Some comments from Observer/Roy Martinez
Our butterlamp house in Nepal. I have already offered 100,000 butterlamps to sacred Vajra Yogini in this place
Dear blog readers,
Again, thank you for visiting my space here where I share many varied interests with you. I also share my life, thoughts both positive/negative, dreams, disappointments, hopes, goals and wishes. Some of them you may agree, some you may not, but it’s ok because I have to be who I am and gently just keep sharing in this journal (blog). Some of the things I express you may not agree but I didn’t write it to force my opinion on you or to offend you. Some never be offended please…It’s just my thoughts. I am not perfect, but I do what I can with the little time I have left. I pray for every person who visits this blog that they may leave with more information to enhance their lives.
Below is some comments I decided to share from the blog with a greater audience. It sounds complimentary, but I sense it is very heartfelt.
Many thanks to Observer and Roy Martinez to take the time to write even though I don’t know who you are..but it doesn’t matter… I appreciate it very much since it is from your heart.
Sincerely,
Tsem Rinpoche
Observer on March 14, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Dear riinpoche,
You are very extraordinary lama who focus more onto daily dharmma than ritual which somehow I felt very impressive about. I am happy to see your center have growth so much and thank you for teaching here in Malaysia. I have been following the growth of kechara since early 2000 and this center ouf yours does create a “hu ha”(great) in Malaysia Buddhism. Many others would think kechara as an luxury Buddhist organizations for only rich people due to how kechara have portray through the new gompa and ur visual identity.
In my humble opinion to enable Buddha teaching to spread “money” is always a concern and to self sustain, attracting others in the modern age to religion is getting harder as we simply think religion is conservative. Kechara have show a new trend toward religion aspect but hence is can this go on if this isn’t because of your present rinpoche? I doubt in deep respect.
Dear rinpoche, I know that rinpoche have gone through a lots of dissapointment from students that comes and than go. I am so sorry you have to go through this. Now I thoroughly understand why my guru would never want to built a center as he said it will be good enough to hv a small room and spread the dharmma just to few very committed students. I wish many of your students ESP those who work closely with you will transform before you go. Because when you leave, your hardwork will go down the drain if kechara house liaisons and committee don’t start changing and dear liaisons remember your lama life depends on how you as liaisons changes yourself n never take others for granted. ( sorry all liaisons for my humble advice which I don’t have the rights to.) may all of you be able to expand your lama life.
Roy Martinez 2011/03/15 at 1:05am
Dearest Rinpoche, I have heard from you many times how much you dislike teaching and how you wish you could stop. I must tell you that even though you don’t like teaching, it comes naturally for you. I watch your videos over and over again on a daily basis and I keep reminding myself of why I watch them: to gain the teachings from them.
I admit that I have seen both the good and bad in my practice of Buddhism and I have only been practicing for a couple of months now. It is amazing what I have accomplished and what I could accomplish if I knew where to go. I have you to thank for giving me a push in the right direction.
It is because of Buddhism that I have learned to change and I love it! Before I was very angry, attached, and I wasn’t satisfied. It was through Buddhism I have learned to let go of who I was for what I am now.
Every once in a while, I do slip up, but before it was a slip up that was beyond repair. Now, it has gotten better. I can honestly say that I have become a better person because of what you taught me and my will to change.
Surprisingly even though we live in the age of technology where everything is so available (especially in America), it is hard to find important texts in Buddhism that could further my practice or benefit me further. But I know as long as I keep your teachings in my heart, I will be set free from samsara.
“May the holy teachers have long lives.
May the enlightened activities be fully displayed in the ten directions
You are the source of all benefit and happiness
May you remain in this world until the end of existence.”
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I was walking past a second hand shop on Western Ave selling old things. They had a Japanese-style clay Buddha which was beige in colour on the floor, holding the door open. I thought the shopkeeper would collect a lot of negative karma without knowing if he kept such a holy item on the floor as a doorstop. So I went in to talk to him, but he didn’t look like he wanted to talk or that he even cared. So I asked him the price and he said US$5. I purchased it so he did not collect more negative karma. I was 17 years old and that was in 1982.
I escorted my new Buddha home and washed it lightly and wiped it. I placed it on my altar and was happy with the Buddha. I would do my meditations, prayers, sadhanas, mantras and prostrations in front of this shrine daily. When I left for India in 1987, I could not bring this Buddha along and gave it to a friend. It was a nice size and I made offerings to this Buddha for many years in Los Angeles. In front of the Buddha I placed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s photo. I remember I was so relieved that the price was affordable. But US$5 that time was still expensive for me but worth it I thought. But I was happy to have brought the Buddha home. Tsem Rinpoche
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Tsem Rinpoche at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong, Malaysia
Thank you, Observer and Roy Martinex for sharing your thoughts about Rinpoche’s blog through positive comments and kind words. I realize that if we appreciate a person’s work, positive encouragement is the best reward as it fuels more good work! It is a way to show gratitude too if what had been written by Rinpoche and team benefitted us. Refreshing!
Thank you Rinpoche for putting up and sharing this post, this certainly can be used as a reminder for lazy practitioner like me who just simply hang around in Kechara like a ghost without appreciating and remembering all the hardship Rinpoche has to face to make it expand to what it is today, we always take things from granted without a doubt, and most importantly always procrastinating what we are supposed to do as we always think that other will eventually take on our work. The sincere messages from Observer & Roy Martinez do serve as a warning to what we are supposed to do and shift the focus back to the right object. Once again thank you Rinpoche for all this while.
What Martin said is very true. It is hard for Rinpoche to spread dharma and harder in this era and especially more in Malaysia. I’ve been with Rinpoche for 3 years now working in the Ladrang. I’ve seen and experience so many disappointment from close dharma brothers and sisters. My disappointment is just a drop of the ocean compared to what Rinpoche has to go through.
Transformation for many is a very nice word but when you need to do it, many run cause it forces them out from the comfort zone. Many do not see the bigger picture but they just live for the moment therefore they react when there is a need to transform. To cut the long story short, many do not believe in karma.
Well Roy Martinez’s writing did not leave my eyes dry. Or my nose. *sniff* hehehehehehehe…. 🙂