16-5-2011 密教之事业根本Tantrayana's Principal Executives

This is also extract from Gm's book: True Buddha Tantric Language.

Summary: GM said our executives are all Dharma Protectors who carry out all that we cultivate in out Tantric Shrine. Like Clearing calamities, purifying, cleansing, request for health & etc.
Therefore they are very important to us. They include all heavenly & earthly deities & spirits & Asuras.....

**I find that sharing GM's articles is more meaningful than copying others whose knowledge is no where near that of GM. Haha! Do you agree?

I also found out that certain people tell me this can't be done & warn me to not share with anyone. To my consternation, they copied what I shared with them & share with others telling them it is their own ideas & methods through own experiences!!

Haha! when I returned from Seattle in late 2009, I was told that LL claimed my projects to be his & broadcast to all that they are his projects & he made them successful.

If he but know that all that are with me in developing those projects knew he is lying.
Haha! I am not stealing GM's article, I am sharing them in Dual language with all.
I also didn't warn others not to use GM's articles to share.

Well, enjoy!!
I always write with lightheartedness & joy. Hope readers pick up some too.

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

16-5-2011 Vesak Day Celebrations @9.30am on 17-5-2011

Dear all

Have you registered for the above event?

I have prepared sachets of rice blessed by GM to distribute to all attendees of Vesak Day event.

Lighting of lamps which signifies Auspiciousness & Brightness & much more is on the House.

If you would like to bring your own offerings, please check with us first.

All are welcome.

You can also take refuge for you Karmic negatives or earth gods at home or at work.
Please request for a registration form from Lotus helen at 98584256 or email us.
We will not accept Refuge registration before the fire puja. Please register by this evening.

Registration is compulsory.

Contact: 98584256 /98637009

Email: jinyehll@gmail.com / lotuschef.ven@gmail.com

Registration closed 8pm tonight.

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

15-5-2011 Shrine/Altar 坛城

I hope the previous articles on Offerings & Paying Respect is of some help to you all.

Let refresh!

All we need to do is to offer according to our means & with our hearts.

The shrines I have seen so far, lots of them not too good & the Divinities did not sit in to their respective statues as well.

1. In Taiwan, DD showed me his shrine at home [HK]. It is in a very bad state & I told him if I passed by HK next trip I go do something for him. I kept my promise & did a cleansing and then invoke the Divinities to please descend upon the shrine to accept offerings.

Problem: he has lots of statues, bells & etc that cluttered up the shrine. Then he has lots of posters or Thangha of Divinities hung all around. Lastly he did not clear away used containers of oil & etc. further cluttering the shrine. Some vase of his blocked Amitabha Buddha's poster partly. He place any statues he got hold of on the shrine whenever he likes. HE also did not verify their origin & why others want to sell away or give away.

2. Another one full of statues & non sitting in too. Problem: The statues were moved in & out without first informing the Divinities to please move temporary back to Universe while you tidy the shrine. Disrespect for Divinities.

3. This one have some that are not placed correctly & simply rearranging them did the trick. I gave directions verbally after seeing a picture of the shrine in an iphone.

4. Another one immediately pushes his iphone in front of me & ask me to look.
This one is done by some "big shots" & my Dharma protectors warn me not to comment.
He is very rich & can afford to buy many statues & also specially custom a shrine too.
The "big shots" & senior Dharma students (took refuge more than 20years) helped him set up his shrine. What can a junior or freshie to TBS said???
Well, I had a brief glance. Padmasambhava is not too happy where he is & he is about to leave.
I think he has left because this happened last year.

5. This one has a postcard size picture of GM & mounted on a wooden stand. This is the only one in the shrine. There are lamps & offerings nicely placed.
Guru radiates brilliant golden-yellow light all around that shrine.

6. Mine in Malaysia. I have no statues to start with, so I pasted A4-sized pictures of various Divinities on the wall. Fellow Dharma student with "seeing" ability said she has not come upon such a good shrine in the past 10years.

7. T's one also blessed by the "big shots" & the Divinities have long gone. Did a cleansing too & re-invoke all the Divinities to descent upon the shrine to accept offerings.

8. R's only have one statue of Avalokitesvara & two serving attendants. This one also not conducive & Avalokitesvara left for sometime when I visited. I did a clean up too & re-invoke Avalokitesvara. R took refuge in TBS too.

When I took refuge, lots of well meaning fellow students told me I must have this one and that one then I can cultivate them as my Principal Divinities or Dharma Protectors.
Haha! Thank GM & all Divinities & Dharma Protectors, they are watching me well & I try my best to be "good".
Don't let others talk you into getting too much to clutter your shrine. These somehow clutters your life & your hearts.

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

15-5-2011 GM explains Offerings & Paying respects[2]

Offerings & paying respect.
Years ago, when Boddhisattva MenLong & WuZhe teaches sentient beings, they always talk about 2branches. What is 2 branches? It is Offerings & Paying Respect (prostration – bowing & kneeling).
In Tantrayana, this 2 branches are just as Important. We see lots of Tantric temples decorated by bits & pieces of cloth sewn together & hung up everywhere within the temple. This is done by those that are extremely poor but they gather small bits of cloth & sew them together nicely to decorate the temple, this is also a form of Offerings.
The Tantric shrine is stipulated to be level & tidy. Level, tidy, neat & clean are the four words to guide us. Shrine must be at leveled grounds, offerings must be clean, to offer to the Triple Gems’ statues meaning dignifying self.
Offering to Deities & spirits, you have to do it. What is the purpose of this? It is to gather Resources like wealth & food supplies, much purpose within. When you make offerings to Deities & Spirits charitably, they will return you in multiples, these then become your Resources. Not only do you become dignified but you also have merits, this in Offering is very important.
Therefore when you do prostration you become dignified & offering to Deities & Spirits you accumulate Resources, this is important & according to the 2 Boddhisattva mentioned, Offerings & Prostration makes up 2 of 7 branches.
Offering & Prostration is considered as very big offering and that is charity.
Another point is when you make the shrine very dignified, you will also sit longer, you also like to come cultivate there too. Thus very happy to sit & cultivate & your heart & the Triple Gems’ communicate with each other & happy to sit longer. Therefore the 2branches represents very big charity offering. When the shrine is not dignified, nothing grows. When offerings are not truly from the heart, nothing grows. Meaning your cultivation will not progress to higher levels.
Today we talk about this 2 branches which are very important, simply explain & you all will know; charity to Deities & Spirits is accumulating Resources, doing prostration is dignifying self, shrine decorated nicely will encourage long stay.
As long as you did all offerings well, that is very big offerings.
Om Mani Pad Me Hum.

Remember to offer to Deities & Spirits when you do Mandala Offerings before meals or during cultivation. You are accumulating merits or resources while doing charity.

I wish to thank the spirit in red clothes that flashed before H & we started to prepare a tray of offerings to all free & homeless spirits every time we do fire puja. We also prepare a Lotus filled with offerings & offers to GM & all Divinities on their behalf as well.

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

15-5-2011 GM explains Offerings & Paying respects

THis is extracted from GM's book True Buddha Tantric Language. 真佛密语。

Understanding the Importance of Offerings & Paying respects {prostration-bowing & kneeling], I sincerely hope all cultivate well.

Amituofo
Lotsuchef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

15-5-2011 More from 14-5-2011 Fire pujaI

I enlarge the above. See what you make of it! Haha!

The images on the wall looks like my dear friend, Red Jambala!

Do you think so?

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara

15-5-2011 Dream-lotuses

Last evening, M sat down in front of me & asked me to look at her to see whether there is anything wrong or not.
This is the first time I met her!
I told her I don't "wen-shi"!

She told me that she went to a temple in the morning & they told her she has crossed Dragon King. She tried to get details but they didn't give her chance to clarify.
She was told to pay $128 for praying to Dragon King & $38 to clean some negatives.

After she left the place she felt something just not right.
That's the reason she asked me.
I told her Dragon King don't get crossed easily. Normally it is a whole village that crosses him. Like fishing folks. He will cause a drought that last until the village of fishing folks say sorry.
We in TBS are fortunate in that we can communicate with Dragon Kings because they have mostly taken refuge with GM. Also we do Live Animal Release events whereby we help the water population to take refuge.
We are Dharma brethens.

She don't look to be very negative.
She went on to narrate a dream she had the night before.
In the Dream - she saw a pond with 2 purple lotuses and also a pink one. They all shiny brightly with their respective colored light.
I told her the purple is Avalokitesvara and pink one is Amitabha Buddha.
Seems like Maha Twin Lotus Pond in Western Paradise!
I advised her to chant Great Compassion Dharani & dedicate to all sentient beings.
She is also welcome to Vesak Day's celebrations events.
I can also help her do some dedication then before event starts.

She has an inherent affinity to Amitabha & Avalokitesvara, that's why when people try to cheat her she felt unease & seek advice elsewhere.

To all, if you have similar dreams, cultivate. Take refuge with a good & honest Guru & learn from him how to 'open' your inherent ability to help all sentient beings & share Dharma.

Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara