Question asked by Gerard
Dear Pastors,
Greeting from Sydney Australia. I have been receiving Dharma from H.E Tsem Rinpoche and really want H.E to be my guru,what should i do? The reason is i can feel the connection is there yet not very strong,however since following H.E Tsem Rinpoche i can see changes in my life,in a good way of course.
Also,i have Buddhas altar at home and chinese deities (Sangharama, Du Di Gong,etc) question is can i do prostration to Them as well or only to the Buddhas?
Dear Gerard,
Thank you for your lovely messsage. If you would like to create a guru-disciple relationship with Tsem Rinpoche, you can contact Kechara Front Desk. They can arrange to guide you how to take Refuge with Tsem Rinpoche remotely. Tsem Rinpoche trained our Pastors to help people take Refuge with him before he entered Parinirvana. You can contact us here: https://www.kechara.com/contact/ and let them know you are interested in take refuge, and they will guide you how to do so. They will ask you a little more of your background and then guide you through the Refuge Vows and commitments, to make sure you fully understand, then after a while, they will guide you through the ceremony. This will create the guru-disciple bond.
For the Chinese deities, as a Buddhist we do not prostrate to them as they are gods, we only to the Buddhas. If you have an altar, you can place them next to your Buddhist altar, at a slightly lower level. That is the correct way to place them according to Buddhist belief. Thank you.