Imprint – teaching at Kechara House
(By Tsem Rinpoche)
Paying Homage to Lord Tsongkapa in Kechara.
Cute kids..they are very alert and like dharma alot.
Atisha’s lineage on the Guru Tree.
Picking out pendant gifts to present people in the audience.
The little fella finally fell asleep…hehe
Last night we had a large group in Kechara reciting the holy Lam Rim texts. I was moved. So I did a surprise visit last night to the group unannounced and gave them a dharma talk on Imprints and the origins of Lam Rim. I finished my talk around 3 am. The dharma talk will be available on the youtube according to Bengkooi.
These days I don’t like to plan a time to speak. I like to just show up.
Here are some pictures of last night sent by Jean Ai in E-division. Thanks.
Tsem Rinpoche
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Everyone of us the retreatants were concentrating on reading the Lamrim as this was a Lamrim Retreat. Suddenly some one announced that Rinpoche is arriving KH 1 any moment now. Then everyone was scurrying around trying help to put things right. And see that the shoes some people may have left lying around outside the door. And put them in the shoe rack. It was a surprise visit by Rinpoche. The visit was already a blessing from Rinpoche. Then the beneficial Dharma talk on Imprints or Habituations. For the newbies who have never seen Rinpoche in person they are very happy that they can see Rinpoche and also receive gifts and blessings.
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Dear Peter,
What a beautiful account of your first experience in meeting H.E.Tsem Tulku Rinpoche when he gave a surprised visit to in Kechara House. In a way, I can relate to your experience as it is quite similar to how I first met Rinpoche.
I am very happy to read that your mind has settled regarding Lord Setrap, our Dharma Protector. He is swift and most beneficial when we hold our vows, when we keep clean samaya with our Guru, when we wish to benefit others…Logically, when we think through if this is what’s required of a Dharma Protector of us, then faith will arise in him as he does not work for himself but to protect the BuddhaDharma.
Lord Setrap has help countless and assisted our outer expansion and inner growth.
Best wishes to you Peter. See you around..
Tashi Delek Rinpoche!
With humility and gratitude, may I present this sharing of that meaning event of your kind spontaneous visit on that evening…
Never have I thought that the day will ever come where the chance of meeting Rinpoche, live in person, will ever come true and have always resigned myself to the fact that ‘meeting’ Rinpoche through the Youtube teachings, forum and Kechara website, books and Kecharians was all that my merits would allow for until that Saturday evening when I joined in the Lamrin recitation…I must thank that nagging voice in my head that was ever so insistent on me going…
It was indeed unimaginable like a Chuang Tze’s ‘butterfly’ moment when I beheld Rinpoche’s form that night, live teaching, shifting the low table and cushion to make way for Rinpoche’s moving around the limited spaces of the crowd, the special gift of Lord Setrap’s pendant and placing my forehead on Rinpoche’s blessed hand in obeisance and gratitude…speechless to the point where I could only manage a whispering ‘Thank you Rinpoche, Thank you Rinpoche’…
Rinpoche,
It was a MAJOR, major spiritual breakthrough that happened to me that night…my long struggle and avoidance of Lord Setrap and especially that strange aversion that arises every time I hear his name, despite my own research and study on this Dharma Protector, purchase of the Setrap Box Set and a simple serkym (I felt strange that since I have devoted myself to Amitabha Buddha and made vows for rebirth in His Sukhavati all the while I was in the Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Tradition, so why should I be averse to His other emanation?) and still that stubborn hurdle stayed with me, only a few Kecharians knew my personal wrestle, in desperation, I made a silent wish to the Triple Gem, if it was all real, may Lord Setrap come to me… And He came….HE CAME! How?
First, Rinpoche’s meaningful teaching of on mind/karmic imprints and imputation…
Secondly, the icing on the cake…
When that pendant was given by Rinpoche, an overwhelming peace and melting of that aversion came all over me at once, it wasn’t all that ecstatic and excitement feel, strangely it felt like the deep warmness and loving feel of my own mother’s embrace and hug…
The precious gift sits in my heart and on my altar, the 2 greatest places of honor I can accord, I can’t even bring myself to wear that pendant for fear of tarnishing it…
Until today, as I am composing this account…that nagging aversion is GONE! At last, I can attend a Setrap Puja in peace!
My apologies Rinpoche, there’s more but I must stop now as I can feel my eyes getting wet (darn! how can a guy doing a blog response be reduced to tears! this is pathetic! lol)
On Pabongka Rinpoche’s ‘Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand’, I am thrilled to share that since I participated in the lamrin recitations and had certain wonderful mind experiences while reciting it, I took time to speak about it to my close friend and sponsor, he expressed his wish to obtain a copy of it (the Chinese edition) and am in the process of obtaining one from a Buddhist bookstore in KL based on the advice i received from a fellow Kecharian.
Finally, may I humbly offer this youtube video song, that has great meaning and significance for me and share my thoughts with Rinpoche.
To Rinpoche & Kechara,
Please accept this song,
A simple and humble offering, from my heart,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiVdIJlEaHI
(I know I know…I am an undying fan of Whitney Houston :-))
I enjoyed the talk very much too, over Justin.tv!
Come join Kechara House Lamrim Recitation! Best way to find out why Tibetan Buddhism is a basis for Psychology studies now…
Come READ ALL ABOUT IT… (we have Lamrim texts available at the centre, you just need to show up and read!)
Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you for rewarding the Lamrin reciters with your Dharma talk on Imprints & Imputations last night. Most of the time i don’t understand what i’m reading in the lamrin but i now understand how by merely reading the lamrin will create the imprint or seeding in our mind for us to recall and help with our progression of learning the lamrin in future. Also it is very nice to see everyone collectively coming to KH to read the lamrin for the growth of KH & manifestation of KWPC. It shows that there are people who care to cut away their selfishness and spend their week nights & weekends to do the recitation instead of engaging in worldly activities. I also now understand that with the right motivation, be it small or big activities that we conduct at KH, will create the cause for KH to grow & benefit many.
Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of creating a legacy and i truly feel that Dharma makes our lives more meaningful.
Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you for rewarding the Lamrin reciters with your Dharma talk on Imprints & Imputations last night. Most of the time i don’t understand what i’m reading in the lamrin but i now understand how by merely reading the lamrin will create the imprint or seeding in our mind for us to recall and help with our progression of learning the lamrin in future. Also it is very nice to see everyone collectively coming to KH to read the lamrin for the growth of KH & manifestation of KWPC. It shows that there are people who care to cut away their selfishness and spend their week nights & weekends to do the recitation instead of engaging in worldly activities. I also now understand that with the right motivation, be it small or big activities that we conduct at KH, will create the cause for KH to grow & benefit many.
Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of creating a legacy and i truly feel that Dharma makes our lives more meaningful.