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		<title>By: Dalai Lama should set things right</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dalai Lama should set things right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>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? &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;Things have become worse and most educated Tibetans can see this.&lt;/font&gt; They don&#039;t speak out not because they don&#039;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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;There is no harmony.&lt;/font&gt; 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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;There are videos that capture your speech and prove this point.&lt;/font&gt; 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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;So many people in the west left Buddhism because of the confusion you created with this ban against Dorje Shugden which is immoral.&lt;/font&gt;

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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;Your biggest failure is not getting Tibet back after 57 years in exile.&lt;/font&gt; 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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;So many self-immolated for a free Tibet and now you want Tibet to be a part of China with no referendum from Tibetans.&lt;/font&gt; 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.

&lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;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.&lt;/font&gt; 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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;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.&lt;/font&gt; 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. &lt;font color=#cc4125 class=&quot;bbcode-color&quot;&gt;How can you insult our gurus whom we respect so much? If they can be wrong, then you can be wrong.&lt;/font&gt; 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.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Dalai Lama,</p>
<p>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&#8217;t speak out not because they don&#8217;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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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		<title>By: Belinda Mae</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-622952</link>
		<dc:creator>Belinda Mae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 15:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I totally agree what the writer say. Dorje Shugden indeed helps a lot when a practitioner calls upon him for assistance. With the ban imposed on Dorje Shugden&#039;s practice, some friends will have negative views on what I practice. I have to even becareful with who I share the Dorje Shugden&#039;s practice with. I really hope this ban will be lifted soon so that less people will suffer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree what the writer say. Dorje Shugden indeed helps a lot when a practitioner calls upon him for assistance. With the ban imposed on Dorje Shugden&#8217;s practice, some friends will have negative views on what I practice. I have to even becareful with who I share the Dorje Shugden&#8217;s practice with. I really hope this ban will be lifted soon so that less people will suffer.</p>
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		<title>By: Jing Jing</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-622452</link>
		<dc:creator>Jing Jing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 03:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for sharing. Your story touches my heart. I believe whoever read this have the same feeling as you. Having the same situation with me here. Something very sacred and precious to us, that we can share and help many people suddenly because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, things became so difficult. How can discrimination happen in the Buddhists community some more by the highest spiritual head. I will continue to share Dorje Shugden prcatie because he really help many people over come difficult condition in their life. We all should continue to share no matter what.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for sharing. Your story touches my heart. I believe whoever read this have the same feeling as you. Having the same situation with me here. Something very sacred and precious to us, that we can share and help many people suddenly because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, things became so difficult. How can discrimination happen in the Buddhists community some more by the highest spiritual head. I will continue to share Dorje Shugden prcatie because he really help many people over come difficult condition in their life. We all should continue to share no matter what.</p>
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		<title>By: Dondrup Shugden</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-611388</link>
		<dc:creator>Dondrup Shugden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been practising Dorje Shugden for more than 20 years and the blessings bestowed upon me by this Enlightened Protector had been numerous and I know that the flow of blessings will never stop because of His compassion and care for me.

Yes the Ban matters to me due to many reasons.  The main one being since the imposition of the Ban to propagate Dorje Shugden is very difficult and many people will miss the opportunity to be guided so protectively in their lives.  What a shame that is.

Secondly, my friends who knows that I practise Dorje Shugden are misinformed and continuously try to enrol me into another religion or another Buddhist tradition. This is very disturbing. 

Even as a non Tibetan, I suffer such discrimination and I am grieved by CTA&#039;s ban which is illegal and must be lifted.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been practising Dorje Shugden for more than 20 years and the blessings bestowed upon me by this Enlightened Protector had been numerous and I know that the flow of blessings will never stop because of His compassion and care for me.</p>
<p>Yes the Ban matters to me due to many reasons.  The main one being since the imposition of the Ban to propagate Dorje Shugden is very difficult and many people will miss the opportunity to be guided so protectively in their lives.  What a shame that is.</p>
<p>Secondly, my friends who knows that I practise Dorje Shugden are misinformed and continuously try to enrol me into another religion or another Buddhist tradition. This is very disturbing. </p>
<p>Even as a non Tibetan, I suffer such discrimination and I am grieved by CTA&#8217;s ban which is illegal and must be lifted.</p>
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		<title>By: Belinda Mae</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-611164</link>
		<dc:creator>Belinda Mae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes I agree that Dorje Shugden helped a lot of people through their difficult times and situations because he is a Dharma protector and he help to clear any obstacles that arises in our spiritual path. Putting a ban to this practice does not make any sense because Dorje Shugden is not a demo nor evil spirit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes I agree that Dorje Shugden helped a lot of people through their difficult times and situations because he is a Dharma protector and he help to clear any obstacles that arises in our spiritual path. Putting a ban to this practice does not make any sense because Dorje Shugden is not a demo nor evil spirit.</p>
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		<title>By: Pema</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-609438</link>
		<dc:creator>Pema</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are very fortunate to have met with Dorje Shugden and be able to practice this powerful protector&#039;s mantra and prayers.

I hope that the unfair ban against Dorje Shugden will be removed as soon as possible. No religious practice should be banned as it is a personal choice and the CTA who pretends to be democratic is for sure aware about this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are very fortunate to have met with Dorje Shugden and be able to practice this powerful protector&#8217;s mantra and prayers.</p>
<p>I hope that the unfair ban against Dorje Shugden will be removed as soon as possible. No religious practice should be banned as it is a personal choice and the CTA who pretends to be democratic is for sure aware about this.</p>
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		<title>By: Tenzin Sangye</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-609024</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenzin Sangye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am one of many of them received help from Dorje Shugden. I totally agree what had share from this post. The ban of Dorje Shugden should lifted as soon as possible. This is totally not true about Dorje Shugden can harm people and his evil spirit.when you get know more about Dorje Shugden practice, you will find his practise is not wrong and have long story of high lama such as Kyeje Trijang rinpoche, Pabongka Rinpoche and Sakya lineage lama who relian on him. How can they be wrong</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am one of many of them received help from Dorje Shugden. I totally agree what had share from this post. The ban of Dorje Shugden should lifted as soon as possible. This is totally not true about Dorje Shugden can harm people and his evil spirit.when you get know more about Dorje Shugden practice, you will find his practise is not wrong and have long story of high lama such as Kyeje Trijang rinpoche, Pabongka Rinpoche and Sakya lineage lama who relian on him. How can they be wrong</p>
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		<title>By: Tianni</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-608890</link>
		<dc:creator>Tianni</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Chidook, yes agreed that compassion can not bring any wealth to benefit CTA. Moreover with this ban, CTA had all the reason to cover their failure.I personally experience friends unfriend me because i am sugden practitioner. They don&#039;t even find out whats happening but just blindly accepted what Dalai Lama said.  However, after so many years, some  of them has found out the truth and starting practice and benefit from it. This prove that Dorje Shugden practice benefiting  everyone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Chidook, yes agreed that compassion can not bring any wealth to benefit CTA. Moreover with this ban, CTA had all the reason to cover their failure.I personally experience friends unfriend me because i am sugden practitioner. They don&#8217;t even find out whats happening but just blindly accepted what Dalai Lama said.  However, after so many years, some  of them has found out the truth and starting practice and benefit from it. This prove that Dorje Shugden practice benefiting  everyone.</p>
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		<title>By: Chidook</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-608674</link>
		<dc:creator>Chidook</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Religion is freedom choices for all people. The accusation of practicing Dorje Shugden as demonic, bad spirits by the CTA and said that it may shorten DL life, is totally out of proves. Seeing HH still healthy and travelling around, if said that DS will harm his life. Was this logical? Many people received benefits from this practice as Dorje Shugden helps and more people are believing and trusting him. CTA uses ban on religious practice as scapegoat of their failing leadership which causes schism among spiritual practices. Due to CTA greed of power and money, had hurt, harm so much Tibetans leaving Tibet for good cause. Do CTA really have compassion? No, because compassion don’t bring them any “wealth”(material).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Religion is freedom choices for all people. The accusation of practicing Dorje Shugden as demonic, bad spirits by the CTA and said that it may shorten DL life, is totally out of proves. Seeing HH still healthy and travelling around, if said that DS will harm his life. Was this logical? Many people received benefits from this practice as Dorje Shugden helps and more people are believing and trusting him. CTA uses ban on religious practice as scapegoat of their failing leadership which causes schism among spiritual practices. Due to CTA greed of power and money, had hurt, harm so much Tibetans leaving Tibet for good cause. Do CTA really have compassion? No, because compassion don’t bring them any “wealth”(material).</p>
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		<title>By: Tenzin K</title>
		<link>https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-ban-matters-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-608372</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenzin K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dorje Shugden has helped many people in many ways. Due to the unjust ban it restrict many great Lamas to benefit many people through this practice.

Shugden ban has created many suffering to many people around the world and I have not heard a single person even spoke about the benefit of this ban. Have anyone heard anything or anyone shared the upside of this ban?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dorje Shugden has helped many people in many ways. Due to the unjust ban it restrict many great Lamas to benefit many people through this practice.</p>
<p>Shugden ban has created many suffering to many people around the world and I have not heard a single person even spoke about the benefit of this ban. Have anyone heard anything or anyone shared the upside of this ban?</p>
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