Dear friends around the world, Yesterday I was inspired to speak on a topic related to the enlightened Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. I wanted to address one of the reasons why the Tibetan leadership says we cannot engage in this practice. According to the Tibetan leadership, Dorje Shugden is a spirit and when we rely on him, we are actually engaging in spirit practice. In doing so, we break our refuge and monk vows, and are no longer considered a Buddhist. That’s according to the Tibetan leadership. I found this reason to be quite illogical because Dorje Shugden has been practised for over 400 years. My root teacher His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche practised Dorje Shugden and his teacher His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche practised Dorje Shugden, and his teacher before him practised, and so on and so forth. Even His Holiness the Dalai Lama relied on Dorje Shugden for over 30 years and even wrote a praise of him to encourage others to rely on him too. So the practice stretches all the way back and includes countless of scholars and masters, not just from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism but in the Sakya, Nyingma and Kagyu ones too. Therefore according to the Tibetan leadership’s so-called logic […]