Comments on: Forget my religion, why can’t I support Tibetan Freedom?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:14:12 +0000

The CTA is using religion as a political too to avoid taking up the responsibility. They have failed to fulfil their promise to bring the Tibetans back to Tibet and to free Tibet. In order to distract people from scrutinising them, the CTA put the blame on Dorje Shugden.

In addition, the CTA is also using Dorje Shugden to split the Tibetans, to create disharmony in China. Unfortunately, Dorje Shugden is used as a scapegoat to achieve the political agenda of the CTA. Dorje Shugden followers become the victims of the whole episode. It is so unfair that Dorje Shugden followers are not given the same rights as other Tibetans.

By: Chodag

Chodag — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:35:22 +0000

You can practice anything in your spiritual practice as long as Dalai Lama and CTA have no objection. Else even it’s not harmful, never harm anyone, bot Dalai Lama and CTA will clamp you down and make your life miserable.

There is no democracy and no religious freedom with Dalai Lama and CTA. There is no rules or guideline you can follow but just their preferences. This is what makes Tibetan fall and until today you will not able to see them succeed in anything.

By: John

John — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 05:22:37 +0000

There is no democracy in Tibetan as claimed by the Tibetan leadership. How can the Tibetan leadership impose a ban on a religious practice that not harming anyone? Why Tibetan has no religious freedom? Then how can Dalai Lama keep preaching compassion and having a dialogue to resolve the issue but it doesn’t happen with the Shugden issue? Look at the impact of the injustice ban, just because you are Dorje Shugden practitioners you are accepted by all people around the world. The worst-case here, when you are Shugden practitioners you are not even Tibetan anymore. This is how bad it can be.

The bottom line here is that Tibetan has no democracy and whatever Dalai Lama advice and teaching is not applicable for Tibetan leadership.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:19:08 +0000

If the North and South Korean leaders can meet up to have a dialogue, why not the CTA and Dorje Shugden followers? After all, Shugden or non-Shugden believers, they are all Tibetans. It is time to put what Buddha Shakyamuni’s teaching in practice, be tolerant and respectful to people who are different from us.

Until today, the Tibetan leadership still has not solved any of the major disputes within the Tibetan community. In fact, they are the one who created them. For examples, Dorje Shugden ban and the two Karmapa disputes. None of the two Karmapas is allowed to go back to Karmapa’s monastery in Rumtek. Not only that, it confuses the followers as well, they don’t know which one to follow.

Dorje Shugden ban has destroyed many families, broken the relationships between friends and teachers and students. There is no benefit from imposing the ban, it causes disunity and disharmony within the Tibetan community. Disunity and disharmony are the real reason why free Tibet movement is not successful after so many years.

By: Drolma

Drolma — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:10:06 +0000

The meeting of the North and South Korean leaders is indeed a very historical one. Korea became two countries due to the difference in political stance. They have not had any dialogue or meeting for many years. But now, they finally met up.

Dorje Shugden ban was imposed 20 years ago due to the difference in religious belief. The pro-Shugden and anti-Shugden people don’t talk to each other. Even though pro-Shugden people have expressed many times for a dialogue with anti-Shugden people but the request was not taken seriously.

If North and South Korean leaders can meet up to talk about their differences and perhaps try to find a common ground so both can become amicable, why not the anti and pro-Shugden people? Peace and unity is very important if the Tibetan leaders want the free Tibet movement to be a success. I hope this will happen soon.

By: Chodag

Chodag — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 07:56:46 +0000

This is ridiculous. Just because I practice Dorje Shugden and I’m not Tibetan suddenly. How can this make sense and CTA should be on top of this to stop all this nonsense. CTA should able to weigh what is important for Tibetan at this time which is unity. What is Dorje Shugden going to do with Tibetan freedom? Tibetan freedom is under the CTA to have a dialogue with the Chinese. This is totally political and nothing spiritual. Why CTA let all this mixed up and don’t even correct it? What is CTA has been doing? not taking care of the Tibetan and no result in bringing Tibetan and Dalai Lama to return to Tibet.

CTA still exist? or is just an empty entity? who is managing and taking care of the Tibetan refugees in India now?

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 05:26:13 +0000

In general, Tibetan has been split between those in China and India. In India, the Tibetan is taken care of by the CTA and which also suppose to work out for them to return to Tibet. Hence, CTA should unite the Tibetan in India to build a strong community to support their cause. But unfortunately, CTA works the other way round. Instead of respecting their people’s right of choice, CTA takes away their religious freedom by imposing a ban on their spiritual practice and even intervene into other lineages and recognized another leader which not going through their lineage procedure. Tibetan is a refugee in India which need support and to be harmony and united. Sadly their leaders are not acting together and further separate them and create more suffering for their people.

Frankly speaking, how Dorje Shugden’s practice can affect the Tibetan cause and since it has been ban until today, what is the benefit for the Tibetan? What is the result? Tibetan in-exile able to return home? If no then why still ban this practice? Why prolong the suffering of their Tibetan people?

By: A Little Bird

A Little Bird — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 08:49:16 +0000

Guess what!!! I heard from a grapevine that some Sakya monks in Nepal are visiting Dorje Shugden related websites. Hahaha!! The Tibetan leaders have no control at all and can’t stop them. More and more will do the same and soon people will know the truths to stop believing in CTA’s lies. Whatever CTA says, the people will doubt. No more control! No more power!😂😆😂

By: Ngawang Jigme

Ngawang Jigme — Fri, 31 May 2019 17:08:56 +0000

Unlike 5 years ago, Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay is not invited to Prime Minister Modi’s swearing-in ceremony this time. It is clear that PM Modi of India snubs the Tibetan leadership once again in favour of deeper ties with China. The Tibetan leadership finds itself increasingly isolated as nobody wants to offend China by lending any support to the ungrateful Tibetans.

PM Modi snubs Tibetan leadership for swearing-in ceremony
By Tenzin Dharpo
May. 30, 2019
DHARAMSHALA, May 30: The Indian Prime Minister who is fresh off of a massive win in the Indian Lok Sabha elections has done a U-turn by not inviting exile Tibetan government’s President to the swearing in ceremony due to be held later today, in a bid to not anger Beijing.
The President of the exile Tibetan government, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration, Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s absence today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi marks a stark contrast to 2014 when the elected Tibetan leader was seated in the former rows at the ceremony when PM Modi was sworn into office the first time around.
The invitation to Dr. Sangay in May 2014 drew strong objection from the Chinese government who lodged an official protest censuring New Delhi’s disregard for the so-called ‘One-China policy’. Many said at the time that the invite was posturing at most, of Modi’s intent to India’s neighbor and biggest rivals both in Asia and global arenas.
The New Delhi-Beijing relations post the Doklam stand off and Wuhan summit has meant that India has given a cold shoulder to the exile Tibetan set up, thereby taking a step back in using the much-touted ‘Tibet card’. The shift in policy has markedly been seen on the ground with New Delhi issuing an advisory to senior leaders to avoid His Holiness the Dalai Lama or pushing the CTA to shift the “thank you India” ceremony from New Delhi to Dharamshala last year.
The head of the Tibetan polity who extended pleasantries to PM Modi on his win, however may have anticipated the snub. Days after Modi’s historic election win, Sangay flew to the United States and is scheduled to return on June 5 to India next week.
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=41474&article=PM+Modi+snubs+Tibetan+leadership+for+swearing-in+ceremony

By: Dorje S

Dorje S — Fri, 03 May 2019 00:29:04 +0000

This is a good point. We don’t even have to argue about the enlightened nature of Dorje Shugden. If the CTA allows shamanism but ban Dorje Shugden, then regardless of what, they are already playing double standard.