibetans, including monks, to flee the mountain country and settle in India as refugees. Since then, India has been home to over 100,000 Tibetans majorly settled in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh among other states. https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/india/tibetans-ready-to-be-part-of-china-dalai-lama/293109.html</q> What will the all the people around the world and in Tibet do now? Dalai Lama says he is happy that Tibet is a part of China and should remain a part of China. So many Tibetans self-immolated for Tibet to be independent and now Dalai Lama did a 360 degree turn and says he wants to go back to Tibet and China and Tibet should be a part of China. So unbelievable. So many are angry and disappointed.

Tibetans ready to be part of China: Dalai Lama
Organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the event was a part of “Thank You India – 2018″ held by the Tibetan community across India to mark 60 years of its exile in the country.
Indo-Asian News Service
Bengaluru
Tibetans are ready to be a part of China if guaranteed full rights to preserve their culture, the Dalai Lama said on Friday.
“Tibetans are not asking for independence. We are okay with remaining with the People’s Republic of China, provided we have full rights to preserve our culture,” the 83-year-old spiritual leader said at “Thank You Karnataka” event here in the city.
Organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the event was a part of “Thank You India – 2018″ held by the Tibetan community across India to mark 60 years of its exile in the country.
“Several of Chinese citizens practicing Buddhism are keen on Tibetan Buddhism as it is considered scientific,” the Nobel laureate said.
Born in Taktser hamlet in northeastern Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He fled to India from Tibet after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule in 1959.
China annexed Tibet in 1950, forcing thousands of Tibetans, including monks, to flee the mountain country and settle in India as refugees.
Since then, India has been home to over 100,000 Tibetans majorly settled in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh among other states.
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/india/tibetans-ready-to-be-part-of-china-dalai-lama/293109.html

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]]> By: Amber Sonam http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-205199 Amber Sonam Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:54:03 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-205199 Good try CTA, yet another failing attempt in covering their dirty laundry. The smell is too strong to be hidden. I mean, how can you hide smell? In Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, this phrase is commonly used to direct logical thinking: where there's smoke, there's fire. The smoke cannot content itself and is too obvious to be ignored. In the presence of smoke, regardless how hard the CTA attempted to divert our attention, we can still see through the smoke and we know what causes it. There are people who choose to think otherwise, who believe the CTA is fighting for the Tibetans "cause". Although the results are obvious, no results to-date, there are people who choose to cling to the hope that the Dalai Lama is the head of the CTA and people around him will never do things listed above. One should not forget Dalai Lama maybe the emanation of Avalokitesvara, but the people around him are not. They are the same as you and me, full of greed, desire, jealousy, anger and what not. They are selfish and money, power, status...are very tempting and they can go wild with it. Best still, the CTA is surrounded by people with blind faith towards the Dalai Lama, so it is so easy for the CTA to perform corruptions and harmful actions. This was what had happened in the past 50 years and still continuing today. What kind of developed country leader would make a spiritual deity a national alert, covering their dirty actions with a spiritual deity, abusing the financial aids from kind sponsors for selfish reasons and bring no results to benefit his country people? The CTA for sure! Good try CTA, yet another failing attempt in covering their dirty laundry. The smell is too strong to be hidden. I mean, how can you hide smell? In Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, this phrase is commonly used to direct logical thinking: where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The smoke cannot content itself and is too obvious to be ignored. In the presence of smoke, regardless how hard the CTA attempted to divert our attention, we can still see through the smoke and we know what causes it.

There are people who choose to think otherwise, who believe the CTA is fighting for the Tibetans “cause”. Although the results are obvious, no results to-date, there are people who choose to cling to the hope that the Dalai Lama is the head of the CTA and people around him will never do things listed above. One should not forget Dalai Lama maybe the emanation of Avalokitesvara, but the people around him are not. They are the same as you and me, full of greed, desire, jealousy, anger and what not. They are selfish and money, power, status…are very tempting and they can go wild with it. Best still, the CTA is surrounded by people with blind faith towards the Dalai Lama, so it is so easy for the CTA to perform corruptions and harmful actions. This was what had happened in the past 50 years and still continuing today.

What kind of developed country leader would make a spiritual deity a national alert, covering their dirty actions with a spiritual deity, abusing the financial aids from kind sponsors for selfish reasons and bring no results to benefit his country people? The CTA for sure!

]]> By: Camilia http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-205123 Camilia Sat, 28 May 2016 08:42:12 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-205123 For an economy that rely on exporting Buddhism and gaining Freedom from China, the slogan “Free Tibet” certainly have helped Tibetans in Exile gain global attention and financial support in the past decades. It is hard to just let go of this cause while it can still yield economy benefits for the Tibetans in Exile leadership. But The Tibetan in Exile leaderships are not fools. They are fully aware of the influence China had grown into globally and might have a hunch that "Free Tibet" will not longer command any sympathy. Paving the way back into China on a personal level seemed to be a new trend among the affluent of Tibetan in Exile community. If Achok Rinpoche, one of the closest people to HHDL, the former Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery, and the biographer of HHDL has defected back to China and proudly says he is now a Chinese citizen, what more about unscrupulous politicians like Sikyong Lobsang Sangay. For an economy that rely on exporting Buddhism and gaining Freedom from China, the slogan “Free Tibet” certainly have helped Tibetans in Exile gain global attention and financial support in the past decades. It is hard to just let go of this cause while it can still yield economy benefits for the Tibetans in Exile leadership. But The Tibetan in Exile leaderships are not fools. They are fully aware of the influence China had grown into globally and might have a hunch that “Free Tibet” will not longer command any sympathy. Paving the way back into China on a personal level seemed to be a new trend among the affluent of Tibetan in Exile community. If Achok Rinpoche, one of the closest people to HHDL, the former Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery, and the biographer of HHDL has defected back to China and proudly says he is now a Chinese citizen, what more about unscrupulous politicians like Sikyong Lobsang Sangay.

]]> By: Victor http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-205064 Victor Sun, 22 May 2016 19:21:33 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-205064 This is indeed an interesting article! So, by being a Chinese National, Tibet has already been given up by its leader? And the rest is only show? I agree, many people donated money to free the Tibetan people and help them with human rights and having a democratic government. Yet, this has never happened as we learn. The Tibetan government even attacks their own people and there is no democratic system for Dorje Shugden practitioners and their family, no friends, no work, no travel and so on... What a deception to see that the money, donated by kind people, was not used for the Tibetan people, to help them living a decent life! This is indeed an interesting article! So, by being a Chinese National, Tibet has already been given up by its leader? And the rest is only show?

I agree, many people donated money to free the Tibetan people and help them with human rights and having a democratic government. Yet, this has never happened as we learn. The Tibetan government even attacks their own people and there is no democratic system for Dorje Shugden practitioners and their family, no friends, no work, no travel and so on…

What a deception to see that the money, donated by kind people, was not used for the Tibetan people, to help them living a decent life!

]]> By: Eli Buchen http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-202141 Eli Buchen Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:23:35 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-202141 ICT seems to be on firm footing to line their pockets and coffers.No results after half a century. The real losers of this has got to be the Tibetans. How long more will Tibetans have to suffer Tibetan leadership bent on taking advantage of Tibetan in exile? This is a real eye opener for Tibetans and non Tibetans alike. Maura Moynihan is no stranger to Tibetan politics and how they work from the influence she probably got from her father who supported Tibetan independence. ICT seems to be on firm footing to line their pockets and coffers.No results after half a century. The real losers of this has got to be the Tibetans. How long more will Tibetans have to suffer Tibetan leadership bent on taking advantage of Tibetan in exile?

This is a real eye opener for Tibetans and non Tibetans alike. Maura Moynihan is no stranger to Tibetan politics and how they work from the influence she probably got from her father who supported Tibetan independence.

]]> By: Ringo Starr http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-202137 Ringo Starr Fri, 04 Sep 2015 04:46:28 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-202137 It always bemuses me how politics always ends up a game of charades. Thank you DorjeShugden.com for carrying this eye opening piece. It always bemuses me how politics always ends up a game of charades. Thank you DorjeShugden.com for carrying this eye opening piece.

]]> By: Sunitta http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/my-take-on-the-mauro-moynihans-article-in-washington-times/comment-page-1/#comment-202121 Sunitta Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:44:03 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=50527#comment-202121 This is a real eye opener report for me. If all that is said by Mauro Moynihan is true that the International Campaign of Tibet is has it's weaknesses and proves to be ineffective for the people of Tibet, then actions to revamp it is very necessary. Donors and supporters are entitled to know the truth. Also it would also be more effective for the people of Tibet. Similarly with the Tibetan government. If there are cracks and weaknesses, unsuitable leaders and poor practices, it should all be brought to light and appropriate actions to be taken to eradicate all the problems. I think all Tibetans deserve an honest and correctly motivated and effective government. This is a real eye opener report for me. If all that is said by Mauro Moynihan is true that the International Campaign of Tibet is has it’s weaknesses and proves to be ineffective for the people of Tibet, then actions to revamp it is very necessary. Donors and supporters are entitled to know the truth. Also it would also be more effective for the people of Tibet.
Similarly with the Tibetan government. If there are cracks and weaknesses, unsuitable leaders and poor practices, it should all be brought to light and appropriate actions to be taken to eradicate all the problems. I think all Tibetans deserve an honest and correctly motivated and effective government.

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