Impure Perceptions - so near yet so far?

One of my obstacles learning via serving my Vajrayana master, Kunde Rinpoche when he was visiting here was my impure perceptions towards his many encounters...In many occasions, i would view his 'compassionate acts' as lack of 'wisdom', may be worldly intelligence arising from my impure perceptions. Among others:

- In 2011, after persevering in getting the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) practice which Kunde Rinpoche la had spent about a decade composing the oral transmissions he received primarily from his Root Lama,Tokden Lama Lodoe Gyatso, the 40th in the lineage of transmission of Lama Yangtig of the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection*, the translation process from Tibetan to English had taken about three years from the esteemed LTWA.  Finally, we got it published, cutting through all weeds of conditional obstructions!
I read this published book "A Garland of Flowers: Questions and Answers on the highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection" * in first round, having little understanding except partially of Part I of this profound book, personally i consider, after many live chats with the author.  May be secretly, i perceive this is a 'blessing' book! (also with some personal experiences of being blessed from the 'blown of karmic winds' in many unexpected accidents?).
It was a reader from Canada who had ordered to get this book via email to us last year (which had taken us months to respond to her request), upon receipt of the book, he/she sent a brief message to us 'the wondrous book arrived' that first struck me! - but unfortunately no light from the simple but thundering words. Further to our communications happened last month, in a short message, one of the sentences was written "the book itself is truely gem" (translation to Chinese:真 宝)  – this Dharma ‘Friend’ we met via virtual space, the precise sentence made me contemplated: are we ready (accumulated enough merits) to receive or understand such ‘Transcendental Teachings’of this Great Perfection practice book let alone to appreciate it?  - i felt like my head being knocked by a vajra from space!
Thus, i started re-reading this book*, and found this compendium of Dzogchen tradition presented via the method of Q&A are indeed pitch instructions.  while reading this Q2:
Q:2. What should you be thinking when you engage in the Dharma practices:
A: In the beginning when you engage in the Dharma practices, you should think that in the case of all sentient beings there is not even one who had not been your parents in your past lives in time without beginning.....(p.12).
This is really hard! i/we are such conditioned (programmed) while growing up - many things if not all the things, we performed, the 'self' come first! As i was contemplating on this verse for nearly a week, together with daily preliminaries practices, and dedication of merits after each session brought me much tears and deep feeling - this mother earth belongs to all beings...
May All Beings be Well and Happy, May the mother earth be Peaceful!
Note:
*p.67-68, A Garland of Flowers: Questions and Answers on the highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection / H.E. Kunde Rinpoche; translated by Geshe Lhakdor and Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam, 2011. (ISBN: 978-967-10552-0-5)

[转载]白玛格桑法王---时间真相

Personally I find this teaching story very creative and real in the stage of life and death - it is like a dream yet we may experienced, and/or witness this happening in many live stories by self and/or around us...
A story from "Illusion of Life and Death", author: Pema Kalsang Rinpoche. Translation text.

故事摘录自书籍：《生死的幻觉》白马格桑仁波切著

“从前，有位幻术师非常精通幻术，他有一位朋友是出家师父，俩人非常要好。有一天俩人像平时一样坐在幻术师家里边喝茶边聊天。闲聊中，出家师父对幻术师说：“我想看看你的幻术，能给我表演一下吗？”幻术师笑了一下，走到门口，叫朋友过来看。出家师父走过去，看见门边有一匹高头骏马，那骏马威武健壮，比画的还要好看。幻术师说：“你想要这匹马吗？我可以卖给你。”出家师父问：“这么好的马你是从哪里得到的？要卖多少钱？”幻术师说：“马的价值应该由它的力量和速度来决定，你先骑一下看看马的好坏，然后再谈价格，我们朋友之间没什么不好谈的。”出家师父未加思索就骑上了马，幻术师把缰绳递给他，然后在马的屁股上使劲地拍了一下。骏马像箭一样冲了出去，带着出家师父跃过高山谷地、草原河堤，走了几天几夜，穿越了千山万水。最后，骏马把他摔在了一个陌生的旷野上，头也不回地消失在前方。出家师父跋山涉水，终于艰难地走出了旷野，来到了一个牧区。那里的牧民以放牛放羊来维持生活。他在那儿乞讨，可是得到的食物非常少，只够勉强吃几天。因为人生地不熟，而且语言不通，他像狗一样流浪了许多日子。后来和牧民慢慢接触多了，他开始听懂了他们的方言。幸运的是，那地方的牧民都是信佛的，他们问他是否会念经，他说，念得很熟练。于是有一些牧民请他念经做法事，起初他就以这样的方式生活着。后来，他因为很多年离开了善知识，又结交了坏朋友，跟随他们一起做了不好的事情，因此，破了出家戒。再后来，他和当地的一位姑娘相爱并还俗成家了。为了照顾家庭，他整天忙着放牧和打猎，全然不顾痛苦和罪过。他们生了三个儿女，在把儿女一个个养大的过程中，他怕他们着凉、生病、饥饿，怕他们夭折。儿女生病了他宁愿用自己的死来代替，在饱尝诸如此类的无数担心和折磨的过程中，儿女们被渐渐养育长大。未曾想，儿女们稍大之后，却不听父母的话，互相吵闹打架，摔坏贵重的东西，看到好的东西就要，父母看不到时就偷。在感受如此种种痛苦的同时，夫妻两个之间还经常吵架，互相责骂，甚至有几次还打得头破血流，成了离也离不了、分也分不开的冤家夫妻。他们缺衣少食，日子过得十分艰苦。好不容易熬过了艰难岁月，孩子们长大，变得比较懂事，知道孝敬父母了，可他已经老了。想当年，他也曾经是父母的宝贝，后来成为出家师父，之后变成还俗成家的年轻丈夫，可现在变成了像累鸟一样的老头。因为年纪大了，又因为养活家人吃了很多苦，而且家人总是吵吵闹闹，加上他的身体里面还有各种疾病逼迫，外面又是恶劣的环境逼迫，他变得像个饿鬼一样，谁都不想见。可是为了生活，他仍然不得不出去打猎。年轻时为了能猎获岩石山上的岩羊、草坡山上的羚羊、森林里的鹿、草原上的野骡，他手拿猎枪，腰挂火药，上午爬上岩石山，下午奔走野牛道，晚上在山脚等候鹿吃夜草……喝水的狐狸，寻窝的獾，吃草的雪猪，甚至兔子和鸟，他看到什么就杀什么，杀死什么就吃什么，他以这样的生活方式度过了人生的一半时光。那时，在响亮的枪声和白色的硝烟中他可以把肉堆得像岩石山。可现在他身体衰老，手脚关节疏松，腰酸背痛，坐下站不起来，站起来又坐不下去。好不容易坐下时就像马背上的货捆猛然掉落在地；走路时没有气力就像抓鸟人般轻手轻脚。曾经俊美锐利的眼睛现在看不清远方，上眼皮耷拉下来几乎要盖到下眼皮，嘴瘪瘪的像皱巴巴的羊皮口袋。想说话但是口齿不清，想交谈却听不清对方说话。就这样他还得去上山打猎，尽管空手回来的次数越来越多，但他还是拼命去做。踏着晨霜，披着夜星，度过晚年的一天又一天。有一次他照例上山去打猎，走了很久之后，在一个山坳里发现了一头刚刚产下幼崽的母羚羊，母羚羊身体十分虚弱、动弹不得。他非常无情地杀害了它们，然后以枪作为拐杖，一瘸一拐地背着羚羊的尸体往家走。 走到家的河对岸时，小儿子看见爸爸带着猎物回来，非常高兴，一边喊着爸爸，一边兴冲冲地跑过来，不慎一个失足从桥上掉了下去，立刻就被汹涌的河水冲走了；哥哥姐姐看见弟弟掉到河里，赶紧跳下去救，结果也被河水冲走；妻子目睹这一切，大哭大叫，不顾一切地跳进了河里。眼看一家人转眼间都被河水冲走，他伤心欲绝、昏倒在地，不知过了多久才清醒过来。他倚着枪想站起来，却又倒了下去。就在这时，突然间他感觉像天亮般清醒过来，一看自己正在朋友家里，拿着一根棍子，倒伏在地。幻术师笑着对他说：“起来喝茶吧。”他爬起来，发现刚才倒的那杯茶还是热的。他感到十分惊讶，在短短几分钟的时间里，他竟然经历了一生的坎坷和痛苦！他无法相信这一切，愣了好一会儿才回过神来。回想这些幻觉带来的痛苦，他深深感到轮回世间的作业毫无意义，升起了强烈的出离心，毅然抛开眼前的一切，专心一意隐入山中精进修行，最后获得自利利他的大成就，并以转世化生来利益一切众生，直至轮回空尽。”

source of this story was extracted, retrieved from:
文献：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_935678810100z5fd.html (July 9, 2013)

Rejoicing - Coming soon: Tibetan 'A Garland of Flowers' publication by Kunde Rinpoche

Rejoicing! Buddha Bless!!!
It had taken about 10 years composing this original  manuscript in Tibetan, A Garland of Flowers: Questions and Answers on the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection by H.E. Kunde Rinpoche.  In an exclusive personal chat of sonam yeshi with the author in 2011 ( in earlier posts, before the English translation texts of this manuscript was published), Kunde Rinpoche mentioned that initially the  manuscript was meant for serving as teaching texts for his students (specifically his students at his monastery and at Chumar, Qinghai), also as a form in preserving the oral tradition of Lama Yangtig of Dzogchen tradition which he had connection in receiving the transmissions and Teaching directly from the 40th in the lineage of transmission, Tokden Lama Lodoe Gyatso, being one of the youngest Lamas among other 30 (or less?) high senior monks at Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery.

The 'Glossary' pages (in Tibetan) was written in 2013 which we believe have covered comprehensively the vocabularies/glossary used in the publication.

May the precious knowledge shared in this publication benefits the Tibetan community and may All Sentient Beings benefit from the practitioners, readers, contributors and supporters of this publication.

Book cover (image displaying here were provided by H.E. Kunde Rinpoche, All rights reserved, 2013)

"Through the roots of virtue I have amassed, may all sentient beings of the six realms - especially those who have direct connection with me - be freed from temporary hindrances such as conflicts, arguments, illnesses, harm from evil forces, wrongdoings and obscurations and spontaneously fulfill their wishes; and ultimately, may they quickly actualize the supremely precious state of complete enlightenment." - pp.108, A Garland of Flowers: Questions and Answers on the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection / H.E. Kunde Rinpoche; Translated by Geshe Lhakdor and Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam

Tashi Delek 扎西德勒！

Reflection: Serving the Lamas (2) - Live Lessons from my Teacher

This morning I thought the recollection of personal experiences and reflection on the subject which had taken me a few years of doing, observing, experienced, compare notes, and finally inner courage to share these experiences in this open space. Hopefully, it serves as positive feedbacks and reflections for us, and via contemplation based on the meanings of the Buddhist Teaching - the Arising of Wisdom towards Enlightenment ultimately.
Personally, the initial first 10 years of engaged in learning of traditional Buddhism (Therava School) did had some imprints on my perceptions and ideas of what are the practices in the Discipline in the basic needs lay people could offer to the renounced monks: Clothing, Food, Shelter, Transportation (衣，食，住，行). 
I thought somehow as our society developed and becoming more globalized, these needs sometimes or most time have to be adjusted to convenient the full-time practitioners. In particular in year 2009, I was committed to offer, assist, help the Tibetan Teachers met at my homeland connected through my late parents. Initially I was delighted to know their background training had been the earliest Tibetan tradition - Nyingmapa, spent decades studying, learning and later teaching in Dzogchen Monastery in Tibet, later India. Later, we were in touch with his brother, Kunde Rinpoche. May be due to some unseen karmic link, I was connected to provide services and offerings to these Tibetan Teachers. My definition of Tibetan Teacher here is 'A trained, learned practitioner from a recognized monastery with a long enough lineage of tradition in a Buddhist college/institute who had spent at least 10-15 years in that monastery environment (may be with some exception in this 'dharma ending age', but definitely to me, Teacher-pupil relations should not be impersonal such as met a 'dharma teacher' online via FB, Skype, videos, webcast ect. and started to show savvy technology skills to network other practitioners existing friends/students to widen one's network / pool of 'disciples' and resulted in some sort of 'disharmony' within the organized lay communities no matter how one is regarded intelligent in self-learning of making synopsis/summary of available vast collection of dharma books) , including practical teaching, rituals, arts and crafts if possible. He may not have affluent vocabularies in our language skills but we could feel his kind-heartedness and compassion, and capable of giving spiritual blessings to humans' psychological needs of countering life, old age, sickness and death (last rite in accordance to Buddhist tradition)!   

Personally, I have confident to give offerings to monks/lamas are meaningful generosity practice. Nevertheless, during these nearly 4 years or more, live experiences of serving Lamas from my Teacher, Kunde Rinpoche had opened my other dimension (may be even correct my impure perceptions) of the meanings of serving Buddhist Lamas (Monks). Some snapshots of what had happened narrated here are meant for self-contemplation, this narrations were based on personal experiences, it does not represent the thought, intention or authority from my Teacher(s) - In reflection, it has taken me some inner courage to face these realities rather than being nice and being afraid of reborn in lower realms of sharing these experiences - may these live experiences served as ethical lessons for our motivation in practising generosity:

case 1 - sometime in 2010, while we were trying hard to raise enough funding for the first English publication of Kunde Rinpoche's Dzogchen practice manuscript, A Garland of Flowers, one day the Teacher called me from India and requested me to send the funding money for a Lama whom was studying at Sakya College and was sick with some kind of illness, and needed to travel to China for treatment. Being an analytical person, and may be conditioned  to formed fixed perceptions and certain system of delivery in management, I reminded that the available funds was meant for publishing his manuscript which had been delaying for many factors! In a gentle voice, he answered me it did not matter as this Lama needed help for medical treatment - I was rather touched as this person he did not know him in person but via another Lama he knows. Thus the publication funding account was donated instead! May the Lama be Well and Happy!

Case 2: (Disclaimer: this case is narrated here as a lesson for lay people to contemplate our motivation in offering material needs to full-time Buddhist practitioners) - A lay person from another land who had been providing her apartment as lodging for lamas when they visited that country. We had been rejoicing of such meritorious deed.  It was not until after year(s) later, we accidentally found out this lay person had 'borrowed' money from my Teacher (and another Teacher) to 'saved' her from legal trouble! To our normal judgement, that was fine as it was based on the compassion of the Teacher(s). But later year her apartment was sold and it was told that she wanted to fulfil her dream of helping someone building a monastery in xx country (instead of returning what had been considered a loan than a 'gift'), an offering to someone whom we did not know but based on the clothing he represented. The strategy of this person was he followed other known practitioner(s) along to that country and expressed his wish, in front of our other connected Buddhist Teacher. As Buddhists, it was regarded such motivation of building a monastery is paramount to preserve the tradition. Later we heard of stories and facts of the episodes (like a live drama on staging?) such as the construction of the intended building had not taken place thus far, the lay person may had hefty debts etc. etc. Ensuing that, the disheartening fact(s) we later accidentally counter-examined and found out the reality - this lay person even 'confiscated' skilfully more than 90% of the sum of cash given to my Teacher's monastery as supports trustfully via herself! The therapy for this lesson: It was really imperative we reflect on the Law of Karma constantly to be free from samsara one day (philosophically)!  - The only consolation to ourselves - we had paid back our karmic debts to her? (sounded like the Chinese saying: "Aa Q" spirit?). Nevertheless, one reality we could not avoid if we try to be clever in getting such easy gains - our trust and dignity could be diluted naturally. 

Case 3: within this year, a lay 'buddhist' friend from the south grandly offered to my Teacher she could help to raise the funding so that the aspiration to refund the remaining FOC interest loans for Dzogchen Monastery Library construction could be fulfilled. She suggested to do a 'Naga Puja' (and said that later another Buddhist Puja at the neighbouring country via her connections/network) at her house which has a room for a Buddhist shrine. After the date of the Puja had been confirmed, then only she informed that the proceed of the Naga Puja was to assist a Lama from Sakya College who was lodging at her house. Despite all these, my Teacher as a recognized Tulku by many His Holinesses, also a Khenpo (though he has not been using the 'title') who had spent more than a decade learning, practising and teaching in a renowned Monastery from Tibet (Shriseng Monastery) still humbly presided the Puja without any 'negotiation' - it was another form to help a Lama and a simple 'reason' my Teacher had given to my 'rational interrogative style of WH question' was that this young Lama did mention he was going to give to the college (not sure some, little or all proceeds). As a lay student myself who is helping and managing the funding of his project of the building that new library in the monastery who may have more 'impure perceptions' -  Based on her verbal words. I would perceive all these may be intelligent way of that lay person to fulfilled her agenda! (may be it is difficult to learn the moral meaning behind the story of  'The Emperor's New Clothes' than to remain silent in hypocrisy).  Later when we were in a Buddhist Center preparing for the Naga Puja at the North, we received a sms from her asking Rinpoche to go to the South tomorrow or the day after for a Long-life (Amitayus) Puja at the neighbouring land.  As we had an important Puja already arranged and in the midst of preparing the tedious long process treasure vases, I replied on behalf and informed of the situation, and reminded her to give at least 1-2 weeks advanced notice on grand puja in the future! Her replied 'Noted'.

The Buddhist Master, Kunde Rinpoche's compassionate act of non-dualistic way of handling and 'not reacting' or silently 'complying' to the 'demand(s)' of the so called Buddhist student(s) or lay practitioner(s) on all the man-made obstacles had at one point made me lost my mind into some kind of 'delusion' or may be mixed with impure perceptions. I had to regain my balance by contemplating on the subject: 'what did serving a Teacher meant?' - are we doing all these for the sake of ourselves mundane benefits (subconsciously) , OR, aspiring for Enlightenment ultimately?  - In relation to also other happenings related to such motives of serving a Buddhist Teacher in organizing Pujas, personally I perceived our communication and behaviour towards a Buddhist Master could be 'arrogant' to make verbal or finally actual offering of helping to organized a Buddhist Puja but did not see to the beginning, middle and end with "decent" ways (though 'decent' could be subjective connotation culturally). In many occasions, I had to ask myself: What was the motivation of assisting or organizing a Buddhist Puja, though the proceed had a surface or higher meaning of contributing to the Monastery's Library shortage funding, but the underlying meaning of a Buddhist Puja - I suppose, intellectually, it is facilitating the spiritual dimension for the benefits of all sentient beings ultimately, though personally we may have many personal wishes for accumulation of merits for ourselves, our loved ones, relatives, etc. etc. - Have we ask ourselves: is our approach and way diluting all the merits accumulated then?
In my reflections as conclusion: In serving Buddhist Teacher(s)  and Lamas as well - May be, sometimes, our own lack of confident  (insecurity?) may not able to face or swallow some unfounded words or criticism which may sounded like 'suspicious abusing of funding, transparency of accounts' etc. from others, my point was that why bother so much on those words or speculations and finally caused much inconveniences and unhappiness to many concerned, whereas the Master trusted the person as organizer or coordinator who not only spent time, energy, supports, materials gifts and personal uncounted monetary contributions towards the whole processes and considered successfully done???

Finally, may be these 3 principal tenets of Buddhist teachings on motivation could be our guides for reflections here: The Intention (发心)，Bodhicitta (菩提心)，Spiritual Faith (虔诚心).

before exit, after all the babblings, here I would like to share some pictures of beautiful rainbow of the nature that was revitalizing for me after months of voluntarily dharma works and services to the Lama(s), with much unknown impure perceptions like it or not - luckily not ended in psychosis state (?) :)-D)
 - photographed by sonam yeshi on 4 June 2013:

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Tashi Delek

献供龙王宝瓶功德利益 (Benefits of Naga Vase Offering)

***Advice from H.E. Kunde Rinpoche: Those who are offering the Naga Vase on 13/4/2013 are requested to observe vegetarian food (no eggs) for a week until 13/4/2013 to accummulat the merits. Kunde Rinpoche la will be reciting the blessing chants for the Naga Vases offerred by the devottees for three days (10-12/4/13) prior, and till the Puja date on 13/4/13  (posted on 15/3/2013).


Compiled by sonam yeshi[摘录自互联网文献] 

献供龙王宝瓶功德利益

Benefits of Naga Vase Offering

龙王是佛教天龙八部护法之一，群龙之首亦称龙神或龙王，具有广大的神威力。护法龙王都曾在佛前发下大誓愿，要护持佛法及修行佛法的人。献龙王宝瓶，为龙王祈祷离苦得乐，早日成佛；而诸天龙王接受我们的供养与祈祷，欢喜愉悦，必定尽心尽力满足众生的愿望，使风调雨顺，国泰民安，远离各种天灾人祸、逢凶化吉，并能听闻正法离苦得乐。

由于自然界受人为因素的破坏而严重失衡，例如，人类对水族众生的滥捕滥杀日益恶劣，以及过度开发森林、挖沙添海、开山劈石、污染江河湖海等，使龙族频受滋扰及伤害，无法安居喜悦而心生怨怒，必然导致种种天灾人祸的发生。气候反常、干旱水灾、瘟疫恶疾蔓延等；就个体而言，容易患脏腑失调、气脉不通或麻疯病、肿胀发炎等皮肤疾病。

 
[大智度论所载]:

献龙王宝瓶，不仅是上供而已。也是祈请龙王早日成佛，龙王接受供品及祈请，所以对您将多一重护持力。而诸天龙王接受我们的供养与祈祷，愉悦欢喜，则必尽心随愿满足众生。如依时布雨、风调雨顺，使植物生长茂密，众生免于饥荒。令诸土地神祗，护佑国土居民、民生利乐，远刀兵劫，所有愿望皆得满足。

龙王乃一切权势之王，掌管一切财富，供龙王宝瓶者可成就以下功德及利益：
．财富资财得无限增长，具足权贵，人所敬爱。
．风调雨顺，五谷丰收。
．国家安泰，免受疾病、瘟疫，怪病等侵害。
．一切事业顺利无碍。
．免受蛇类伤害，不受诸毒侵害

NAGA PUJA (BUDDHISM)

Nagas (snakes, water dragons.) can be wisdom holders, and can also cause skin diseases and cancer, depletion of life force energy and other obstacles. It is wise to make offerings to Nagas, when disturbing the earth. It is believed that one's present wealth, fame, health, confidence, merits will improve, obstacles and sickness will be eliminated, one will always meet good friends and masters, has a happy harmonious family, there will be fine weather in the region with sufficient rainfall, good harvest, and the country will enjoy peace and harmony., last but not least one will accomplish one's practices.

WHY PERFORM NAGA PUJA

The Naga puja is performed specifically to placate and pacify harms from nagas. Nagas are serpent like guardians of lands, waterways, space, wind and earth. In the famous story of Nagarjuna, it was mentioned that some of these nagas are also guardians of sutras and they protect the Dharma and will reveal these Dharma treasures only to the right and intended recipients. Inevitably, if we have offended these powerful nagas, it is good to initiate naga pujas as a means to pacify them as naga harms often manifest as skin diseases. It is also believed that cancer can also be caused through harms to nagas.

sources转摘文献:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_599a1dee0100rm8s.html

http://blog.yahoo.com/_3ESQIRD47XVO7UXG27ZUR7JFCI/articles/145725

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_64ee90340100i02e.html

May All Sentient Beings Benefit from the Naga Vase Offerings & May All Sentient Beings Be Well and Happy!

顶礼至胜大成就者祖师阿江多丹·洛珠将措

顶礼十方三世一切具德善知识!

回向:
愿具德大恩上师长住世！
愿人类邪说暴行早日停止，佛法弘扬无碍！

愿人心向善，人类生存环境转为吉祥安宁！
愿众生精勤佛道，即生即身圆满佛果，永无退转！

愿众生慈悲增长智慧增长，直至圆满佛果，永无退转！

Live Story from the Oral Tradition (14): Dzogchen Master - Tokden Lama Lodoe Gyatso (5) 大成就者阿江多丹•洛珠将措

Posted by sonam yeshi

Chat with H.E. Kunde Rinpoche.(herein address as Tulku) on 1 March 2013

Q= sonam yeshi, A=Kunde Rinpoche, Bracket ( ) – notes added for clarity, [ ] – expression

Q: Tulku， Thus far I had yet found any written document about the auspicious spiritual life of Master’s Root Lama, Tokden Lodoe Gyatso (should be ‘our’ Root Lama) written in English. Can Tulku kindly narrate some biographical history of this accomplished Great Dzogchen Master perfected the Lama Yangtig transmission from Jigme Yonten Gonpo (no. 39 in the lineage transmission)?

A:  My Dzogchen Master, Tokden Lama Lodoe Gyatso , our Root Lama, hails from Golok (Tibet), when he was very young age, he knew whom he was! He left home himself and walked to Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery to study! Master narrated to us that along the journey, he received offering of ‘zamba’ food, He eat it with natural water (sea, rivers) once a day!

 Q: wow, such right effort?

A: It was said that this Great Master was able to remember perfectly whatever Dharma Sutras and Trantra transmitted to him once by His root Lama, Jigme Yonten Gonpo and His Teachers (Khenpos) in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery!

Q: : Sounds a genius in modern time!

A: During the early 50an when religion was being prohibited by the communists, all monks had to disrobe and put to do hard labourous works such as building roads, bridges etc., many famous monks were put into jail! Master was one of them (early twenties). But He taught the Great Perfection to the jail mates secretly.

Q: Wasn’t him be discovered and life threatening?

A: yes, the jail officer had ransacked his jail cell where He was staying with Bano Wangtrul (his first student in the jail) but could not find the pitch instructions written on the empty tea pack papers and cigarette wrappers!

Q: How did he get writing tools such as pencil or chalk?

A: It was narrated that He mentioned able to find writing tool to His students, no one knew how he got it. But they believed it was given by the Dzogchen Dharma Protector, Ekajati (the One-Eye Dharma Protector)

Q: His attainment was such inconceivable?

A: Yes, Master was given a name by the jail officers – Stone Man, someone who was hit and wacked but showed no pain!

Q: What was your personal experience with this Dzogchen Master?

A: He is a Buddha to me! I knew He did not sleep in lying down posture, He sat in Meditation posture throughout resting time! He seems not sleeping, meditating throughout the nights!!! Daily at 4.00A.M., He started reciting the texts of Dzogchen Great Perfection practices.

Q: Was Master been recognized as any reincarnation of any Great Master of the Past in Vajrayana Tradition?

A: Before He entered into Nirvana, He informed us while teaching us Yeshi Lama (those receiving Great Perfection teachings oral transmission from the Master, less than 30 senior Khenpos and Rinpoches), He is the ‘Dharmakaya of Bodhisattva, Shantarakshita’.

(note: later, cross reference information was found from Chinese blogs written by  students of His student such as Bano Wangtrul and others mentioned this and more details，please see below referred weblink)  

Q: Can we say He reveals the Truth only before His Body Dissolved?

A: Even one has mundane level of doubt , Master had reached the age after 70, there was not any point for such senior Lama who held no material possessions offered to Him from the beginning till He enter Nirvana said anything untrue!

Q: [laughter] agree! My personal observation and reading from life history of Great Masters, one amazing ‘authentication’ was the way they passed away, and the Relics from physical body.

A: Yes! We had shared this in earlier conversation. Master announced the date He was physically dissolving, and before His Vajra Body diminishing completely, it was cremated. During the cremation, dew-like misty smoke surroundings like dizzling, and Relics were fallen from the sky!

Q:Wow, what other quality of the Bodhisattva that impressed you till today?

A: The unwavering confident and perfect diligent in Dzogchen Meditation, He had lived an example that this modern time it is difficult for many to emulate even with many facilities and right conditions to study and practice. He advised us that with the facilities of butter lamps, we could study the Sutras at night; comparatively, He could only afford to burn an incense and read under that little dim bright. Master even made used of Moonlight to study, it was said he followed the Moon and study till he reached the top of the hill during the time He was receiving all the Sacred Teachings in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery!

Q: Thanks for sharing, Tulku. There has been a common concerned: How to recognize a Vajra Master?

A: The ‘Lineage of Transmission’ (传承) is the Key (golden chain) in Great Perfection. The ‘Lineage’ has not been stained by broken Samaya lapses! (note: Example for Dzogchen Masters, please refer the book, p.68, A Garland of Flowers / Kunde Rinpoche). Further, the quintessential is the ‘Bodhicitta’ (菩提心) of a Teacher – one’s activities benefit all Sentient Beings

Q: Did our great Grand-Master, Lama Tokden Lodoe Gyatso left any pitch instructions before His Nirvana?

A: Yes! I was informed that He said nothing more to teach, but Two Things He had lived throughout his life: He Venerated His Dzogchen Master, Jigme Yonten Gonpo like a Buddha with no broken Samaya; secondly, He lived with Bodhicitta through His life!

Q: It is very moving, Tulku. You are such lucky! Thank you very much for sharing the live experiences of Dzogchen Master, Lama Tokden Lodoe Gyatso.

A: [smiling], Thank you

Tashi Delek扎西德勒！

Thus have i heard… posted by sonam yeshi in 2013

(Note: Translated & Transcribed by Sonam Yeshi. Any mistakes herein were the ignorant of the translator and transcriber, kindly feedback and notify at sonamyeshi09@gmail.com – posted by Sonam Yeshi

Other Resources for references [Chinese]:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4899c6180102dx1y.html

 

Buddhist Puja: 献龙王宝瓶和文武百尊超度法会 Naga Puja & 100-Buddhas Chang Chog

Annoucement: Buddhist Puja

NAGA VASE OFFERING PUJA AND ONE-HUNDRED-BUDDHAS CHANG CHOG

Puja Blessed By: H.E. Kunde Rinpoche & Acho Rinpoche

献龙王宝瓶和文武百尊超度法会

主法上师尊者：法王贡德仁波切和阿楚仁波切

Date : 13 April 2013 (Saturday)

Venue : Penang Leong See Kah Miew

日期 : 2013年4月13日 (星期六) [农历三月初四]

地点: 槟城梁氏家庙

[poster designed by Kunde Rinpoche, March 2013]

 

13/4/2013 (SATURDAY)

Progarm Activities Schedule:

10.00A.M. – 12.00 P.M.

·One-Hundred-Buddhas Chang Chog

·Dharma Talk

12.00 P.M – 1.30P.M: Vegetarian Lunch & Rest

1.30P.M– 2.30P.M

· Eight-Blessings Chant

· Vajrasattva Puja

· Vajrasattva Visualization Practice

· Vajrasattva Transference of Merits Recitation

2.30P.M– 4.30P.M.

·Offering of Naga Vase off Teluk Bahang

·Transference of Merits Chanting

2013年4月13日 (星期六)

法会活动：

早上10.00 – 中午12.00

· 文武百尊超度

·佛法开示

中午12.00 – 1点30分：素食午餐和休息

中午1点30分 - 2点30分

· 念诵吉祥文

·修诵金刚心

· 金刚萨埵观想次第

·念诵金刚心迴向功德

中午2点30分 - 下午4点30分

·献供龙王宝瓶

· 念诵迴向功德

Tashi Delek吉祥如意