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maryjane:
As the date for the final collection of votes on the 'practice' of Dorje Shugden approaches in South India, we must protest the voting and call for it to be nullified as it is illegal.There is just cause for this to NOT have reached the ballot box.Please start a letter writing campaign and send (via email, fax, phone calls etc.) to the Tibetan Govt. and its affiliates @ www.tibet.com and click on 'address'. Time is of the essence. Here is a sample letter:

To Whom it May Concern,

I/We protest the voting in the monasteries in South India for the following reasons:

1. Right to freedom of religion.This is a fundamental right with which no govt., individual or group can interfere.

2. Right to Freedom of choice. Another
fundamental right with which no govt., individual or group shall interfere.

This issue should have never reached the ballot box.  Both these fundamental rights have been infringed upon and we call for an immediate nullification of the votes.

Sincerely,

a friend:
Dearest Maryjane,

May I point to you that the letter you are kindly offering almost supports the Dalai Lama´s actions. If you invoke the right to freedom of religion then they can answer what the DL already said, that he is not forcing anybody, it's the monks that are voting. If you invoke the right to freedom of choice, they will answer that the monks are choosing with whom to share their religious life.

So to send such letter ... and to the Tibetan Government!!! ...well, let´s say that it´s not going to produce any discernible fruit.

If you want to "shake" the Tibetan Government ... then you should inondate them with letters that contain most excellent reasons, exposed in a detailed manner, and suggesting that copies are being sent to the great newspapers of the world, and to the small too.

Why don´t you try again? This website contains all the material needed for a great, powerful letter. Sorry, for several great, powerful letters.

mountains:
Dear 'A friend',

I agree with you. The Tibetan Government in Exile in India and its representative offices around the world must be inundated with physical letters, emails and phone calls. These peaceful letters/phone calls must contain details which this website is rich in. The human rights and freedom to religion issue will not hold water with them because after ten years of fear tactic campaigns, outwardly the monks are told it is freedom to pick in the referendum, but actually they have a 'gun' pointed at their heads to pick the 'yellow' sticks.

The Tibetan offices throughout the world must be inundated with letters. Also the Monastic offices of


Sera Mey
Sera Je
Gaden Shartse
Gaden Jangtse
Drepung Gomang
Drepung Loseling
Tashi Lunpo-South India
Namgyal Monastery-Dharamsala
Sera Mey-Pomra Khangtsen
Gaden Shartse-Dhokhang khangtsen
Dorje Shugden Charitable Society-new Delhi
Tibet House New York
Trijang Intstitute -USA

Even Celebrities who are involved with Tibetan Buddhim to raise awareness within them:

Richard Gere
Keanu Reeves
Steven Seagall
Oprah Winfrey (very important to bring to her attention)
Larry King
Prince Andrew of UK
Former VP Al Gore

Writers:

Glenn Mullin
Professor Jeffry Hopkins
Robert Thurman
etc

Publishing Houses:

Snow Lion
Tharpa
Wisdom
Shambala

jeff Ryan:
MAY I SUGGEST TIBETANS IN NEW YORK ATTEND THIS SEMINAR.....

Future of Dalai Lama Seminar in New York
Phayul[Monday, February 04, 2008 16:51]
Dharamsala, February 4: A seminar on “The Future of Dalai Lamas and Tibetan Democracy” is to be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Tibet House, 22 W 15th St., New York.

Robert F. Thurman, director of Tibet House, Elliot Sperling, Professor of Tibetan Studies in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University and Jamyang Norbu, award winning writer and author of a recent article on this subject “The Jewel in the Ballot Box: Electing a New Dalai Lama" will be the main speakers.

The discussion is to be moderated by Wangchuk Shakabpa.

Rangzen Alliance, Students for a Free Tibet, US Tibet Committee and Tibet House are organising the seminar, which will be open for public participation.

The organisers hope that the seminar will “contribute to opening up a greater national debate on this most vital development in the future of Tibet and the Tibetan people”.

During the seminar, the North American edition of Jamyang Norbu’s SHADOW TIBET: Selected Writings 1989 to 2004 will be released.

Following is the press release of the seminar

THE FUTURE OF THE DALAI LAMAS AND TIBETAN DEMOCRACY

Sunday, February 10th at 5:30pm; Tibet House, 22 W 15th St., New York

SPEAKERS:
? Robert F. Thurman, Director of Tibet House and international authority on Tibetan Buddhism
? Elliot Sperling, Professor of Tibetan Studies in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University and a specialist on Sino-Tibetan relations.
? Jamyang Norbu, award winning writer and author of a recent article on this subject “The Jewel in the Ballot Box: Electing a New Dalai Lama".

Wangchuk Shakabpa will moderate the discussion.
All Tibetans and friends are aware of His Holiness’s recent statements proposing new and untraditional methods by which a future incarnation of the Dalai Lama might be chosen. It is most likely that the Dalai Lama offered these proposals as a response to Chinese government announcements of new rules regulating the incarnation process of Tibetan lamas that appear to be aimed at controlling the selection of the next Dalai Lama. These statements by His Holiness in addition to his announcement in May of 2007, of his desire to move into “retirement”, has greatly troubled Tibetan society.

Despite the tremendous concerns and fears of the Tibetan people there has been little public discussion on these happenings within Tibetan society. A small inaugural seminar THE FUTURE OF THE DALAI LAMAS AND TIBETAN DEMOCRACY is proposed for February 10th 2008, 5:30pm, at Tibet House in New York City. It is hoped that this will contribute to opening up a greater national debate on this most vital development in the future of Tibet and the Tibetan people.

All are welcome to participate in the discussion.

Organized by Rangzen Alliance, Students for a Free Tibet, US Tibet Committee and Tibet House

The North American edition of Jamyang Norbu’s SHADOW TIBET: Selected Writings 1989 to 2004 will be released on the occasion.

a friend:

--- Quote ---MAY I SUGGEST TIBETANS IN NEW YORK ATTEND THIS SEMINAR.....
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I don´t know about that, Jeff.

The Dorje Shugden Tibetan devotees of New York do not master English well, what are they going to do in Tibet House?

If they try to make a demonstration, although pacific, be sure that they have already everything in place to chastise and humiliate them. You can be sure of that.


DO NOT FORGET THAT THE AUTHOR OF THOSE HORRIBLE STATEMENTS IN NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE, YEARS AGO,

CALLING US, DORJE SHUGDEN DEVOTEES, THE TALIBAN OF BUDHHISM WAS PROFESSOR THURMAN. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE EVER REGRETTED IT.

IF THE TIBETANS GO AND SOME MISHAPPEN TAKES PLACE, WE WILL BE GIVING HIM THE JUSTIFICATION THAT HE PROBABLY CRAVES FOR, SOMETHING TO TELL TO HIMSELF WHEN HE TRIES TO GO TO SLEEP: "I WAS RIGHT, THESE PEOPLE ARE EXTREMISTS ..."

I fear they might be praying that the Dorje Shugden people show up .... 

IS THAT WHAT WE WANT?

Please let's not push Tibetans to do things that they will regret. They can be expelled from this country, so they would be risking too much. And these other people have all mundane powers in their hands. I don't want to send the Tibetans like lambs to be butchered.

Sorry, Jeff, it sounds harsh what I am saying, but I've seen too much suffering already, I'm trying to prevent more pain and particularly more pain for nothing.

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