Make no mistake about
it, the Dalai Lama is first and foremost a politician.
Though admired as the ‘spiritual leader of the Tibetan people’, in reality he uses this position as a veil to conceal his true actions and intentions, exploiting his celebrity status to further his own personal and political ambitions.
Though admired as the ‘spiritual leader of the Tibetan people’, in reality he uses this position as a veil to conceal his true actions and intentions, exploiting his celebrity status to further his own personal and political ambitions.
There is a vast body of
well documented evidence proving that away from the glare of the international
media the Dalai Lama is a ruthless and corrupt politician who uses
intimidation, humiliation and banishment to suppress those who do not abide by
his authoritarian edicts.
Rather than being
subjected to scrutiny and held to account for these iniquitous actions, the
Dalai Lama enjoys a devious courtship with politicians, journalists and
celebrities whose interests are served by their association with him.
His
elaborate public relations machine, financed by the millions he shamefully earns
from Buddha’s teachings, exploits these relationships to protect him from public
scrutiny and perpetuate the myth that he is a humble Buddhist monk who
champions the cause of religious freedom and promotes the protection of human
rights.
But while the world
fêtes the Dalai Lama as a great Buddhist leader, the truth is that through his
lies and deception he is destroying the spiritual heart of the Buddhist
religion, and transforming it into a vehicle for naked personal ambition and
political gain.
In his pursuit of
political dominance, he has imposed a global ban on the traditional Buddhist
practice of Dorje Shugden.
He justifies his actions with the absurd and totally unsubstantiated claim that the Shugden practice threatens his life, harms the Tibetan people, and harms Tibetan independence.
The truth, of course is that it is his actions that harm the Tibetan cause. It is he who exploits public sympathy towards the Tibetan cause for his own political gain and personal aggrandisement.
This ‘humble Buddhist monk’, as he likes to call himself, makes vast sums of money out of Buddha’s teachings, sports Gucci loafers and Rolex watches, and stays in five-star hotels, while his own people, whom he suppresses so cruelly, live in poverty, hardship and fear.
He justifies his actions with the absurd and totally unsubstantiated claim that the Shugden practice threatens his life, harms the Tibetan people, and harms Tibetan independence.
The truth, of course is that it is his actions that harm the Tibetan cause. It is he who exploits public sympathy towards the Tibetan cause for his own political gain and personal aggrandisement.
This ‘humble Buddhist monk’, as he likes to call himself, makes vast sums of money out of Buddha’s teachings, sports Gucci loafers and Rolex watches, and stays in five-star hotels, while his own people, whom he suppresses so cruelly, live in poverty, hardship and fear.
Like any corrupt politician, he is not averse to using threats
and intimidation.
In one lecture from a Buddhist teaching throne, he issued a threat that those who did not comply with his ban would receive a ‘knock on the door’ from his henchmen.
As a result, many Tibetans have been cowed into publicly renouncing the deity they worship.
In one lecture from a Buddhist teaching throne, he issued a threat that those who did not comply with his ban would receive a ‘knock on the door’ from his henchmen.
As a result, many Tibetans have been cowed into publicly renouncing the deity they worship.
Those who do not recant
are mercilessly expelled
from Tibetan society by their fellow countrymen, who have been whipped into a
frenzy of anger by the Dalai Lama’s carefully crafted lies.
Using public humiliation, provocation, intimidation and threats, including dismissing them from their jobs, refusing them basic services and publicly spreading lies about them, they have driven Shugden practitioners and their families into spiritual and social ghettos with no communication with or support from mainstream Tibetan communities.
All this is well-documented.
Using public humiliation, provocation, intimidation and threats, including dismissing them from their jobs, refusing them basic services and publicly spreading lies about them, they have driven Shugden practitioners and their families into spiritual and social ghettos with no communication with or support from mainstream Tibetan communities.
All this is well-documented.
In instigating and encouraging these
actions, the Dalai Lama is pandering to the worst instincts of human nature
rather than helping to elevate the human mind and human nature to higher
levels, which is what we would expect from a pure spiritual leader.
This is not just a Tibetan problem.
Under the spell of the Dalai Lama’s cult status, even people who live in modern democratic societies have been mesmerised into suspending their critical judgement and taking part in what is effectively a medieval witch hunt.
Deceived by a constant stream of lies and disinformation from the Central Tibetan Administration and the Dalai Lama’s Office, they have unleashed a campaign of demonisation and exclusion that is causing suffering to thousands of innocent people who have done no harm, but who simply choose to follow a practice given to them by their own Spiritual Guides.
As a result, many thousands of peaceful and sincere Buddhist practitioners throughout the world face ridicule, intimidation and exclusion from mainstream Buddhism on a daily basis.
Though the Dalai Lama would have us believe that Shugden practitioners are a sectarian group, this split in the Buddhist community was brought about entirely by his own sectarian actions, and only he can solve the problem.
All Shugden practitioners can do is protest and hope the world wakes up to the great deception and injustice he is perpetrating.
For this reason the International Shugden Community (ISC) organises public protests to bring this tragic situation to the world's attention. But they are up against formidable opponents.
For example, The Guardian and The Observer recently published a vitriolic and completely ill-informed article criticising the ISC in the run up to one of the demonstrations in the UK.
Besides being an insult to the intelligence of its readers and a disgrace to the profession of journalism this article has caused grave offence to Shugden people worldwide and deliberately sought to destroy their reputation.
It is an appalling example of the slavish and uncritical deference many in the West show to the Dalai Lama.
Astonishingly, the author, Jamie Doward, accuses Shugden practitioners of being a fanatical sect, ‘which believes in an evil spirit that inflicts madness and death on its enemies’ and whose ‘systematic campaign against the Dalai Lama and deepening oppression threatens the very survival of Tibetan religion and cultural identity.’
It is hard to believe that people living in a free society would entertain such superstitious nonsense, let alone espouse it. It is as if they are under a spell.
The same article quotes a Geshe Tashi as saying, ‘The advice of his holiness about Shugden practice is based on his strong commitment to promote religious harmony and greater understanding between the world’s major religious traditions and the different Buddhist schools.’
Tashi is clearly lying and his statement is complete nonsense.
How does the Dalai Lama’s ban on the practice of Shugden cause greater harmony and understanding between the world’s major religions?
In truth this so-called ‘advice’ has caused a huge division within Buddhism and destroyed the harmony, good relationships and peace fellow Buddhists previously enjoyed.
Now non-Shugden people who support the Dalai Lama regard Shugden people as their enemies. All this is caused only by the Dalai Lama’s ‘advice’.
Tibetans themselves know very well that this Dalai Lama has destroyed pure Buddhism by transforming Buddhism for his own political aims.
Many Tibetan Buddhists, including Tashi, abandon pure Buddhism and follow this political Lama in using Buddhism for their own political gain. This situation is very sad.
The article also quotes Kate Saunders, the Communications Director for the International Campaign for Tibet as saying, ‘The protesters are from an extremist religious group that is aligned with the political agenda of the Chinese government in Tibet to undermine the Dalai Lama and enforce allegiance to the Chinese Communist party.’
This is a deliberate lie. The Shugden community has no connection at all with China or its government. This lie is used as a smokescreen to hide the Dalai Lama’s own abuse of human rights.
In truth it is her way of viewing the Dalai Lama that is the real extremist view.
She believes that the Dalai Lama is beyond fault when in reality he is an evil person who causes many thousands of people to suffer.
He cheats the world through pretending to be a holy being when his main aim is to control everybody.
He has banned the worship of Shugden only for the fulfilment of his own selfish wishes. But he even lies about this, and publicly pretends that there is no ban.
By changing Buddhism into political gain through lying, the Dalai Lama will destroy pure Buddhism.
This is why the ISC are demonstrating against him and calling upon him to ‘stop lying.’
Based in Hong Kong, Nicholas Pitts is the International Shugden Community Representative.
This is not just a Tibetan problem.
Under the spell of the Dalai Lama’s cult status, even people who live in modern democratic societies have been mesmerised into suspending their critical judgement and taking part in what is effectively a medieval witch hunt.
Deceived by a constant stream of lies and disinformation from the Central Tibetan Administration and the Dalai Lama’s Office, they have unleashed a campaign of demonisation and exclusion that is causing suffering to thousands of innocent people who have done no harm, but who simply choose to follow a practice given to them by their own Spiritual Guides.
As a result, many thousands of peaceful and sincere Buddhist practitioners throughout the world face ridicule, intimidation and exclusion from mainstream Buddhism on a daily basis.
Though the Dalai Lama would have us believe that Shugden practitioners are a sectarian group, this split in the Buddhist community was brought about entirely by his own sectarian actions, and only he can solve the problem.
All Shugden practitioners can do is protest and hope the world wakes up to the great deception and injustice he is perpetrating.
For this reason the International Shugden Community (ISC) organises public protests to bring this tragic situation to the world's attention. But they are up against formidable opponents.
For example, The Guardian and The Observer recently published a vitriolic and completely ill-informed article criticising the ISC in the run up to one of the demonstrations in the UK.
Besides being an insult to the intelligence of its readers and a disgrace to the profession of journalism this article has caused grave offence to Shugden people worldwide and deliberately sought to destroy their reputation.
It is an appalling example of the slavish and uncritical deference many in the West show to the Dalai Lama.
Astonishingly, the author, Jamie Doward, accuses Shugden practitioners of being a fanatical sect, ‘which believes in an evil spirit that inflicts madness and death on its enemies’ and whose ‘systematic campaign against the Dalai Lama and deepening oppression threatens the very survival of Tibetan religion and cultural identity.’
It is hard to believe that people living in a free society would entertain such superstitious nonsense, let alone espouse it. It is as if they are under a spell.
The same article quotes a Geshe Tashi as saying, ‘The advice of his holiness about Shugden practice is based on his strong commitment to promote religious harmony and greater understanding between the world’s major religious traditions and the different Buddhist schools.’
Tashi is clearly lying and his statement is complete nonsense.
How does the Dalai Lama’s ban on the practice of Shugden cause greater harmony and understanding between the world’s major religions?
In truth this so-called ‘advice’ has caused a huge division within Buddhism and destroyed the harmony, good relationships and peace fellow Buddhists previously enjoyed.
Now non-Shugden people who support the Dalai Lama regard Shugden people as their enemies. All this is caused only by the Dalai Lama’s ‘advice’.
Tibetans themselves know very well that this Dalai Lama has destroyed pure Buddhism by transforming Buddhism for his own political aims.
Many Tibetan Buddhists, including Tashi, abandon pure Buddhism and follow this political Lama in using Buddhism for their own political gain. This situation is very sad.
The article also quotes Kate Saunders, the Communications Director for the International Campaign for Tibet as saying, ‘The protesters are from an extremist religious group that is aligned with the political agenda of the Chinese government in Tibet to undermine the Dalai Lama and enforce allegiance to the Chinese Communist party.’
This is a deliberate lie. The Shugden community has no connection at all with China or its government. This lie is used as a smokescreen to hide the Dalai Lama’s own abuse of human rights.
In truth it is her way of viewing the Dalai Lama that is the real extremist view.
She believes that the Dalai Lama is beyond fault when in reality he is an evil person who causes many thousands of people to suffer.
He cheats the world through pretending to be a holy being when his main aim is to control everybody.
He has banned the worship of Shugden only for the fulfilment of his own selfish wishes. But he even lies about this, and publicly pretends that there is no ban.
By changing Buddhism into political gain through lying, the Dalai Lama will destroy pure Buddhism.
This is why the ISC are demonstrating against him and calling upon him to ‘stop lying.’
Based in Hong Kong, Nicholas Pitts is the International Shugden Community Representative.
