Mandala Offerings and Dharma Attitude |《曼达拉供养与学佛的态度》
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(By Tsem Rinpoche, Pastor David and Pastor Adeline)
On 6 December 2015, Pastor David Lai gave a Dharma talk and workshop on the topic “Mandala Offerings & Dharma Attitude” in Kechara House.
A total of 71 people attended the talk and listened very attentively as Pastor David gave a clear explanation on the correct way of engaging in the Mandala Offering of 37 Heaps, the significance of each offering and the accompanying visualizations. Besides explaining what mandala offerings are really about, Pastor David also covered subjects on various aspects of correct Dharma attitude and how to cultivate the mind.
After the talk, attendees were split into smaller groups for a workshop on the mandala practice; each group had an instructor to guide the participants through the long mandala prayers as well as to give hands-on guidance in a practical mandala offering session.
If you missed the talk, or would like to revisit the teachings, do watch the video below.
于2015年12月6日，克切拉佛教中心举办了首个英文《曼达拉供养与学佛的态度》的讲座，这个讲座是于克切拉的佛殿里进行，由黎国园讲法师向同修们进行讲解。
一共有71人参与这个讲座，大家都很仔细聆听讲法师的解说。黎国园讲法师首先为大家讲解修行的基础，那就是正确的发心与态度。
讲座完毕之后，大家都被划分成几个小组，再由克切拉的几位资深成员带领大家一同进行曼达拉供养的修持，让大家学习如何正确地使用供器做供养。
如果你无法出席上星期的佛法讲座，以下由克切拉映像制作小组制作的影片就是为你而上载的；如果你想温故知新，这影片也是为你而准备的。
Black Manjushri Teaching by Pastor David Lai
Watch this short video focusing on Black Manjushri’s Practice by Pastor David Lai.
Attendees registering their names.
Participants shopping for their favorite mandala set.
Pastor David Lai giving a talk about Mandala Offerings and Dharma Attitude
The following week, on 13 December 2015, a mandala talk and workshop in Chinese was held in Kechara House, this time led by Pastor Adeline Woon.
A total of 56 attendees were present and the crowd was guided through the mandala offering prayers in Chinese. After the talk, 32 attendees stayed on for the guided workshop.
If you missed the talk, or would like to revisit the teachings, do watch the video below.
紧接着那个礼拜，克切拉于2015年12月13日举办了中文的曼达拉供养讲座，讲座后我们也有一个进行曼达拉供养修持的环节。这次的中文讲座时由温婉如讲法师主讲，以让一些中文教育的同修参加并且对曼达拉供养有更深一层的知识。
总共有56人参加这次的讲座。温婉如讲法师很有耐性地对大家一一解说，好让大家明白做曼达拉供养的意义。
讲座完毕之后，一共有32人一同进行曼达拉供养的修持。为了教学方便，大家都被分为几个小组，然后在几位资深讲法师的带领下进行修持。
如果你无法出席上星期的佛法讲座，以下由克切拉映像制作小组制作的影片就是为你而上载的；如果你想温故知新，这影片也是为你而准备的。
Participants learning how to make Mandala offerings during the workshop.
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.Thank you Rinpoche, Pastor David and Pastor Adeline for sharing this profound teachings on the importance and significance of Mandala offerings and Dharma attitude. Mandala offering is a powerful method for accumulating extensive merit in a short time. The mandala’s purpose is to help transform ordinary minds into enlightened ones. The mandala’s purpose is to help transform ordinary minds into enlightened ones and to assist with healing. A completed mandala is an act of offering and meditation, helpful in reducing bad karma and increasing merit. The benefits of mandala offering, it is said that it will help to perfect entirely the six transcendent perfections. That’s wonderful .
Revisit this informative post again. Beautiful teachings by Rinpoche, Pastor David and Pastor Adeline on the importance and significance of Mandala offerings and Dharma attitude. Mandala offerings is a preliminary practice for accumulating merit. In Dharma practice and doing dharma work we must have a good motivation in our action. Our attitude is very important, our purpose in life , is to find our purpose and give our whole heart, soul to it.
Thanks again with folded hands.
A details and clear explanation on the correct way of engaging in the Mandala Offering. Some knowledge for me to understand better of the significance of each offering and correct way to visualise. A good explanation of Dharma work and attitude. Many of us were able to follow, learn and understand this wonderful Dharma knowledge.
Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor David for sharing those wonderful Dharma teachings which I am glad to come across.
曾经阅读过宗喀巴大师传记，里面有清楚的记载根据宗喀巴大师的传承，我们必须要持戒与完成五大前行如十万次的大礼拜、十万次的曼达拉供养、十万次的水供、十万遍金刚萨埵百字明咒和十万遍缘悲经。所以曼达拉供养是五大前行之一，是一个很重要的修持和可以帮助我们消除障碍和累积功德。
现在，我们有机会的参与此中文的曼达拉供养讲座，而从中让我们可以更了解和明白原来曼达拉供养在更早前已经存在了。不仅如此，讲座会完毕后，大家都有机会的和几位资深讲法师的带领下进行曼达拉供养的修持。
感谢仁波切还有讲法师们的努力，可以让我们真正的根据佛法的传承进行修持。
Really thanks Rinpoche, Pastor David , Pastor Adeline for teaching.For me , Dharma is a Buddha teachings which bring us to improve our spiritual and make us become a better person. Dharma works must practice it sincerely with no expectation on rewards. We must have a good motivation in this issue.In my opinion , practising of 8 Verses of Thought Transformation is very useful in doing dharma work well.
To me, mandala offering gives us a chance to accumulate merits in a short period of time. It is said that the better the quality of the offerings that one can visualize, the more details and clarity, the more merit one accumulates.
Pastor Adeline gave a detailed yet easy to understand explanation of the benefits and way of Mandala Offering in Mandarin. Many of us were able to follow through the steps with her guidance.
Because of this workshop, some of us were able to apply Mandala Offering during our retreats. I am very thankful for this great opportunity presented by Kechara and pastors for us to collect merits.
Thank you so much Rinpoche. Because of your loving kindness, we at Malaysia get to learn the pure Gelug lineage and follow the path to enlightenment under your guidance.
Humbly, bowing down,
Stella Cheang
Pastor David’s talk was very informative, clear and precise. I like going for Dharma talks such as these as I feel there’s added value in terms of knowledge and skill that I brought home after the session. Looking forward to more teachings.
It is great to see H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s students practising and helping to spread the Dharma. This way, the Dharma will grow by leaps and bounds, benefiting many people.
受益匪淺，感恩上师推动一个接一个的不同類型的佛法讲座，也谢谢各位Pastor 精彩的讲解，深入淺出，让我们进一步了解到做曼达拉供养可以更快速的累积自身功德。也希望下次还有更多不同的讲座会舉辨，
以让众人多一点学习和了解。