Why Doing Prostration?

In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there are two forms of prostration. They are: short and full prostrations. 

(1) It helps to overcome from your ego and deluded pride, and makes you peaceful and humble. 

(2) In short prostration you touch the five points of your body on the ground - forehead, two hands, and two knees. 

(3) In full prostration you lay down your whole body on the ground like a tree trunk falling on the ground. It is best to ask your teacher to teach on how doing it properly and traditionally. 

When is the right time to make Prostration?

You can do at any time of the day or night. However, doing prostration on a particularly sacred or holy day is extremely powerful and effective. Due to the sacredness of the day, the merit or virtue created through the practice of prostration becomes much more powerful. 

It is said in the Sutra that your merit and virtue become a thousand times stronger compared to the rest of the time. So, doing more prostration on a sacred day is important. For instance, doing more prostration on the day of a full moon generates greater merit. 

What should one recite when making prostrations 

There are several mantras, and prayers that one can recite while doing prostrations. Your mind must be filled with mantra sound or mantra syllables. Or one should recite the following mantras mindfully with a feeling of respect and humility. Also, one should have a feeling of regret towards the negative actions that one has committed in the past followed by a firm resolution and feelings of admiration to enlightened beings’ spiritual qualities.

Mantras.

(1) Tayatha - Om Muni Muni Maha Muniyeh Soha  [ Sakyamuni Buddha ]

(2) Om Benza Sattva Hung Phet  [ Vajrasattva Bodhisattva ]

(3) Om Mani Pad Me Hum  [ Cherenzig / Avalokestisvara / Kuan Yin Pusa ]

(4) Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Padma Siddhi Hung [ Guru Rinpoche ]

One can recite any of the above mantras when you do prostration. It is important and highly beneficial when you employ your body, speech, and mind during the entire prostration time. Bodily perform the prostration, verbally recite the mantra, and mentally reflect on the meaning of the mantra. 

The benefit of making prostrations

The practice of Prostration is one of the most effective ways to generate merit and virtue. Doing prostration is not that difficult and painful. In general, there are many benefits to making prostrations. However, the following are some of the most prominent: 

• Purification of negativities and karmic obscurations created over the series of past and present lifetimes. 

• Accumulation of merit for uninterrupted spiritual growth and to gain swift spiritual realization.

• It implants the seeds of the three Kayas within your mind stream. 

• It helps to overcome from your ego and deluded pride, and makes you peaceful and humble. 

• It releases physical and mental tension and knots .

• It unblocks and clears out the psychic nervous system and other channels through which the vital energy flows.

• It creates lightness, agility, flexibility, or even suppleness in your body by getting rid of physical lethargic feelings. 

• It burns fats in your body and helps one lose weight. It also helps to increase your digestive function. 

• It cures many of the chronic illnesses primarily caused by karmic debts. 

• It reshapes your body and mind, since the prostrations are a good exercise in the ordinary sense, and in the ultimate sense it is a yogic training of body and mind to lay down the groundwork for a sound base for spiritual development.

You will most likely feel an incredible contrast in your body, speech, and mind subsequent to making  21 or 108 prostrations each day for two to three weeks.

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For those in whom the precious Bodhichitta has not arisen
May it arise and not decrease
But increase further and further.

Dedication of Merit
By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.
Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.
May we liberate migratory from the ocean of existence.
With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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Miraculous Signs of His Holiness The 4th Drodrupchen Rinpoche.

His Holiness The 4th Drodrupchen Rinpoche is one of the most important living masters in the Nyingma and Dzhogchen tradition.

             Drodrupchen Monastery in Golok Tibet.

Dodrupchen Rinpoche is the principal holder of the Longchen Nyingtik teachings. He was born in 1927 in the Golok province of Dokham in the eastern part of Tibet. His birth was prophesized by the great Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche Tubten Chökyi Dorje, who later recognized him. 

His Eminent  the Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche was paying his visit to His Holiness in Sikkim.

At the age of four, His Holiness traveled to the Drodrupchen Monastery, where he was enthroned. Up until the age of six or seven especially, he displayed many miraculously signs of attainments, including prescience and visions of the Buddhas.

His Holiness had made his very rare visit to Golok Tibet this week after after for more than 50 years ago when His Holiness has fleet Tibet and arrived in Sikkim in October 1957. 

On His arrival at His Drodrupchen Monastery in Golok Tibet. Unbelievable and some very spectacular , strange phenomenon of triple rinbows miraculousy appeared in the clear sky. 

Thousands of hundreds of monks, villagers had gathered and witnessed such an extraordinary and miraculously phenomenon occurrences.

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Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-

So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi

Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 

Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 

Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence. With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

The Living Journal - Words Of My Perfect Teachers

~ I do not believe in a fate that falls on men.

However they act, but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

~ Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

~ Better than a thousand hollow words,is one word that brings peace and loving kindness.

~ I never see what has been done, I only see what remains needed to be done.

~ It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It can not be taken away from you, not by angels or demons, heaven or hell.

~ Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a right spiritual path.

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and joyfulness within yourself while you are reading this blog.

Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-

So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi

Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 

Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 

Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence. With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

Heartfelt Message of His Holiness The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

His Holiness birth date June 26, 1985.

This year marks my 30th birthday. Time has passed very quickly. This year is also the 15th year since I left Tibet and came to India. This 30th birthday is considered to mark a special milestone, and many people have been requesting me to celebrate this birthday extensively. However, I have decided not to celebrate my birthday for several reasons that I would like to share with you here.

His Holiness was with His Parents in Tibet. 

In all these years since leaving Tibet, I have never seen my parents again, and now they have grown old. This body was created and nurtured by my parents, and therefore my birthday is a day in which I feel their absence keenly.

In these 15 years since I arrived in India, I have been living in a temporary residence at Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala. Even though Gyuto Monastery has been an exceptionally kind and hospitable host, it is unseemly for a guest to cause such unnecessary inconvenience over their birthday year after year.

Furthermore, each year on my birthday, I recall not only my parents, but also the sparkling beauty of the pristine natural environment in which I was born and raised. This intensifies my sense of urgency for the protection of the fragile ecosystems of the Tibetan plateau as well as the Himalayas. As I have said, the area’s glaciers make it the source of most of Asia’s major rivers, and the Third Pole of the globe itself. For this reason, the Tibetan plateau plays an important role in the well-being and sustenance not only of the people who live within it, but of all of Asia and indeed the entire planet. Because the Tibetan culture and way of life has existed in harmony with that environment for thousands of years, I feel its preservation is urgently needed in order to preserve that crucial environment.

This is true not only of the Tibetan plateau, but also of the entire Himalayan region, including the countries of Bhutan and Nepal, and the states of India located within the Himalayas, such as the State of Sikkim. The country of Bhutan presents an excellent example of the value of retaining the way of life that is uniquely suited to the local Himalayan environment, and its commitment to doing so is truly praiseworthy.

I have yet to visit but have heard from my many friends there that Sikkim is a peaceful and environmentally friendly state. The main seat of the Karmapa reincarnation lineage is Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet, and I have had the wonderful opportunity to experience life there. When the 16th Karmapa left Tibet, he built a monastic seat at Rumtek in Sikkim, which is now a part of India.

Meanwhile, many people in Sikkim have a solemn and sacred bond with the 16th Karmapa and now are deeply devoted to me. Many of them have repeatedly requested me to come to visit them and it is my own heartfelt wish to be able to travel to Sikkim in order to meet with them to honor these sacred bonds and to make a pilgrimage to holy places in Sikkim.

Nepal is still recovering from the terrible destruction and loss of life due to the recent earthquakes. I have asked my monasteries and nunneries to offer not only their prayers but also active and practical aid, and I request again now that they continue unflaggingly, as much rebuilding and healing still lies ahead. This tragic earthquake also shows very clearly the value and importance of the natural environment. We must take that as a lesson, and intensify our efforts to preserve and protect our planet, which has been like a kind, life-giving mother who has nurtured us all.

For all these various reasons, I personally will not be celebrating my birthday. I understand that others may still want to mark this day, and I do not wish to prevent anyone else from holding celebrations if they wish to do so.

From my side, I feel that I have accomplished nothing that I consider worthy of so many years of life; and have done nothing but receive a great deal of support and love from many people. I want to take this occasion to thank all of them from the very bottom of my heart.

Karmapa Khenno, Karmapa Khenno,Karmapa  Khenno

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Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-

So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi

Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 

Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 

Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence. With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

Words Of Courageous

These are the few ways we can practice humility:

To speak as little as possible of one's self.

To mind one's own business.

Not to want to manage other people's affairs.

To avoid curiosity.

To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully.

To pass over the mistakes of others.

To accept insults and injuries.

To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked.

To be kind and gentle even under provocation.

Never to stand on one's dignity.

To choose always the hardest.

Grant Prayers Puja For The Nepal And Mount Kinabalu Sabah Malaysia Earthquake Disaster

June 13-14, 2015 Upcoming Dharma Projects for the Nepal and Malaysian earthquake disasters.

I am writing with my pleasure indeed that myself and my group of Buddhist friends are going to help out one of the local Tibetan Buddhist center to prepare some of of their grand Dharma Puja events , such as the White Zambhala the wealth Deity and as well the Jungchok for removing the suffering for the deceased, karmic debtors, wandering unseen beings and etc. 

Those who are living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia please do join us for the 2 days grand prayers for the world peace, and seeking for the Lord Buddha and Bodhisattva blessing and to help us to diminish the suffering of our today's world , especially the fierce, ferocious catastrophic disasters and the deadly MERS virus epidemics.

For more information , refers the programs schedule below. Hope to meet you there.

Event at the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall:-

吉隆坡中华大会堂 

June 13 and 14, 2015

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and joyfulness within yourself while you are reading this blog.

Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-

So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi

Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 

Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 

Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence.

With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

The Living Journal - Clash of Egos

Being egoist nowadays is considered something bad by the majority of people, but egoism doesn’t mean you can't be good with others. It means you do good to others because you really want to. Many of us forgot how to be egoists and thus are living unhappy lives, or are not very popular among others and so on. 

Being egoist means you put yourself and your needs before all others. It means that others are no longer the driving power of your progress but yourself and your needs.  You might think it’s unfair but after all the one to blame is you, for following other's ideas blindly. 

You needs to realise that nobody but you knows what's good for you and what's going to make you happy. Only you may walk your path of life and nobody else. There are too many people spend money they earned to buy the things they don't want and also to  impress people that they don't like.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. So never let your pride or ego stop you from reaching out to someone you truly care for, but being too egoistic will bring you to nowhere but destruction.

Remember the Lord Buddha taught us  :- The middle paths.

Every time your head touches the ground in prayer, remember it is to teach you to put down your ego. 

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and joyfulness within yourself while you are reading this blog.

Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-
So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi
Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 
Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 
Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.
Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.
May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence.
With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.