June - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
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June - FPMT Losang Dragpa Centre
Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 1 Monthly Newsletter of Losang Dragpa Center RINPOCHE’S BIG SMILE SENDS RIPPLES OF BLESSINGS June 2006 Our most precious holy guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has come and gone. For a beautiful ten days we all felt his divine presence, his love, his kindness and his great wisdom. Each of us was touched in different ways. Many shed tears of purification and of joy as we felt Rinpoche’s embracing compassion reaching deep into our hearts. In His three nights of teaching, Rinpoche taught about Emptiness –sending words of wisdom flowing through a jam packed gompa. LDC was very happy to welcome many Dharma friends from Singapore’s Amitabha Buddhist Center, like us an FPMT affiliated Buddhist meditation society. LDC’s own members showed up in strength and there were also many new members from around the Section 17 area of PJ where many Buddhists live. Rinpoche shared some powerfully potent words of wisdom with us explaining how important it is to rejoice at the attainments and realizations of our Dharma brothers and how equally important it was to curb anger, impatience and attachment. So much merit accumulated by good Dharma © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Lama Zopa Rinpoche at KLCC deeds can be so easily lost in a moment’s anger. Rinpoche’s words of wisdom sent ripples of healing energy through the gompa and few noticed the passing of hours. Design by WOFS.COM 2 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ There were many highlights that marked Rinpoche’s visit but all agreed it was the Long life puja for Rinpoche which touched the hearts of one and all the most – the wonderful chanting led by very own Geshe Deyang and Ven. Tenzin Zopa – and so beautifully accompanied by the sweet voices of our resident ‘dakinis’ our resident nuns Ven Osel and Ven Dechen. The accompanying drums were handled by our resident translator Ven Ang Losang who was also responsible for creating the Mandalas in the gompas. The stunningly beautiful altar offerings and flowers were arranged by Emillie Lee and Juanita Lee. Ven. Tenzin Zopa also trained five of our members’ daughters to perform the Dance of the Five Dakinis from the five Buddha fields – everyone gasped with admiration at the appearance of the dakinis who, according to ritual comes down to earth to help entice our lama to return with them to Pureland. Happily our prayers appease and distract the dakinis who thus leave empty handed and our precious lama continues to be with us. The grand finale was LDC’s offering of the dance of the 21 Taras – wow ! Led by Mother Tara herself – Juanita Lee and her beautiful Taras performed the Dance to lyrical and melodious music that sang the praises to the 21 Taras. It was surely a day to remember and at the end © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER of it Rinpoche said with a broad smile on his face .. “ Well so much bribes I have to agree … “ That was incredible news for us. It means our guru was very pleased indeed with the puja. Actually so were all of us in that gompa attending the puja that day. The line of people patiently queuing to make offerings to the guru at the end of the puja was the surest sign that everyone had made the most heartfelt prayer to our lama .. “Please lama stay with us forever until we reach Enlightenment for the sake of all beings. Rinpoche please come to LDC Malaysia, again and again…” We welcome the following new ordinary and life members who joined us in May 2006. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) Alan Chan Chee Ming Eric Gan Kok Yeow Liew Chiap Hong Ong Gaik Sing Woo Chee keong Sharon Ann Woo Angie Tan Ah Kiw Tan Cheong Hock Flora Tan Joo Hua Boyce Teoh Low Mee Wah Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 3 LDC NEWS WESAK Day The three days event was held successfully. Many of us could have benefited through writing the Sanghata sutra, long life sutra, offering gold coins to the 21 Taras, bathing the Buddha, all night long chanting mantra, turning the wheels with millions of mantras, flower and light offerings, releasing mantra ballon and not forgetting the 100 thousands of lives which were liberated at the animal liberation on the second day morning.Many among us may not have had the most perfect motivation by being at the event or doing any of the acts of Buddha offerings, I am specifically referring to myself! In my heart I believe the Buddha would let us receive at least a little of his showers of blessings! We might not have been able to thank each and everyone for all the love and kindness bestowed on us and the Center for receive all the blessings of the Triple Gem and be able to generate the thought of NO NEED in your mind. We thank most of all with our hearts our most precious root Guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche who so kindly officiated the opening of our new center and wonderful teachings and advice given to us throughout his presence in Malaysia. His presence at the event was truly wonderful as he led us through pujas and mantra chanting which made the center resonate with the presence of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from the ten directions. Notice: Dharma Discussion with Young Tulku Reincarnate Lama - Charuk Lama Rinpoche in LDC on 13th June 2006 at 7.30pm. Please bring your family members and friends to LDC to meet Charuk Lama Rinpoche. this great happening, may we just say that, having the Buddha inside our heart, and having participated in any way your have done, may you W or ds of W isd om fo r Ju ne “You don’t need to obsess over the attainment of future realizations. As long as you act in the present with as much understanding as you possibly can, you’ll realize everlasting peace in no time at all.” ~By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche~ © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM 4 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ “The Venerable Tara is the female aspect of the Buddha.” By Beh Chian Tyng Never in my life have I dreamt of with the portraying the beautiful, and the Tara Dance immortal. Until one day, when I was was truly asked to be part of a sacred dance memorable. of divinity. The dance of the 21 Taras. This holy dance that The friendly breeze was blowing upon has been my face as I sat comfortably in my passed on for chair, elbow crutch in hand. The rest generations of the audience sat around the open was space, waiting in anticipation of what performed would come next. I had done quite right in front a bit of walking that very day and of me! Every Tara had her own my bad ankle (the result of sloppiness personality, and I admired the and lack of mindfulness while trotting way each of them played their down the stairs) felt as if it had been characters with much emotion and damaged beyond repair. However, sincerity. I knew this mesmerizing the serenity of the environment in dance would be etched in my Kopan Monastery made me forget memory forever. about the pain and most of all, somehow gave me peace within. I On the plane back to Malaysia, I was enjoying my surroundings when was still replaying the dance in my a flash of green captured my eye. My head. When almost as if she read my attention was immediately focused mind, Auntie Juanita turned to me upon the ‘center stage’, where two and said, “I’m putting together the aging, but beautiful women clad in Tara Dance for Rinpoche on Wesak green robes lead twenty-one others Day when he visits KL. Would you (in multi-colored costumes) into a like to be a part of it?” I could feel a neat U-shape in the middle of the smile spread on my face as I nodded open area. The crowd hushed as the happily as a response. I was excited slow, enchanting music began to play of being given the opportunity to over the speakers. My first encounter dance for my Guru. © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda Practice was on every Thursdays and most enthusiastic applauder after Sundays, and all twenty-one of us every Tara finished her solo. 5 were frantically trying to remember our dance moves, posture and On the big day itself, we managed mudras. Auntie Juanita, our true to turn the meeting room into a Mother Tara, had all twenty-one messy, tornado-hit dressing room. children to take care of, making Make-up kits, costumes, jewellery sure our costumes were ready, were strewn all over the table and positions right, our dance perfect. chairs. Everyone was trying to get The amount of energy she had was into their costumes and to look their unbelievable. I would say she was the best in their individual styles. Until at perfect portrayal of the green Tara, last, when we heard the signal for us and to even watch her dance was to grace the audience, each Tara tremendously inspiring. obediently lined up in the respective positions, ready to present their Guru Time flew by so quickly and before the gift of dance. we knew it, it was Wesak Week. Positions were right, dance moves Rinpoche sat directly facing the accurate... but there was still Taras. His solemn brow was enough something amiss. Then, at our final to make us tremble, but his eyes rehearsal, Mother Tara gave us these showed such intense kindness and few words of advice: compassion that we felt blessed to “Imagine yourself as the real Tara. be under his watchful gaze even for When you are performing, you a second. are the real Tara. Your grace, your beauty, your poise is flawless. You are Finally, when it was all over, he flawless! The perfect and the divine.” presented each of us with a little gift. I knelt before him, with my head Venerable Tenzin Zopa was most kind bowed low, ready to offer him the and encouraging. He told us exactly kata and the flower in my hands. what we wanted to hear - we were He took the kata from me and beautiful. gently wrapped it around my neck, he smiled and said quietly, “Great Auntie Lillian, too had been very job.” With that, I felt all intimidation supportive from the hatching of the melt away, and it was replaced by idea till the final curtain, unfailing to something beautifully indescribable attend our rehearsals and to be the - heartwarming love. © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM 6 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ Mantra for June ACTION MANTRA FOR COMPLETION FOR SUCCESS NAMO HARI DIYEH, HARI DIYAH KUMARI GOHRI GYENDAWARI, CHENDALI MATANGHI KALEH KALEH, Somebody’s name MORHAY HI KARA KARA, PARTSA PARTSA, ABADAYA, MUCHAYA Somebody’s name MARSHARMA NARYAJ SVAHA OM BOORA BOOPAH , JWALAH JWALAH JWALI MANA NI TAY PEE, SABAR SAMSKARA KARAY NIJAR, TALAY TALAY, JWALAH SVAHA I prostrate to the three Sublime ness I prostrate to the Buddha I prostrate to the Dharma I prostrate to the Sangha The ceremony of this merely by reading all the actions will have success without attaining (without retreat or big number of recitations). Brain sicknesses (headaches) heavy rising contagious diseases/zombies all the spirit possessions will be defeated. Merely by remembering all of them will let go and will let you go. If you are hungry, you go to town, recite 7 times then you blow on your hand © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER then wipe your face – do that and you will find food. You can recite on water or face cream and wipe your face. If you do this recitation on your tongue you will be able to answer when there is argument ie when others are talking about your mistakes. Chant mantra on leaf/flower/fruit, then whomever give this, that person will like you – here the zung of completion action is completed. Means the mantra is for success. TRANSLATED by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lillian Too’s house, Malaysia on the 10th May 2006 Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 7 Lama Zopa Rinpoche at LDC on 12th June 2006 © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM 8 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ White Tara - Ming Tsuen Red Tara - Audrey & Sabrena The Lee’s family Green Tara given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 21 Taras with Lama Zopa Rinpoche © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 9 Offerings to Hayagriva Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Long Life Puja Mandala House Torma Offering © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Deyang, Tenzin Zopa and Thubten Lhundrup at Hayagriva Puja Design by WOFS.COM 10 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ Thousand Arms Avalokitesvara Bathing the Buddha Giant Prayer Wheel at LDC’s gompa Wesak Day dinner at LDC © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 11 June Highlights Teaching From Geshe Tenzin Deyang Since our resident teacher Geshe Tenzin Deyang’s arrival in January 2006, we had been swamped by a series of important and memorable events such as the move of our Center into its beautiful new premises in PJ section 17 in March 28, then followed by the visit, which we had all eagerly anticipated, of our beloved Guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche whose presence had graced the grand opening of our new Center as well as the Wesak event at our very own doorstep! Now we are very please to announce to you the commencement of our Geshela’s TWO teaching programs at the Center on June 3rd (Sat) and 4th (Sun)!! The Grounds & Paths (or in Tibetan: Sa-lam) Starting on June 3rd and on all the following Saturdays in July and August from 6-7:30pm, Geshela will be teaching a summary of the Grounds and Paths of the Perfection Vehicle, based on Maitreya’s Ornament for Clear Realizations (Abhisamayalamkara). It is said that of all the texts in the Mahayana Buddhist Canon, it is in the Ornament for Clear Realizations that the most detailed explanation of the spiritual paths and grounds is given. Therefore, by gaining an understanding of this precious text in its entirety our mind will become like a treasure rich in qualities. © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Ornament for Clear Realizations is a commentary on the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) texts that serves as a support for understanding the profound teachings on emptiness. It includes a detailed explanation of the spiritual paths of the Hearers, Solitary Realizers and Bodhisattvas, together with their clear realizations and abandonments on the various paths. It discusses the precepts and methods for obtaining the meditative stabilizations, clairvoyances, signs of irreversibility and qualities of Buddhahood, including the 32 signs and 80 exemplifications, the four Buddha bodies and omniscience. Note: This class is suitable for students who already have some foundation on the Lam Rim teachings. For students who are new to Buddhism OR have not attended any Lam Rim teachings before, you may attend this class although we would strongly recommend that you come to our SUNDAY session, 4-7pm, for the Lam Rim teachings which will give you a strong footing upon which the flower of understanding any Dharma teachings thereafter will blossom. Lam Rim (or in English: Stages on the Path to Enlighenment) Starting on June 4th and on all the following Sundays up to October 2006, 4-7pm, Geshela will be teaching Lam Rim based on the famed great practitioner Design by WOFS.COM 12 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ Pabongka Rinpoche’s Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand. Lam Rim (Tib: lam “path”, rim “stages”) is the presentation of Lord Buddha’s teachings based on the extensions of Lama Atisha’s root text Lamp of the Path. When Lama Atisha was invited and came to Tibet he was asked by the Dharma King Jangchub O to give a complete and easy accessible summary of the Buddhist teachings in order to clarify wrong views - especially the apparent contradictions found across the Sutras and their commentaries. Based upon this request Lama Atisha (whose presentation of the doctrine became later known as the Kadampa tradition) taught what came to be known as the Lam Rim, or Stages on the Path to Enlightenment, for his students later on. Later he was honored very much for this composition by the great Indian Pandits of his original monastery Vikramalashila in India. The fundamental criteria of the Lam Rim is the tripartite division of practitioners – persons of the low, intermediate and great capacities - based upon the motivation of their spiritual practice and goal, and excluded from this division were individuals whose motives revolve around only material benefits within this life. This Lam Rim text which we will be using starts with reliance on a Guru (or spiritual master), then followed by teachings on the Precious Human Life and continues with the detailed instructions on practicing the paths of the beings of the low, © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER intermediate and great capacities. Please bring along your copy of Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand if you already have one. If you do not have one, please ask Ven. Dechen for a copy of the Lam Rim Outline to assist you in your study of this text (we welcome donation for the printing of the outline). Note: This class is suitable for students of ALL levels and is especially highly recommended for anyone who has just begun to explore the wisdom of the Buddhist teachings. Saka Dawa Day Saka Dawa is the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. It is one of the most auspicious days in the Buddhist calendar when the effects of actions are multiplied one hundred million times. The 15th day of the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar which is 11th June 2006 (Sunday). It is also a traditional festival for Tibetan people. June in Tibetan calendar is Buddha Month, so it is called “Saka Dawa” in Tibetan. To mark this event , LDC will organize Shakyamuni Buddha Puja with intensive offerings at 7:30pm in LDC. Please bring along your family members and friends to celebrate this auspicious day with us. See you at LDC ! Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Shabda 13 Kasih Hospice …… With compassion, we serve Second Hospice Public Seminar on May 14 2006 Over 300 people attended the Public hospice seminar headlined – The Power Of Compassion. At the seminar, Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasized the need to have compassion, to help sentient beings who are devoid of happiness and in great suffering. To do so, we must first destroy the negative energy within us; - anger, attachment, desire and ignorance. When our inner enemies are destroyed, external enemies disappear spontaneously. When we practice tolerance, patience, good heart and compassion, or at the bare minimum level, when we do not harm others, many people will benefit from us. There will be happiness and peace, in our minds and others’ minds. Rinpoche stressed that the most important persons to help us in our mind training are people who harm us, and abuse us. It is through them that we are able to apply our compassion and patience. Rinpoche reminded us that we must do social service with compassion, with the selfless wish to free all sentient beings from suffering. The seminar was made possible through the generosity of Datin Khoo Pek Ling who sponsoired the renting of the venue and others who sponsored © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER the printing of Lama Zopa and Lama Yeshe books for free distribution at the event. Kasih Volunteers’ Lunch with Rinpoche Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Kasih Hospice Care office and gave blessings to the volunteers during his visit to Malaysia in May. Rinpoche advised them to view patients as wish-fulfilling jewels, as it is through them that we get merits and benefits. Rinpoche stressed that kindness and compassion are basic human qualities we all have.. Update on Kasih Hospice Service KHS currently has 80 volunteers conducting regular Hospital visits. Our home care service team, with one doctor, 2 nurses and 4 volunteers, have till date cared for 71 patients. Of these, 47 (66.2 %) were Chinese, 15 (21.1%) were Malays and 9 (12.7%) were Indians. Most suffer from cancer. We serve an average of 20 patients at any one time, providing them free medication and loan of equipment to relieve pain and symptoms, and reducing their anxiety with emotional and spiritual support.. Design by WOFS.COM 14 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ LDC Dharma Program for June 2006 P - Precepts Monday 5 BP - Special Days of Lord Buddha Tuesday 6 PP Wednesday Full Moon New Moon Thursday Friday 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 Guru Puja 7:30pm TSOG OFFERINGS 12 13 Dharma Discussion with Charuk Lama Rinpoche 7:30pm 19 20 20 Guru Puja 7:30pm TSOG OFFERINGS 26 © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER 27 Design by WOFS.COM ~ June 2006 ~ Saturday 3P special prayers with extensive offerings 8pm 4P Green Gr een Tar Tara a Geshela’s teaching on LamRim 4pm - 7pm Tara Puja 7:30pm 10 Geshela’s teaching on the Grounds and Paths 6pm - 7:30pm 15 Sunday Lord Buddha’s conception (or birth) Geshela’s teaching on the Grounds and Paths 6pm - 7:30pm Shabda 11 P Lord buddha’s enlightenment and parinirvana Geshela’s teaching on LamRim 4pm - 7pm Shakyamuni Buddha Puja 7:30pm 17 Geshela’s teaching on the Grounds and Paths 6pm - 7:30pm 18 AGM at LDC 11pm Geshela’s teaching on LamRim 4pm - 7pm 24 25 P Hospice Debriefing Session at LDC 3pm - 6pm Animal Liberation 11am - 12noon Geshela’s teaching on the Grounds and Paths 6pm - 7:30pm Geshela’s teaching on LamRim 4pm - 7pm © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Om Tare, Tuttare, Ture Swahah Design by WOFS.COM 16 Shabda ~ June 2006 ~ CENTER OPERATING HOURS : Monday-Friday : 10:00am - 6:00pm For donations, please make all crossed cheques payable to Losang Dragpa Buddhist Society. Your donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you. LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER’S : Address: No.1, Jalan 17/21F, 46400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Eshan, Malaysia. Telephone Number: 603 - 7968 3278 Fax Number: 603 - 7956 7280 Email: [email protected] Website: www.fpmt-ldc.org LDC’S GURU & SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR : Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Website dedicated to Rinpoche: www.fpmt.org (look for Spiritual Director) & www.lamazopa.com © LOSANG DRAGPA CENTER Design by WOFS.COM
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