Thursday, January 31, 2019

P5 ~ In Preparation for CNY Homa Event







 





P4 ~ In Preparation for CNY Homa Event

Just received some lovely Hongbao!











Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Bodhicitta is Key to Dharma Execution

The following are clips from Chinese drama [Demi-gods & Semi-gods]!
This is a section about Shaolin's 72 types of superb martial arts.

English translation of the subtitles inserted by Lotuschef.

 ~ Our temple's 72 types of superb martial arts,

~ Each type also can

~ Injure or harm others vital areas and seize their lives

~sharp swift ruthless

 ~each type of these superb martial arts

 ~all need to have matching links to compassionate Buddha dharma

 ~to resolve their harm

 ~martial arts expected to kill or take lives

 ~both geared towards opposite directions

 ~mutually restrain each other

 ~ only the presence of higher level of Buddha dharma

~ corresponding to higher level of Compassionate thoughts.

So application or execution of All Buddha Dharma requires a corresponding level of Bodhicitta which is wisdom & compassion.

When you claimed to be a Buddha's student BUT instigate war-cries or order someone to go hurt or harm anyone, you are a fake claiming to be Buddha's student!

Time to really wake up and seize control of your own life and destiny!

That's one of the very first step in learning Buddha dharma to succour self!
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CHAT: 
[19:09, 1/29/2019] lotuschef: enjoy! https://lotuschef.blogspot.com/2019/01/technique-of-lodging-complaints.html
this post jeers at those ignorants who have no MIND of their own

KK shijie said she  closed one of her facebook account bcos many saw the photos we took together n hit at her. so she closed that account n started a new one
why is there need to hit at ppl that took photos with me? Bocs no. 2 says so?
they are gangsters n not buddha's students at all. Hahaha!
 same like that surabaya J who hits out without knowing fully what he is doing

AA: wow they play very rude ckckkckc
we can delete comment. or block them cant comment in our photo 😄

lotuschef: no wonder GG scared n dare not attend our event liao
he also must have got attack lol

AA: wkwkwkk
lotuschef: Kk said, I don't even ask them for $$ like other fashi n VM, and I teach them good stuff to help themselves, so she got real mad at these gangsters lol
I told her don't get mad, just ignore them. and see? no. 2 also gone
and now shi-mu also unwell

AA: hahaha true lol
lotuschef: worse thing for parkinsons disease is they lost nerve control whole body n eventually die after much suffering
: so to them, not fashi can't share dharma?
AA: ya. they look down ckckck khua bu bu 😜

 lotuschef: well too bad they hit at me and ignore my advice n sharing
the ones that taught them to hit out at others are devils and not Buddha
they really have no brains, cos Buddha don't teach anyone to hurt or harm anyone lol

AA: student want to learn buddha dharma. but some of ordinary want to make money from selling guru ckckkc. invert mindset

lotuschef: all wrong. that whats guru said, they use their hearts wrongly n not cultivate with their hearts
AA: 😀🙏
lotuschef: whoever that shared the video clip didn't fully understand what guru said too. cos most use guru's words to hit at others
**[Many use guru's words to show off and some use them as warning to subdue others.]

BB: Wow, people are indeed scary
lotuschef: yup. the thing is why need to hit out like that lol. its persecution n illegal
AA: its like president election fan hahaha
pro n contra fans 😂
lotuschef: GM has an article about Mafia. Hehe! thats telling us he see many around him
 I think I shared this Mafia in English too
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With Metta

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

告状的技巧?Technique of Lodging Complaints?




There are many that have never met me but started to slander me upon Hearsay! Hehe!
有很多与我未曾谋面的众生,却凭着听闻而开始无缘故的毁谤我!嘻嘻!

Well, to lodge a complaint against me, you need to have the RIGHT Techniques!
其实,如要告我的状,你需要【正】技巧或方法!

I have written that if you want to complain about me to get me penalize, you need to do so to my Root Guru, the Living Buddha Lian Sheng!
我写过如你要投诉我让我挨板子,你必须通过我的根本上师,莲生活佛!

For the technique of complaint, listen to GM Lu and they Keys to get at me is through Guru Yoga only!
欲要告状的技巧,听听鲁师尊的开示,搬到我的要诀只能通过上师相应法!

Hehe! However, if you are able to achieve Guru Yoga, you won't want to hurt me or anyone ANYMORE! 
嘻嘻!可当你能成就上师相应法,你就不会再想伤害我或任何人了!

Because with successful Guru Yoga, you are to some extent Enlightened!
因为,上师相应法成就者已同时达到某程度的【开悟】!

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2010-11-27 《蓮生法王講六祖壇經》歸依有自心三寶 內調心性 外敬他人
[Platform Sutra ~ Refuge has 3 gems of own heart, internally adjust or synchronize own heart's nature, externally respect others]

Extract:


經文分明講,「自歸依佛」,自己歸(皈)依自己;「不言歸依他佛,自佛不歸。」
The sutra clearly states: Self refuge in Buddha - Self take refuge in Self; not speaking of refuge in other Buddha, and not take refuge in own Buddha.

為什麼「自佛不歸」?
Why don't take refuge in own Buddha?

因為,第一個,你錯用心,
Because, Firstly you USE Heart Wrongly;

第二個就是還沒證明到「自佛」,你還沒辦法證明到「自佛」,就是說你的修行還不夠力,功力還不夠。
Secondly, have not affirmed [Own Buddha], you still have no means of affirming [Own Buddha], that is to say you still have not cultivated to have enough strength, or Efforts ploughed not enough!

有一個joke,跳蚤、蟑螂和蜈蚣,它們三個是好朋友,有一天早上,它們三個睡醒,就商討:「誰去買豆漿?買燒餅回來?」跳蚤就講:「我去買好了。」蟑螂就講:「跳蚤一蹦一蹦一蹦一蹦的,豆漿在你手上,跳一跳,豆漿都會跳出來。跳蚤哪能去買豆漿?」蜈蚣就講:「我去買好了,因為我的腳很多,而且我走得很快。」跳蚤和蟑螂就同意蜈蚣去買。經過了一個小時,還沒有買到,「奇怪,怎麼還沒回來?」跳蚤和蟑螂便開門出去看,原來蜈蚣還在門口穿鞋子。這就是錯用心。 

修行本身來講,你一定要[穩紮穩打],像師尊,能夠開悟明心,能夠看見佛性,是穩紮穩打,而不是在那邊拖時間。
Talking about Cultivation in itself, you need to be [tightly bind & steadfast], just like Grandmaster, can become enlightened or attain realization of own's heart, able to sight Buddha nature, tightly and steadfast, and not dragging out time there.


很多真佛弟子皈依了很多年,才來問我:「我的本尊是誰?我的護法是誰?」
Many True Buddha School's students that had taken refuge for many years, just come and ask me: who is my Principle Yidam? My Dharmapala is who?


可見你還沒有修啊!
This Evidenced that you have not cultivated yet!


還有很多人,「上師相應法」都沒有修,「加行法」也沒有修。
Still there are many, have not even cultivate [Guru Yoga], [Preliminaries] also didn't cultivate.



◎你要穩紮穩打的話,一定要先修好「加行法」,種種的「加行」,只要「加行」很穩了,「上師相應」就快了,「上師」一相應,「本尊」就相應了;「本尊」一相應,「護法」當然相應。 

因為「護法」是跟著「本尊」的,「本尊」是跟著「上師」的,「上師」是跟著「加行」的,你只要「加行法」一相應,「上師」就可以相應,可見我們「加行法」的基礎都打得不好,「上師」都沒有相應。 

不是講我們這裡的上師都沒有相應,不是。不過,只要當了上師以後,又不想當上師的,當然是「上師」都沒有相應;或者是說,他離開了上師的職位,當然沒有「上師」相應,他不能夠做到真正的上師,如何稱為「上師」相應?所以,「加行法」非常重要,加行就是穩紮穩打,不能像蜈蚣出去買豆漿,一個小時以後還在那裡穿鞋子。 

為什麼「自佛不歸」啊?因為沒有認識「佛性」啊!沒有見證「佛性」啊!你如果真的開悟了,真的是見性了,你當然是「歸依自佛」。為什麼會「自佛不歸」呢?就是你的功力不夠,才「自佛不歸」。「無所依處」,因你「自佛不歸」就沒有可以依靠的地方;你相應了,道心絕對是堅固的;你開悟了,就知道甚麼叫作「皈依」,甚麼叫作「自歸依」;見證「佛性」,你也能夠「自歸依」了。今天,你不能「自歸依佛」,是你自己「無所依處」啊!你沒有辦法去依止。 

我們「自歸依佛」也不是自己非常的驕傲:「我是歸依我自己!」不是這樣子的,這也不是「唯我獨尊」。
We took Self Refuge in own Buddha does not mean self is very proud; I take refuge in myself! Not like this, this is also not [Only I reign supreme].

釋迦牟尼佛講「唯我獨尊」是因為祂已經明心、見到「佛性」,所以祂敢講:「唯我獨尊。」所以,「唯我獨尊」就是「自歸依」啊!
Sakyamuni Buddha said [Only I reign supreme] because he already attained Full realization, able to sight own Buddha nature, that why he dares to say: I reign supreme.
Thus, I reign supreme means Self refuge!

「我是歸依我自己的『佛性』」,所以才叫「唯我獨尊」啊!
I am taking refuge in my own Buddha Nature, thats why term as [Only I reign supreme]!

祂不是「我就是權威」、「我就是霸王」、「我就是獨裁者」,不是的,是祂認識了自己的「佛性」,已經歸依自己的「佛性」,所以祂才會稱為「唯我獨尊」啊!
He is not saying that  [I am the authority], I am the Overlord, I am the Dictator, not like that, it means that He has known His own Buddha nature, and has taken refuge in his own Buddha nature, that is why He terms it as [Only I reign supreme]!

「我」,是「佛性」,而不是肉身的這個「我」,大家不要搞錯了,「莫錯用心」,不是「權威」。 
[I] is [Buddha nature], and not the [I] of flesh body, all of you don't be mistaken, [Do not use heart wrongly], Not the [Authority].

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Hahaha! Why do you think you need to attack those fellow students in their Facebook account, for taking pictures with ME?
哈哈哈! 你为什么认为你需要在他人的面书户头攻击那些与我合照的同门?

Who do you think you are?
你认为你是谁?


With Metta,


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef


Monday, January 28, 2019

P3 ~ In Preparation for CNY Homa Event

Filling Stupa trays with offering! 

Other than the usual, because its CNY, so to add festive cheer fire crackers & lanterns added.





The Master tray of offering in preparation!





Some subscribed for the Usnisa incense blocks. 

Stay tune for more updates in preparation. 


P2 ~ In Preparation for CNY Homa Event




Making Lanterns!



The above has Auspicious words: 八方聚财 ~ Gather all wealth from 8 directions! 
Thats why I chose them for lanterns which shine bright and lighting up all 8 directions!


Filling the Charity tubs as well as those subscribed in dedication.






 Above & Below: 5 colored lotuses!



Above: A completed filled tub of offering!