From Beautiful People
Below are photos of gifts from:
- Julia Tan (Vice-President of Kechara Soup Kitchen)
- Susan Lim (Liaison and E-communication Manager of Kechara Media and Publications)
- Han Ling (One of the Manjushri Kid’s class teacher)
- Henry Ooi and family (Liaison, Vice-President of Kechara House and Director of Kechara Paradise)
1. Julia Tan
This is Vajra Yogini in a form that symbolizes the act of giving birth. It represents how through Her practice, one can be re-born as a Buddha i.e. become enlightened. This practice was transmitted through the Tibetan Shangpa Kagyu tradition and she is associated with the great 11th century Indian yogini Sukhasiddhi.
Julia felt that this statue was very auspicious as a New Year gift as, a new year to her meant a new start to things…akin to being re-born again! According to Wan (Manager of Kechara Paradise SS2), Julia had gone into the store and when she found out that I liked the statue, she wanted to give it to me as a gift.
She has also just finished her retreat where she did 100,000 protector mantras and 500 Kanshag (Kawang) and Black Tea (serkym).
What a good start to the year 2011.
Thank you for the statue and flowers!
2. Susan Lim
Usually on our birthday we plan for a party…who’s coming, what’s going to happen, what to wear, where to eat…In Buddhist practice, we learn to gradually eliminate the selfish mind. So, it is good practice if on our birthday we offer something to our lama, as it is an act of thinking outwards.
For non-Buddhists, some people might want to do charity work that day..go to an orphanage to tutor a kid, volunteer at an old folks home, volunteer at an animal sanctuary..it’s all good too as it is an unselfish act and instead of self-indulging, you used that time to benefit others in some way.
For Susan she has offered a 9″ Nepal 2-tone Medicine Buddha statue with a card for her birthday.
Thank you, Susan!
3. Han Ling
This is an offering of a conch shell adorned with crystals together with a card from Ling. Ling is a very creative and artsy person who helps out a lot during Manjushri Kid’s class, especially when it comes to doing creative, art-related activities! She has taught kids how to make pencil holders, cards, lanterns, mala bags etc.
It was Ling who made the dragon that was used by the Manjushri Kid’s Class kids during our Wesak Day Fair 2010!
What a talented and artistic lady, thank you for the conch shell and card!
4. Henry Ooi and family
These are two bouquets from the Ooi family! Henry, Angel, Beatrix (daughter) and Edward (son) have given me a bouquet of flowers and given one to Mumu too! Hehe The flowers were beautifully arranged by Angel and the card was made by Beatrice.
The Ooi’s are a wonderful family who all participate in Kechara in some way. Both kids are active participants in the Manjushri Kid’s Class, however you will always see them running around Kechara helping out wherever they can hehe.
Thank you for the beautiful flowers!
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hey
this is deepak shakya frm nepal, patan i am artist . i made different kind of statue ..specially i made angry face statue like vajraogini, vajrabarahi,kaalchakra, chakrasamabar…n so on….i made that 2 leg up vajrayogini which is now in julia tan.if anyone want that statue plz contact me my contact no is +9779841401256, n my resisdent no is +977-01-5553277. n my mailing address is deepakshakya13@gmail.com
thank you
Beautiful and sincere gift… you all are inpiring for me on your guru devotion … always keep Guru in your mind, think of him and want to share with him whenever something good you see or some special event.. Thank you.
Especially for those in dharma they must have made aspiration prayers in past lives to be reborn in a condusive environment to continue their dharma practice which essentially an act of compassion. So it is appropriate that on our birthday we rekindle those aspirational prayers.
Dear Rinpoche,
These are magnificent gifts. I really love the idea of a person celebrating their birthday by doing something for others, rather than expecting to be at the centre of attention. In a way, it makes complete sense: we are born with the capacity to develop kindness and compassion to benefit others, so what better way to celebrate the day of our birth than by doing something worthwhile for the benefit of others?
Kind regards,
Sandy