What are you accumulating? [2]

Terjemahan Indonesia: Apa Sih Yang Sedang Anda Akumulasikan / Timbun? [2]

These are very wealthy students of True Buddha School who are Dharma Propagators.
They are grabbing at territories to expand their influences world wide.
They are also building temples to impress and targeted to draw in the Powerful; Rich and Famous sentient beings.

Recent event hosted by a certain chapter charges about USD400 per dedication per ancestral line or surname.

Pure karma reduces dedication to ancestors from the Standard package of S$38 to $20 each surname to encourage filial piety.
It is also good to note that dedication to Homeless Spirits at our fire puja sessions are receiving more sponsors.

My point is, why accumulate wealth; territories; control of sentient beings; adulations; to feed your EGO; Pride; Cravings; when these are not needed to advance you in cultivation?

Materials possession in the sentient realm are but for a moment only. Many realised this fact but just can't relinquish their hold.

Guru said our time in this realm is all a dream only.

Accumulating merits through your Boddhicitta is more important that the pointless/useless/frivolous battles to acquire sentient materials.
These sentient materials will only lead you closer and closer to Mara only.
I noticed their auras during events by Guru.
Guru knows and so does all those with a discerning heart.

Hahaha! Ownership???

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

Restored on 6 July 2016

What are you accumulating?

Terjemahan Indonesia: Apa Sih Yang Sedang Anda Timbun / Akumulasikan?

This article has been in my mind since the Kalachakra event held in Indonesia on the 25-3-2012.

Lots of seats within the main hall were blocked or reserved by unknown groups that did not turn up.

When I registered for entry tickets, I was told to submit names; ages; addresses of attendees. My group were allotted seats in the tentages outside the building.
However, they were later able to sit within the building, some in the main hall and some outside the hall.

From where I was sitting, I could see many vacant seats within the main hall.

Attendance of this event is well below expectation!
The capacity is about 12,000 and Indonesia being the country with the most TBS students should show a larger turn out.
Those attendees are mostly from neighbouring countries like Singapore; Malaysia; Hong Kong; Taiwan; .....

Someone hoarded the entrance tickets and created a false demand thus resulting in over supply.
I humbly believe the causative factor of poor attendance is this false demand.

I also observed how territorial the Dharma propagators are, segregating those that are from other chapters.

I remember when Guru visits Singapore, some of us regulars of Yuan Xue chapter set up security with many students from Shicheng chapter. The rest perceived that they are privileged to be seated as near Guru as possible.

Many foreign students were pushing at the security line and some vajra masters came out and ordered security to let certain students from their chapters into Yuan Xue chapter.

Well, when Guru arrives, someone gave me an umbrella to shelter Shi-mu into the premises. Guru walked passed security and we were really very close to Guru, when he arrives and departs. If you think that is important!

For those that were pushing at security and trying to grab at Guru, I sincerely hope you have realised by now that what you did is an extremely disrespectful act of trying to touch Guru.
Selfish act of prioritising self before others by getting into the chapter proper through any means, just to be near Guru.

What are your priorities in refuge with True Buddha School and cultivation?
What do you think you should accumulate when cultivating?

Does accumulating what you think is important helps you open your Heart Chakra and other chakras, thereby opening your mind to Universal Wisdom?

To be continued...

Readers comments and feedback welcome!


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

Restored on 6 July 2016