Our prayers and thoughts are with you Bangkok.

Om Mani Pad Me Hum Hrih , Om Mani Pad Me Hum Hrih,

Om Mani Pad Me Hum Hrih 

Om Ami Deva Hrih, Om Ami Deva Hrih, Om Ami Deva Hrih

I am reading with great sadness of such a massive explosion in an area of Bangkok. At least more than 20 people are known to have died and 100 more casualties in a powerful explosion on August 17, 2015 at the nearby walkway of a popular Hindu Brahma Ehrawan shrine. 

Please know how very saddened I am for the loss of your beloved ones. I can’t imagine how painful it is for you but don’t forget that our prayers and thoughts will always be with you. Having lost of someone is a difficult moment of life, and may our prayers and thoughts that may provide you the strength you need to cope with this at the soonest time. 

Words are not enough to express how sorry we are for your loss. May our prayers to provide you the strength and courage you need in order to handle this difficult moment appropriately.

May you find peace and joyfulness within yourself when you are reading this Dharma.

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.

King Gesar the manifestation of Guru Rinpoche.

King Gesar the manifestation of Guru

Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava, as a famous warrior king or general. Some people think of King Gesar as a famous warrior king or general, like Alexander the Great or the Chinese war gods. 

Others are of the opinion that King Gesar is primarily something like a     * terton * an individual blessed by Guru Rinpoche who manifests to benefit beings through that blessing. 

But the real nature of the manifestation we know as King Gesar is actually that of Guru Rinpoche himself appearing in the form of a ** drala ** legendary warrior king who is invoked as a protector of the teachings.

* Terton * 

A revealer of spiritual treasures (terma) hidden by Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal for the benefit of future generations.

** Drala ** 

A dynamically active non-human beings inhabiting the air element, who are usually invisible to ordinary human perception. They form the retinue and agents of Gesar and are usually portrayed as wild, fearless warriors on horseback.

 Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to clear away obstacles on the path.

Du sum sang gyay guru rinpoche

Ngo drup kun dak de wa chhen poi zhap

Bar chhad kun sel dud dul drak po tsal

Sol was deb so jyin gyiy lap tu Sol

Chhyi nang sang wai bar chhad zhi wa dang

Sam pa lhun gyi drup par jyin gyi lob

Om Ah Hung Vajra Guru Pema Siddhi Hung 

(Please repeat for 3 times, 21 times, 108 times)

Explanations of the Supplication prayer to Guru Rinpoche.

Guru Rinpoche, The Buddha of , past, present ,the Future.

Guru of the Great Blissful One, Lord and sources of all Accomplishments.

Wrathful Tamer of all maras, Dispelled of All Obstacles.

We pray to you, please grant your blessings and grace.

Please pacify all outer, inner and secret obstacles;

Bless and grace us with spontaneous fulfillment of our aspirations and prayers. 

May you find peace and joyfulness within yourself when you are reading this Dharma.

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.

Is all about Guru Rinpoche Padmasembhava.

Lake Dhanakosha, Kingdom of Oddiyanna in ancient time of India.

Birthday and birthplace of Guru Rinpoche

It is said that Guru Rinpoche , Padmasembhava birth took place  on the 10th day of the waxing  moon in monkey month was Guru Rinpoche birth anniversary according to Vajrayana Buddhsim. Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava was incarnated as an eight-year-old child appearing in a lotus blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Oḍḍiyana in ancient India.

In modern times, the kingdom of Oddiyanna is now known as the Swat Valley of South Asia present-day Pakistan.  

The National Flag of The Kingdom Of Bhutan. 

The Birthday of Guru Rinpoche is a public holiday in Bhutan

The kingdom of Bhutan is fondly known as the “land of thunder dragons” to their citizens. Buddhism is supposed to have been brought to Bhutan by the “Padmasambhava” or the “Lotus Born”. 

This is a different form of Buddhism with a tantric side to it. In Tibet and Bhutan, the Padmasambhava is referred to as Guru Rinpoche (“Precious Master”) or Lopon Rinpoche. His birthday is celebrated with great joy in Bhutan.

Guru Rinpoche left His footprint, and imprinted in the stone in Tso Pema India.

Guru Rinpoche left His footprint, and imprinted in the stone. In the area around Muktinath Padmasambhava left footprints in stone. On this picture an imprint of his shoe and his right bare foot.

Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to clear away obstacles on the path

Du sum sang gyay guru rinpoche

Ngo drup kun dak de wa chhen poi zhap

Bar chhad kun sel dud dul drak po tsal

Sol was deb so jyin gyiy lap tu Sol

Chhyi nang sang wai bar chhad zhi wa dang

Sam pa lhun gyi drup par jyin gyi lob

Om Ah Hung Vajra Guru Pema Siddhi Hung 

(Please repeat for 3 times, 21 times, 108 times)

Explanations of the Supplication to Guru Rinpoche

Guru Rinpoche, The Buddha of , past, present ,the Future.

Guru of the Great Blissful One, Lord and sources of all Accomplishments.

Wrathful Tamer of all maras, Dispelled of All Obstacles.

We pray to you, please grant your blessings and grace.

Please pacify all outer, inner and secret obstacles;

Bless and grace us with spontaneous fulfillment of our aspirations and prayers. 

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and joyfulness within yourself when you are reading this Dharma.

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 - Your Faithful Pets First & Last Moments

When you first meet your pets, and spent together during it's last moments. 

As an animal lover, the loss of our pet is something we dread.  I have gone through this in 2013, with the death of my much-loved mixed breed Labrador, called "Prince".  

Prince has just spent less than 2 years of his life with me, and Prince was given by my friend as a soulmate. Unfortunately, he died of pneumonia and the pained and sorrowed is too dreadful and unbearable for me, and ever since I had stopped keeping any pet with me.

Much has been written about the human-animal bond, and the benefits it can bring to owners of companion animals. It's the moment every pet owner dreads -when the time comes when they have to say a final goodbye to a faithful friend. 

Cheryl shared her first image of her English Springer Spaniel Flynn with siblings when they were born.

Cheryl with her beloved pet and she was privileged to be the first to hold Him when he was born and I held him while he took his last breaths at his aged 11. There isn't a day goes by that I don't miss him dearly.

Another image of a cute and lovely puppy was held in his owner's arms, and after many years the dog has lived together with his owner. This was his last moments and the doggy said goodbye to me. I cried when I took the picture - Sad tory written by the owner.

Another sad moment, as the owner shared the photo of his beloved pet was having a fun time with his child. The owner took his pet around the park one last time before her pet rest in peace.

In a heartbreaking selection of images pet owners have shared the lifespan of their pets with their very first and very last moments with their four-legged friends. The moving pictures are accompanied by emotional messages from the pet's owners expressing their love for their dearly departed animal.

If you have a leaning towards Buddhism, it’s also very useful to create a positive association in your pet’s mind between Buddhist images/statues/mantras and a state of well-being.  Murmuring mantras to your pets as you stroke with an example of this :–           Om mani padme hum is one such mantra.  Or if you are inclined to Tara practice – Om tare tuttare ture soha.

If you meditate regularly, there’s a good chance that your pet will want to join you.  Let them.  There’s plenty of research showing that animals’ perceptive abilities are, in certain respects, far more sensitive than humans’.  If they are able to associate the practice of meditation with a positive state of being, so much the better.

From a Buddhist perspective, whether we are human or animal, we are constantly creating the causes for future effects, positive or negative.  The more we are able to help our pet create imprints for a disposition towards enlightened actions, the better.

Please CLICK HERE and learn how you can love and care about our faithful best friend ever.

Puctures courtesy and credited to Redditch.com

No More Massacre And Its Banned In 2019.

Gahimai festival – An old practice.

According to legend, the first sacrifices in Bariyapur were conducted several centuries ago when Gadhimai appeared to a prisoner in a dream and asked him to establish a temple to her. When the prisoner awoke, his shackles had fallen open and he was able to leave the prison. As a promised he builds the temple and where he sacrificed animals to give thanks.

Is a sacrificial ceremony that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the capital Kathmandu in the southern Nepal, near the Indo-Nepal border, adjacent to Bihar.

The event involves the large scale sacrificial slaughter of animals including water buffaloes, pigs, goats, chickens, and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, thegoddess of power. It is estimated that 250,000 animals were sacrificed during the Gadhimai festival of 2014.

In a significant move that will save the lives of millions of animals, the practice of sacrifice has been banned at Nepal’s Gadhimai festival, the world’s biggest animal sacrifice event held every five years.The temple trust announced its decision on Tuesday and urged all devotees not to bring animals to the festival, a religious practice that had been continuing for the last 300 years.

“The Gadhimai Temple Trust hereby declares our formal decision to end animal sacrifice. With your help, we can ensure Gadhimai 2019 is free from bloodshed. Moreover, we can ensure Gadhimai 2019 is a momentous celebration of life,” the chairman of the trust, Ram Chandra Shah, said in a statement.

“For generations, pilgrims have sacrificed animals to the Goddess Gadhimai, in the hope of a better life. For every life taken, our heart is heavy. The time has come to transform an old tradition. The time has come to replace killing and violence with peaceful worship and celebration,” he added.

No more retribution, No more earthquakes. Apparently claims that the magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal was nature's retribution to an alleged massacre of animals slaughter.
Om Mani Padme Hum Hrih.
Om Mani Padme Hum Hrih.
Om Mani Padme Hum Hrih.

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.

News reported and credited to Skynews on Wednesday 29/07/2015.

The Living Journal - Be A Buddhist Outside And Inside the Temple.

I am going to share with you some of the very interesting teachings by His Eminence The 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche. Rinpoche indeed was one of my best teacher, and I had received many of His empowerments and Dharma teachings dated back as early as in the Year of 2005. 

Here are some of the interesting Dharma teachings by Rinpoche.

[In summaries] 

Are you really a Buddhist ?

Many people who believed that they are Buddhist,but they do not live as Buddhist. If you were to ask,;Are you a Buddhist? Do you live life as a Buddhist ? 

Rinpoche pointed out that there are four different type of people.

Four different type of people 

[1] Buddhists, but do not live life as Buddhists.

[2] Buddhists,and live life as Buddhists.

[3] Not Buddhists, but live according to * Buddhist tenets.

[4] Non-Buddhists, Who do not believe in Buddhism

* What is Buddhist tenets ?

[1] Believe in Impermanence.

[2] Pleasure will become suffering.

[3] Believe in selflessness. 

    (nothing is independent or solid or permanent)

[4] Believe that nirvana is peace.

Be A Buddhist Outside And Inside the Temple.

When practitioners differentiate the secular from spiritual, and their practice will never be perfect and successful.This is related to our attitude and actions.

Example,In your daily life, You get angry, jealous, greed, envy, you get attached to many things and you just don't care and continue to do horrible nasty things! BUT when you enter the Monastery, Temple, Buddhist center, you start behaving like a Buddhist! If you are a Buddhist , you have to be a Buddhist both outside and inside the temple.

How to be a Buddhist inside/outside the temple ? When you hold a mala , you "feel" you are holy, you feel you are a Buddhist, at that moment, you don't get angry, jealous, greed, envy and no more attachment, but once you have stopped chanting and out of the temple, it's a different story, everything is back, you are angry and irritated when people say bad thing about you, your desire for something that you used to, smoking, alcohol drinks,gambling. etc..

No time to practice
When your master asks you to practice, but your answer will always be; Rinpoche, I am so busy every day and I don't have the time to practice, and I can't even practice or focus for 5 minutes, because i am having backache, leg pain, headache etc..

But then again, when you are watching movies, TV or online, you are glued to it for hours  and hours without feeling any discomfort. This shows that everything we do, is just a matter of habits.

I have learned a great lesson from His teachings, sometimes i react the same ways too, when someone has said some nasty things or raise their voice to me. I am not a perfect person, but i will keep reminding me and trying to be mindful that the effects of the five poisons are actively within my body, speech and mind.

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and joyfulness within yourself when you are reading this Dharma.

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.

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