The Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche issued Announcement No. 27 and Explanation No. 11 on May 11, 2012, which has attracted criticism from some people in society. As the Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, we are indifferent to such controversies. However, because the continuation of these controversies will harm the wisdom and lives of sentient beings, and even lose the connection to the holy Dharma, our office has to issue a serious explanation again.
In the past few days, we have received feedback from some people who believe that Announcement No. 27 and Explanation No. 11 of the Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche are a kind of publicity stunt. In response to this, the office must solemnly and clearly tell everyone: the name of the office is the Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, it is sacred and pure, and it does not allow any contamination. The Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche will not be involved in any low means of publicity. The money mentioned in Announcement No. 27 of the office was incorrect, and in order to correct it, Explanation No. 11 was issued to supplement the correct information. This is completely sincere and there is no intention of deliberate publicity. If we make a mistake, we should apologize and explain publicly. This is the true attitude and behavior of the office.
Now, as the specific person in charge of Announcement No. 27 and Explanation No. 11 of the Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, I solemnly swear to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, gods, and all Buddhist disciples: the fundraising amount mentioned in Announcement No. 27 of the office was not deliberately written incorrectly for publicity purposes. After the announcement was issued, we discovered the mistake and received severe criticism from the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, who demanded that we correct it immediately and sincerely repent. Therefore, the person in charge decided to issue Explanation No. 11 to repent, reflect, and correct, and to announce the correct amount of $2,750 that the office has raised in the past four years. The whole process is true and there is no intention or behavior of publicity. If what I said above is false, I and my whole family will be poor, short-lived, and never achieve any success in this life. If what I said above is true, then I and my whole family will have great blessings, long life, good health, and attain liberation. All sentient beings will hear the true Dharma of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche and achieve liberation according to their own practice!
The person in charge of Announcement No. 27, Explanation No. 11, and Explanation No. 12 solemnly swear!
Office of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche
May 13, 2012