Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

考量而用 Contemplate & Use


Terjemahan Indonesia: Direnungkan & Digunakan


Quoting from Dharma talk 7 November 2009 in Seattle/2009年11月7日于西雅图开示:

[--- I took refuge on the 3 August 2008. Early morning of 3 August 2009, all the Buddhas & Boddhisattvas came to celebrate my 1st birthday with True Buddha School. They seem to tell me to come home & rejoin the Team.

During this period of my stay in Seattle, especially after GM's Dharma speech after fire homa, he urges us all to spread True Buddha Tantric Dharma to all, I realised yet another part to my dream of 4 August 2008.

GM asked me to give the Longevity Elixir to all sentient being surrounding me, that is to spread True Buddha Tantric Dharma to all.

I ask: GM is this correct?

Therefore, our GM is incredible. At the time I took refuge, he already tasked me with spreading True Buddha Tantric Dharma.

I wish to add that we have to truly bear in mind, GM's teachings. 

GM teaches us to cultivate vajrasattva & padmakumara yoga well. 
Actually these two practices are truly amazing. 
I recently realized that they contains many variations. 
I have also told GM about these variations.

When chanting GM's mantra, I found myself in the centre of the Earth. 
As I chant, the power of the mantra pushes all the negatives outwards. 
As these leave the Earth's surface, countless GM covered the Earth's surface.

If we compare with the Thousand multiplier Wheel mantra, these one multiplies by the number of sentient beings on Earth. 
Isn't this more powerful than the Thousand multiplier?
But what I realized recently is that this evolved from 4 immeasurable visualisation.

We treat all sentient being as self. 
During cultivation we transform them into self. 
Then when we merge with say GM, they all became GM too. 

All these from 4 immeasurable vows. ---]


Now, on 22 June 2014, I asked all before Cultivation, anyone has questions to ask? 
No Response!
So I said: either you all know everything, or you don't know anything, so nothing to clarify. :)

Later I explained about Effective cultivation.
When One diligently cultivate one session, its effectiveness surpasses those that not diligent a thousand or ten thousands times!

Now on 29 June 2014, I asked before Cultivation, any questions?
Again, No Response! 

GM said on Sunday, that because VM LY asked, so he answers or explains!


Let us get out your 4 Noble Truths and let us journey! :)

[ SL: Dear Fa-Shi,
GM is really great!
I was planned and start to chart 1000 times 高王經 in May. 
Today is the finale and happened to receive this email. 
Seems like GM knew someone need help in advance. :-)  ] 


Now let us scrutinise the Underlined text. :)
Not the grammar but the "motive" and "intent".

From the passage:
1. SL's motive is to achieve 1000 times of High King Sutra - WHY?

2.He believes that this numbers as per GM will be effective towards certain Wishes or Requests.

3.There is an Intent that Motivated the sudden decision in May to chant 1000 times of this sutra.

4. Then the email seeking help came to him & he deducted it as a signal from GM to provide Help.

Hahaha! 

There is No Doubt that GM is Great! :)

What's my point?

Now applying the knowledge of Buddha Dharma & Philosophy:-

1. From Heart Sutra - we know that we should not have any wishes, or expect any returns with sharing of Buddha Dharma.

2. Refer to the previous article, GM said he never intentionally do something to get returns like the Nobel Prize. So Not Intent Motivated for any Sentient Material!

3. Why need to count the number of times?
Means he has use for each 1000 he chant.
In Dharma Charity, everything One does is spontaneous & what GM said: Natural.

4. This student has forgotten what I taught him! :)
In Dharma Charity, we need to apply Buddha's Philosophy and Dharma = Methods.

5. If we want Numbers: 
[ If we compare with the Thousand multiplier Wheel mantra, these one multiplies by the number of sentient beings on Earth. 
Isn't this more powerful than the Thousand multiplier?
But what I realized recently is that this evolved from 4 immeasurable visualisation.]

There really is no need to count at all, IF this student Chant with the Visualisation of Transformation into a Light Bulb!
He will then have shared all the blessing from all Divinities mentioned in the Sutra with All Beings!


Question: Does he still have a 1000 times of this Sutra to "Give" if he does the "Light Bulb" method?

Now, he thinks he has the 1000 times of this Sutra to "give"! 
So he has not listen well to my sharing and he has the mindset of using this 1000 times, for a Purpose he has in mind before he started chanting!

Now, just this Sunday, GM said he actually do not need to cultivate anymore as he has already attained Buddhahood and Maha Mudra of which the peak is No Cultivation Yoga! :)

I remember sharing that ONCE you "switch on" the light bulb within you, You have no need to switch off or on again.

You are always lighted up and giving out these lights too to ALL, with no time limits or space contraints.


Key? You have to just open up your Heart and share with all or give to all!

This is Boddhicitta, the Heart & Soul of Buddhas.

Never for Self, but for Others always!


You are a mobile Light Bulb, dispensing Light or Universal energy every where you are. You are a Buddha now!


Now, GM also said on Sunday, that while cropping or shaving Buddha's hair, a disciple is in 3rd Level of Zen Meditation. 

What are the requisites for this? 
Have you really listen to GM while he is sharing all these goodies?

Enjoy the journey?
Have you found out how useful is the 4 Noble Truths?
It is also quite beneficial if you listen to me, concur? 


Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

Edited from Notes of Lotuschef

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Lotuschef in Chat – Managing Light?

Terjemahan Indonesia: Lotuschef Bercakap-cakap – Mengendalikan Sinar?



In recent speech, SZ said that Prajna Light Orbs have 5 colors within them.
Look at the various light orbs shown above carefully, please.

Remember SZ said that the Prajna light orbs just entered him, One by One?
These are Divinities merging with SZ or Yoga with SZ. :)

YES!
When you have the Relevant Foundation, Yoga with Yidam/Yidams is So Simple!

One Thought and they Yoga with you!
Or They just choose to Yoga with you whenever Your Affinity or Chakras are opened!

Before this Wonderful Automatic Yoga Process, You need to build the Relevant Affinity though.


Can you Breathe in Fully or Completely and HOLD One Breath, shutting all outlets, at the same time Spread this One Breath (Light Energy) all over your body and THEN Open all pores in your body and Expel this Breath or Light to Share with All?


Lights that a Yogi sees, can be powered by Solar or electrical or other forms of energy.
It can also be projected by the Yogi onto objects or subjects, lighting them up!


In SZ's article, Appearance of Pure Light 净光出现, published in Rainbow Body Attainment book 3; Light is generated each time One meditate properly.

This cultivator eventually able to generate Pure Light to project onto Objects or Subjects for various purposes.


SZ transmit Light through ropes tied to the Abhiseka Banners to give Abhiseka during events.
He also does that when he "Moding" - Touches Heads; to give blessing to students.

SZ said Thubten Ksiti can read very accurate auras or fates of Subjects from photographs and also just by looking at the Live Subjects too.

Last week, he said can see those "invisible" followings of each person and can know the Fate of this person.
Also can read whether this person really cultivate properly or not. :)

A word of Caution to those that seek out Mediums; Fortune Tellers; Fengshui Masters; ... etc. 
Most of these masters are playing with Spirits or Ghosts!
As per SZ, these people's accuracy is dependent on the Level of the Spirits that come forward to answer questions!

It means the Energy Level of Spirits! 

In recent article, Ro is one that practices Raise Spirtis  起灵!
Sw said those attending Ro's meditation session moves about and he feels uneasy.

I have seen this too in many during cultivation session at chapters all over.

Dear all, Meditation or Samadhi is a Stage whereby you "loose" Self but Not Self Control! 
Hahaha!

One should feel recharged after each Meditation or Samadhi session & Not Exhausted from prancing around, or rolling on the floor, or dancing around with eyes shut!

A VM in Taiwan, always does this Raise Spirit thingy for followers after cultivation sessions.
Yes! I have witness the senseless movements of those at limbo after drinking a cup of water, that this VM chanted into.

His altars are all Fully Occupied with Spirits!

Hahaha!
A fashi was very frustrated when after the second cup of "Special" water, he still can't "Raise Spirit" and join in the "FUN" with others!

Another fashi was busy dancing away, completely loosing Self Control!
SZ promoted this one to VM, and I figured that this is to save him from loosing his way to Nirvana!

The recent VMs promotion?

Hahaha!
Likewise, some are given the VM titles to save them or keep them away from HARM!

Following some Titled fellow students can be Harmful to your Attainment of Nirvana but beneficial to Sentient Titles & Glory that Sentient Minds crave & chase.

Understand what is True Meditation First, before you get misled and harm yourself irreversibly!

Cheers all.


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef


Edited from Notes of Lotuschef

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Lotuschef at Play – Hearing Right? 听对了吗?[2]



These pictures are taken at Zhong Tai Zen Monastery in Puli, Taiwan.

A True Architectural Marvel and as per the Monastery's tour guides, Ideas were given by Divinities to their Abbot.
This in Tantrayana means YOGA!

If you remember SZ's speeches or vital parts of them, you would be able to achieve Guru Yoga in a very short time from diligently cultivating what he shares. :)

SZ announced recently that a student started less than a year ago and this student has chakra spinning and lighting up!

So [YOU CAN REALLY DO IT TOO!]

Hahaha! If you still say to yourself that [I AM NOT READY], then your hindrance is yourself or the demon in your heart, given life by yourself.

Today's point is Meditation or Samadhi.

From this blog, I shared many tips on Samadhi. :)

SZ said during Kalachakra event in Singapore and elsewhere, that the Method that you can achieve Samadhi is the BEST method for YOU!

He also said that at a certain stage you can Execute at Will 任运自如.


Recently, SZ said there are immeasurable variations that you can achieve in Cultivation.

Know what SZ means? :)

Now some Dharma Propagators tell  you that in Samadhi, everything is void and dark!
Some tell you that only they can and you can't.
Some tell you "What they think, Samadhi is", from books or videos they have read or watch!

Recently, a VM Lian Wang told SZ that he was in "Cloudless Fine Sky" 无云晴空, and was scared and stopped the session immediately.
Later SZ said that this Scene is Universal Void!

Go hear what SZ has to say further on this VM's problem!

Now, the recent Purification Visualization Methods, 4 in total that SZ shares, of using the HOM seed syllable, what do you think of it?
How can you use it to enhance your cultivation?

In Meditation, One has to clear "garbage" in One's mind.
SZ taught a method of Using One Thought to Eliminate Another!

By Concentrating on Visualizing a Hom and then more of them, pasting them onto people and objects around you, you are actually training yourself to CONCENTRATE ON ONE!

As you can successfully control or Trained your mind to Concentrate on ONE, you can easily drop the One and enters Meditative state or Samadhi, whereby you have merge or yoga with a chosen yidam!

I also share "Lojong" or Mind Training information in this blog, please go refer to them too!

O! Perhaps you also have read that I wrote about Samadhi is actually the short gap of time between Conscious & Unconsciousness. Means between Awake & Asleep.

SZ also mentioned this recently, did you picked up this piece of knowledge?

When anyone tell you something like the examples I gave above about Samadhi, they have yet to achieve Samadhi themselves!

Listen to SZ only then you won't go wrong, when you are a beginner.

As you go along, you will slowly grasp what SZ is telling you and you can then compare with what others said and you can then learn Discernment and Safeguard yourself against Liars & Cheats or Fakes!


Cheers all.


Om Guru LIan Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Meditation – Think Too Much???




On Saturday, I counseled M. She is not a TBS' student.
She told me that she couldn't concentrate even when she chanted Heart Sutra.

Well? Hahaha!
I taught her to look at the words of the sutra, Word for Word, in concentrating, she can then exclude any thoughts, whether wholesome or unwholesome.

What a Great Coincidence that on the same day, Guru spoke about concentration too! 

He said: When you concentrate on Visualization of Amitabha Buddha & chant his Title of "Namo Amituofo"; you can also exclude any thoughts from drawing your attention away.

This method should be practised by starting with seconds and progressing to minutes and you will gradually be able to prolong the time between the Interference of Thoughts! :)

For many TBS' students, I taught them to stare at Guru's photo, and maintain the visualization of Guru smiling compassionately and caringly at you, then you chant mantra.

Once your mind starts to wander, you start from beginning again of staring at the smiling Guru! 

Actually this method is good too as you have a very deeply inscribed image of Guru as time passes.
This helps you in Guru Yoga too! :)

I have also taught students to follow the words of High King Avalokitesvara Sutra too! 

Just do it with anything that you like and feel comfortable with.

Do Not Force Yourself!!!

You must be relax and at ease, remember these! 


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Thangka Gift & Questions



Terjemahan Indonesia: Hibahan Thangka & Beberapa Pertanyaan
Image © Taste & Tribute


AA: Dear Lotus Chef,

Hope you are in good health as always. Have you receive the thangkas and statue I have sent previously through N?

Hope it could bring more happiness to the attendees who join the fire puja you led.

When I saw the photos of the happy attendees who join the puja, it gives me a reason to give what belongs to me before. 
I don't want only me alone to adore the beauty of the thangkas but also other people too. 
I will help and donate more if you need another specific thangka for the upcoming fire pujas

Fashe, previously in your blog, you mention about V.M ZZ. 
He will go to Jakarta, Indonesia on March to lead a fire puja and meditation course. 
Me and my brother would like to attend but I need your advise first. 
Could I attend it? 
I haven't read the rest of your blog mentioning about V.M ZZ.
Twice I have attended his fire puja and speech around 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. 
He seems to be a good man and smart one. 
Many people resembles him as XX padmakumara? 
He once shared about cultivation method and I leaned a lot from him before I learn from your blog. There are some similarities though.

Attached here is the poster of the upcoming fire puja lead by V.M ZZ. But need your advise though?

GM's smiles upon you always

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum
Thanks

---

Reply: 

Hi dear,
I really don't know how to advise you to attend or not, anyone's event.

However, I have shared the Sadhana that I developed online. You can cultivate pretty well that way.

Guru said when you are clean n pure, meditation is not a problem.

Meditation can't depend on others but self, just like cultivation.

The 6th Zen patriarch used the verse written by his senior, which fringes on enlightenment, but still Not Enlightened as there is the Element of Physical attachment and presence or existence, during certain events.
Why?
I have explained in certain articles already.

The mental capacity of the majority, cannot accept his enlightening verse n won't understand, thereby bringing feelings of inferiority to arise, which is making others unhappy! :)

Writing about the misdeeds of the various VMs actually also not right if you have or harbors bad intentions to ruin them or defame them.
However, my intention is to knock and shake them hard so that they wake up and realized what they are doing is not good for themselves and also sentient beings that follow them or listen to them.

I am well prepared to even go to hell, so to speak for knowingly making them unhappy! :)

I believe you need to learn that you have to reflect n drop whatever you don't need to be free from unnecessary attachments n you can meditate well following the Sadhana steps by steps.

Why learn from others when you can just simply follow Shizun's method?

He was the one that re-hatched the alleged scandal against Guru last year, to cover up his chapter being closed by authority since june 2010.
It was VM HJ that went around being nosy n dug out his secret.

Think: he has been keeping this secret from all in TBS n even think he can bluff guru!
Think: Isn't he living a big LIE for these years?
How can a True Yogi LIE?
Guru also talks about Lying being Taboo today!

You go choose who and what you want to do.
Don't say I advise you in any way though.
Hahaha!

Cheers dear.
O! we might be in Jkt this June!

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AA: O fashe! Though he was a good guy before. I remembered he saying that he want to share about cultivation methods based on his observation towards GM. How to visualize well, how to respect GM, etc. Cannot imagine he has lie all this time, cannot imagine that he has lie about his respect towards GM.

I have been fooled again and again, first the three V.M's from PP, now one from QQ. It doesn't make me mad but sad about them, and sad too thinking the people who have trusted them and also GM of course.

All the sacrifice we have done to attend their fire puja, the donation spent, the time spent, the energy spent, etc etc. Makes me a little bit traumatic, I mean....who could be else? The V.M lady (forgot her name) from Canada? The five V.M's from Indonesia which 2 based in Jkt, one in Medan, one in Sby, one in Palembang? The V.M from Malaysia? 

O fashe, in RR, where my parents and most of my family lived, they wished to see and attend a cultivation in a TBS temple. But the once so call TBS temple in RR have lost affinity with GM since their V.M resigned and does not acknowledge GM anymore. 

Its hard for them to learn from the internet. They prefer a old fashioned one though. Maybe if there is an affinity, my parents and old folks could attend one in the future. Sorry for you to read my "frustrations" in this email. Thanks

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Reply:


see how nice is the fire?
its like a 5 or 7 buddha crown
hahaha!

relax and be cheerful, Guru always reminds us about Each bearing own Karma.

just cultivate diligently with Guru as your guide.
No need to look to those with titles but really out to reap $$ from all that buy their lies!

cheers

---

Dear all, I have started to share Avatamsaka Sutra. If you have been following, you will slowly realize the enormity and variants of sentient beings.
You will also get to understand that Buddhas like our Root Guru is everywhere!

Stay firm with your Trust & Faith in your own Root Guru, and cultivate diligently which include practicing Boddhicitta!

A simple way to cultivate for the aged is to just chant Guru's mantra, as much as possible, as when you do so, you will light up from your Heart Chakra and all your darkness will gradually be expelled.
You not only light up but the light or blessing from Guru will slowly spread out to include or engulf all around you.
This is Dharma Charity! Also a form of Boddhicitta! :)

The absence of a temple or chapter should not affect our sincerity in cultivation, agree?

It is better without a chapter than have one that only reap off attendees and not sharing authentic Buddha Dharma, concur?

Guru said as you follow the Sadhana set out, you gradually clear your thoughts and easily enter Samadhi. Or doing 9-steps breathing can also helps you enter Samadhi easily as you are concentrating on ONE thought of moving you Qi energy in Light form around, thus excluding other thoughts.
:) You just need to pay more attention to what Guru is teaching and not what anyone else Pretend or Put On a Show of Intelligence or knowledge.

The said ZZ has instructed me to write my English version of 4 Preliminaries for him to look through before I can lead cultivation! 
I remember sharing with him how to write the seed syllable HOM in the sky, beam light with the Vajra/Dorje; to purify and bless all that the light shines upon.
He told me can't do this way as Core will axe his head.
However, I personally saw that he teaches fellow students to use this method, as if it is his idea! 

Hahaha! 

The Lying and the Re-hatching of Scandalous case against Guru by this person is truly beyond forgiveness, agree?
However, we should not harbor these type of thoughts and ill-feeling towards anyone, we should just leave well alone until their affinity surfaced, for Guru or Buddha to succor him, agree?

Just like the one that I was assigned to help this trip to Taiwan, her affinity has yet to surface as she has been lying and also not cultivating at all.

Karma is of one's own responsibility!

Cheers all


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom

Friday, November 9, 2012

吉祥偈 Auspicious Verse


吉祥偈

 愿昼吉祥夜吉祥               昼夜六时恒吉祥
一切时中吉祥者                 愿诸三宝哀摄受 

愿昼吉祥夜吉祥                昼夜六时恒吉祥 
一切时中吉祥者                愿诸上师哀摄受 

愿昼吉祥夜吉祥               昼夜六时恒吉祥 
一切时中吉祥者               愿诸护法常拥护 

观音菩萨妙难酬               清净庄严累劫修 
浩浩红莲安足下               弯弯秋月挂眉头 

瓶中甘露常遍洒              手内杨枝不计秋 
千处祈求千处应               苦海常作度人舟 

普陀洛伽常入定               随缘赴感靡不周 
寻声救苦度群迷               故号名为观自在

Hi all, 
this is the one I was singing when in Meditation/Samadhi of Flower Shower Amidst  Cloud Seas, in True Buddha Repentance. 在[真佛宝忏]里入[空花云海]定时,我会自然而然的哼或唱这偈.
Guru likes this song.

Cheers

Monday, May 7, 2012

Samsara Equals Nirvana

Terjemahan Indonesia: Samsara Sama Dengan Nirwana

 

Extracted from Advice from the Lotus Born; published by Rangjung Yeshe Publications.

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[It is Difficult to realize the nature of Ati Yoga of the Great Perfection, so train in it!

This nature is the awakened state of Mind. Although your body remains human, your mind arrives at the stage of Buddhahood.

No matter how profound, how vast, or how all encompassing the teachings of the Great Perfections may be, they are all included within this:

Don't meditate on or Fabricate even as much as an Atom and don't be distracted for even as much as an instant.

There is danger that people who fail to comprehend this will use this platitude: "It is all right not to meditate!".

Their minds remain fettered by the distraction of samsaric business, although when someone realizes the nature of non-meditation, they should have liberated Samsara and Nirvana into equality.

When realization occurs you should definitely be free from Samsara, so that your disturbing emotions1 naturally subside and become original wakefulness2.

What is the use of a Realization that fails to reduce your disturbing emotions?

However, some people indulge in the 5 poisons while refraining from meditation. They have not realized the True Nature and will surely go to Hell. ]
 

  1. Disturbing emotions (Tib.: nyon mongs pa)
    The five poisons of desire, anger, delusion, pride, and envy which tire, disturb, and torment one's mind. The perpetuation of these disturbing emotions is one of the main causes of samsaric existence.

  2.  
  3. Original wakefulness (Tib.: ye shes).
    Usually translated as 'wisdom.' Basic cognizance independent of intellectual constructs.



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Amazingly short passage?

Hahaha! It is packed with much Dharma Treasures though.

We were discussing about Meditation after the recent fire puja cultivation session.

Guru also stresses the importance of Meditation frequently.

There is this statement for those in Meditation:

See Buddha Kill Buddha! 见佛杀佛!

Whatever you may see in meditation, let them pass. Don't get so distracted to follow the thought/fabrication and let it lead you astray.

The Sadhana laid out by Guru is extremely good and tailored at gradually leading One's mind into Meditation with the concentration on One Thought/Visualization, changing to the next.

This is to allow one to maintain only One Thought/Scene through out.

As we concentrate on One, we also unconsciously "let go" of our bodily function like breathing; discomfort from sitting still; and gradually we don't feel that our bodies exist too!

I suggested that students wear ceremonial robes during cultivation, in order for them to overcome the discomfort of heat; entanglement of the robe while in action; ill-fitting of the robe.......

I humbly believe that One has to overcome hindrances during cultivation, which is all the time with the help of Dharma knowledge acquired.

The Mind is the be all and end all of cultivation of Tantra Yoga and the hindrances are environmental factors that might distract One's mind, and in some instances, to even put Thought into Action.

Samsara & Nirvana as per our Root Guru is equal.

Guru also said that Buddha & Mara is equal too. 佛魔一如.

There is a student born on Vesak Day and she took refuge last Vesak. We also participated in her birthday celebration this Vesak Day.

Being born on Vesak Day or for that matter on any day that is considered Auspicious, is Fixation!

Hahaha! If One think that he/she is more privileged and has advantage over others, then One is indeed mistaken.

No matter when you are born, if you do not cultivate diligently and properly as per Root Guru's guidances, you will become Mara and not Buddha.

Our Root Guru is born on the 18th day of the  lunar 5th month, he cultivated to realize Buddhahood. We in True Buddha School celebrates this day as an auspicious day as well as Guru's ordination on 10th day of 2nd lunar month.

As Buddha said, All can become Buddha!

Everyone has potential to be a Buddha, irregardless of the day you were born.

Therefore, all beings are equal and have equal potentials to cultivate to Buddhahood.

As per 6th Zen Patriarch, Hui Neng, All Thoughts Are Evil!

:)

Once you think you are Superior and acted accordingly to show that you are Almighty and reign over others, then you are indeed in Deep Trouble!

Amituofo

Pure Karma

Lama Lotuschef

True Buddha School