Today I am updating the annual Mahakala Gutor prayers and its ritual ceremony. As mentioned earlier, before the Tibetan New Year Losar, Kagyu monasteries around the world , including Malaysia will be engaged in couple of days of protector practice, focused mainly on Mahakala and his retinue.
In Tibetan language Gutor, "Gu" mean 9 "tor" mean offerings. This is the wrapping and purification of sickness, obstacles, dispelling of enemies which will be practiced annually.
Given offerings and praise, they are requested to guard the teachings, protect the sangha, and keep the world safe from obstacles and whatever is inauspicious, such as wars, sickness, and the disturbances of the four elements. Eliminating all of these is the responsibility of Mahakala, who is the main protector for the Kagyu teachings.
Gutor is very important for reversing bad omens, particularly for people whose birth year corresponds to the coming year. Their life is in critical danger and they may face major obstacles in the foregoing year.
Therefore the reversing practices have to be done to remove those impending obstacles. There will be a lot of strong reversing mantras recited and accumulated during Gutor, as well as subjugation implements that will have to be used.
High level of of Dharma protectors are an example of Mahakala, He is the well known Dharma protectors and he is the wrathful manifestation of the compassion of Chenrizig (In Tibetan) or Avalokitesvara (In Sanskrit) Kuan Yin (In Chinese)
Bodhisattva. Mahakala 大黒天 using his power to protect the temples, monasteries, protect the precious Vajrayana teachings and help other dharma practitioners. He is typically black color. Just as all colors are absorbed and dissolved into black, all names and forms are said to melt into those of Mahakala, symbolizing his all-embracing, comprehensive nature.
Boxes are contains of used or worn clothings which is related to your own and your family members. The second box is contains of individuals items , such as few strands of hairs, nails that had put into the red color package bags for reversing and purification.
The reversing practices to be most effective, it is of course best if one can participate directly to connect you to the reversing torma effigy that will be sent out. Rinpoche emphasized that this is especially important if your birth year is that of the Sheep.
Vajrayana features countless skilful and powerful methods which, if they are practised in the proper way, can make the process of accumulation and purification incredibly swift and direct. One such method is the practice of tsok, which is primarily a practice of offering. It is not just a practice of offering however; it is also a powerful method for purifying our Samaya.
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