My Vajra 3 Saints! 我的金刚三圣! 😊💖🙏

My Vajra 3 Saints! 😊💖🙏

Similar concept as Western 3 saints (西方三圣),  I have always wanted to do my version of Vajra 3 saints and finally find time today 😊💖🙏

Feeling Blessed with their Blessings!

(Source: https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1787257014740073&id=100003673741094&set=gm.540456919875294&source=48)

Very True! When I look up after blessing and saw their smiling eyes at us feel really blessed.😙🙆🙌🙇🙏😄

A recent one taken during 2019 Malaysia 8 days retreat. 

I will miss your head to head blessing, yeye Rinpoche  💖🙏

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Teachings on facing illness by Garchen Rinpoche

在素樸的舞台中式法座前，矽谷國際會議中心舞台的前排方桌上，長長安放著數百張新舊、尺寸各異的照片。

照片主角有男有女、有白髮爺爺奶奶、也有裹在柔軟襁褓中的嬰兒，以及更多張大晶亮黑眼的各色小狗、貓咪、鸚鵡、白文鳥、天竺鼠等，也有許多顯現歲月痕跡的黑白照，透露著所有眾生都嚮往著追求快樂、遠離痛苦的共同願望。

在大眾唱誦中文南無觀世音菩薩咒聲中，仁波切神采奕奕地、準點來到現場，一路緩步微笑著、經過特別為重病輪椅者隔出的寬敞走道，及座位區合掌期待的陪同家屬們，向會場從七點陸續入座的四百多位病者、家屬及會眾揮手道早安。

面對舞台下張張期盼的面孔，仁波切誠懇而精確的，循循教導病患與家屬們，從「消業」及「累積福德」的角度，重新看待自己的疾病，不僅找出眼前導致痛苦的根本原因，也為今後的快樂找出方法：

仁波切開示說：

今天要和諸位談一下「病苦」這件事情，具足善巧方便的佛陀教導了我們，如何能夠承辦快樂、並且遠離痛苦的方式，我們必須要知道的是，要將苦一一消除是做不到的，除非從苦的根源去解決他，否則不可能消除得掉所有的苦。

■知道痛苦成因，才能消除痛苦

因此應該要知道什麼事情會造成苦?痛苦的成因就是煩惱，唯有消除煩惱，我們才可以生生世世不需要再受苦。

而今生所受的苦，包括疾病在內，都與往昔過去生所造的業有關，要認識到這一點，為了來世不再受苦，就必須滅除煩惱，這是我們應當建立的觀念。

由於我們過去不能正確認識「煩惱是造成痛苦及疾病的主因」，因此過去生已經造業，今天之所以會受很多苦，是過去業果報所致的。

那麼何種煩惱為因，造成今生的痛苦呢？其實包括我們內心當中的嗔心、貪欲、吝嗇心與嫉妒心。

■抓到原因後，轉煩惱為道用

我們在這些煩惱驅動下，過去生可能曾經殺害他人性命、搶奪他人錢財、對他人造成許多傷害，都令我們與其他生命結下冤債，我們在這些方面造下惡業，因此今生會受到痛苦與疾病的果報。

我們必須要正視這些問題，是由於煩惱所造成，才能將痛苦轉化為自己繼續往前發展動力，也就是「痛苦轉為道用」。

疾病是痛苦的一種，但我們要先認識到，疾病的來源，與過去煩惱有關，與過去所造的業、所造成冤債都有關。

然後可以去瞭解，現在所受的苦，其實是在淨化過去造的業，是對自己有利的，就像是生病透過動手術來康復，但手術仍有代價，例如可能過程中很不舒服，但最終手術對於治癒疾病，是有幫助的。

■痛苦是在消化往昔業障

或你在接受醫療過程中，必須以付出金錢做為代價，但最終都對自己有益處，因此即使暫時付出代價，但最終還是對自己有利，因此還是值得去做。我們現在在受苦，是因為過去煩惱所造的錯誤及惡業，這點是我們必須瞭解的道理。

就像是世間有一句話這樣說，欲知過去因，今生受者是，想要知道過去生生世世很多生我們做過什麼事情，而導致了今生的快樂與痛苦，其實就看今生感受的果報就可以。

例如過去造過善業，因此產生快樂的循環，不善業導致煩惱的循環，這些都與我們心中是否有愚痴、煩惱有關，因為心中不斷起煩惱，或起慈悲心，因此會產生循環的效果。造善業會有快樂結果，心中有煩惱而不斷循環，就產生痛苦結果。

■一切與慈悲相關之事，就是快樂之因

所謂「善惡業」的判斷標準何在呢？一切與慈悲相關的事，不論從世間角度或宗教角度來說，都可以算是善的，涉及嗔恨、嫉妒、吝嗇心等想法，不論從世間或從宗教角度，都是會導致痛苦的。

因此我們首先要認識此點，舉例而言，如果我們對他人總是懷反感、總是有嗔心，最終會導致自己痛苦，先將事情的前因後果，仔細思考一遍，對於現在感受痛苦程度，一定能夠減輕一半。

也不要一直去想著「我在受苦」，不要覺得只有自己在受苦，在此世界上，凡是做為人，做為有身體的生命，因為身體一定會壞，因此一定受到痛苦，不是只有自己會感覺痛苦，從業力因果角度思考，我們的痛苦就會減輕一些。

■心朝外看，不要一直看著自己的病

因此面對痛苦的第一件事情，給大家的建議是，要去思維痛苦的前因後果，第二個建議是「心不要一直放在『我生病』這件事情上」，一直在想「我現在生病，處於不好狀況，」這樣也會減少疾病的耐受力。

取而代之的可做之事，如果有信仰的話，可以看阿彌陀佛法相，佛像畫像都好，總之要向外看，不要一直往內想，不要一直想著「我在生病」。

向外看，如果有信心的話，也可以看著前面天空虛空，不論你信仰為何，可以去觀想信仰的佛菩薩、觀音、度母、阿彌陀佛都好，同時也可以播放咒語、觀音名號等等，讓咒語的力量轉化心中的念頭，讓心不要一直停在疾病這件事情上，日久可能真正可以化解疾病，甚至可能因此康復。

有些人在諸佛菩薩大悲加持下，也有可能從嚴重疾病康復的。當然康復與否，也是與過去業有關，過去可能受皈依戒或戒律誓言，但並未善加持守、戒律衰損，因此受到苦難，在這樣前因下，導致後來疾病不容易康復，這種事情也是有的。

■不要把康復當成唯一期待

至於有些人生病後必定會去尋求醫療、乃至於具辦法事、修法等，在治療過程中，不要只想「這是為了健康」，也不是說這樣做就一定會康復，不要只是把康復當成唯一期待。

應當認識到，世界上沒有人最終長生不老，所有人都難免一死。

死亡是身體，並不是心靈，關於這一點，也請務必認識。今天我生病了，需要透過醫療和法事來改善，今天能痊癒，是和我自己往昔善業、諸佛菩薩大悲加持、皈依戒律加持等有關，若不能痊癒，還是和我過去業力有關，必須要有這樣的認識。

■我一定會死，死後我想去哪裡？

假使我今天疾病無法改變，即使不能痊癒，也必須為往後做考量，要去思維「如果今天我真的必須面對死亡時，我寄託的對象為何？阿彌陀佛、西方極樂世界就應該是追隨嚮往之地」。

譬如你可以多去觀想西方極樂世界，去憶念西方極樂世界的功德、阿彌陀佛的功德，常常發願、唸誦《極樂世界發願文》善加發願往生西方極樂世界等，如果今天疾病確實難以挽回，就可以去思維：「到底往生好呢？或這樣繼續這樣拖著好？」如果確定往生好，就應當去發願往生西方極樂世界，為了能夠投生西方極樂世界，現在就要好好為此做發願。

■疾病淨化了我的業力，又讓我布施

「如果現在疾病無法痊癒，是和我的過去業力有關，現在透過感受業報來清淨過去業力，是對我非常有幫助的」，要這樣思維。

有些人會問說，「那我這些花費醫療的金錢，是不是就白費了？」絕對不會白費，這些醫療還是必要的。除了對你自己的醫療幫助外，這些醫藥費也可以成為對醫療院所與人員的布施，因為在龐大醫護機構中，需要很多醫療人員，也需要金錢支助，才能作更多幫助病患之事。

因此你付出的醫療費是不會空耗的。

■人身的一次頭痛，都能消化三惡道的三百年惡業

除此之外，你接受病苦的現狀，對於疾病有幫助，對於清除過去罪業也都有幫助。就像是過去成就者祖師說，說我們身而為人時，那怕是一次頭痛，（淨罪的）都能淨除過去業障，消業力量都超過在三惡道中，受苦三百年。

因此人道過程中，罹患疾病的消業力量極大，這點我們也必須有此認識。

此外做為佛教信仰者，假使今天由於疾病而無法進食，就可以藉此機會受八關齋戒而不吃，以守戒律也有戒律功德，若今日無法講話，也可受禁語戒律，就有戒律功德，這都是苦行的一部份，可以藉由你現有疾病狀況而去受戒。

例如禁食八關齋戒，過程中需要禁語禁食，藉此疾病機會來此受戒行動，這樣的八關齋戒可以針對受病苦者來受，對於病苦者是非常有利益的。就像是宗派祖師吉天頌恭，也曾罹患難以治癒的重疾，他的病非常嚴重，人變得非常憔悴，他沒有執著著「我一定要康復」，僅是非常努力修持。

■利用病狀，來趁機積聚福德

我們要借此機會來領受八關齋戒，多去看佛像、多使用轉經輪，可以配戴我們結緣的見解脫手環，聽聞解脫的咒語可常常聽，觸解脫的咒語配戴著，如果有朝一日真的面臨死亡，一起火化時，除亡者外，可以幫助到其他很多眾生。

重點是面對疾病時，不要忌諱「死亡」，要去正視死亡這件事情，不要一直想說「我一定要康復，我絕對不能死！」因為為什麼我們會感受到害怕？害怕的主因是自我，「我」一定要擺脫疾病，「我」一定要康復，非常強調「我」必須要康復，另一方面就會想到，假使「我」不康復怎麼辦？這些焦慮、恐懼都來自於「我」。

■不要一直想著「我」，想想諸佛

世界上只要自我觀念非常強的話，就擺脫不了恐懼心，因為心中一直想著「我如何如何」時，就一定會強化恐懼感，因此與其一直想「我如何」，不如轉個念，去想觀音、度母、諸佛菩薩，當你的心一直在想諸佛菩薩時，對自我的觀注會減少，恐懼心也會隨之減少。

因此，除了正視死亡之外，也不要想著「我一定要康復」。

■貪瞋癡是得病原因

過去祖師也都說過，如果真正懂得佛法的話，即使受苦最終也會帶來快樂，所謂「懂得正法」就是曉得痛苦成因，如同之前所說，我們受苦原因為何？來自於自己內心貪瞋癡三毒，煩惱來自於過去業與煩惱，因為自我太強，因此產生貪欲、嗔恨與愚痴心。

貪欲會造成體內氣方面運行不順，嗔心會造成肝膽功能相關的疾病，愚痴會造成內分泌疾病，因此貪瞋癡造成體內各種疾病，是病苦的主要來源。

為何會有貪瞋癡？主要原因是我們不瞭解取捨的智慧，不曉得正確取捨的道理，因此產生煩惱而造業，因為造業而感受痛苦果實成熟，最根本問題還是在貪瞋癡三毒當中，因此要認識到，我們要擺脫的，實際上是自己內心貪瞋癡三毒。

能建立起此觀念，就具足智慧，曉得應當擺脫的就是三毒煩惱，然後採取具體方法，就是去多發慈悲心、以慈悲心來看待自己所受之苦、自己的疾病。

■「比起來，得病是挺好的」

常常這樣想，有天會覺得，「比起來，有疾病也是挺好的」。當然去面對疾病和痛苦，這並不是一件簡單、輕鬆的事情，是蠻需要磨練的。

但你可以盡量讓自己的心不要一直往內縮，盡量往外看，去憶念佛菩薩形像、去憶念例如阿彌陀佛、觀音、度母形像，不要一直想自己的狀況、疾病，如此一來，多去憶念、去看佛菩薩身像，你的心會比較容易放鬆。這對於病患而言，是非常重要的一件事情。

■《極樂世界發願文》也很有幫助

另外剛剛提到要多念《極樂世界發願文》，多去發願、多播放佛陀話語、咒語錄音，多聽，對於自己都是有幫助的，對於啟發自己的慈悲心與菩提心，都非常有效。

而且，當你內心當中，能對因果業力道理有更深的理解及接受時，你的狀況也會越來越好。以上這些道理，對病患都非常重要。

如果現在沒有生病的人，也不要認為「我身體健康，這些事情與我無關」，並不是這樣。更應當曉得，煩惱會帶來痛苦，現在還沒有感受痛苦，是因為還未成熟而已。

最終我們都有煩惱，跟隨煩惱產生的痛苦，是一定會發生的。認識這點是非常重要的。

■煩惱破壞身體平衡，就會不健康

此外，要如何「理解煩惱與身體狀況息息相關」？如同剛剛所說，貪瞋癡會造成身體疾病，因為他們會促使身體中的地、水、火、風、空的運作不協調，因此造成疾病。

譬如我們體內有很多寄生蟲與細菌，細菌又分好菌或壞菌，壞菌數量增加時就會危害到身體，破壞自然平衡，就會因此導致疾病。
壞菌如何增多？當我們嗔心煩惱強時，就會滋養壞菌，讓壞菌勝過好菌。當心中有慈心悲心，好菌就會得到滋養，不會被壞菌壓制。

因此身體狀況與我們內心平衡息息相關，若內心有對眾生的強大關懷、慈心，心中總是寧靜、安樂、祥和，身體也會容易處在均衡狀態，因為地水火風空都處於平衡狀態。

如果心中總是忿忿不平，充滿對他人的敵意、反感，會造成內心衝突，影響五大元素運做而失去平衡，身體就會出現狀況。

■五種煩惱，本質是五方佛

因此應當曉得，外在世界與內在五大種，以及內心的貪、瞋、癡、傲慢、嫉妒等煩惱，都是彼此密切相關的，彼此都有關連，心的本性是五種本來智慧，若處於不成熟狀態，就是五毒煩惱。若是成熟清淨本質，就是伍方佛。

地水火風空的五種種姓，就是伍方佛佛母。這些都是清淨佛菩薩境界，與現狀的差別只是清淨與否、是否成熟而已，要有這樣觀念。

若具備這樣觀念的話，看待自己疾病，自己與外在身心關係時，就會更加清楚。若內心成熟時，煩惱就是本來智慧，若不成熟時，我們就是擁有煩惱。

■我的五蘊若成熟，就是能救助眾生的本尊佛菩薩

就如同至尊馬爾巴大師曾說過，我的五蘊身在不成熟情況下，就是一切痛苦來源，若能夠成熟，就是救助眾生的本尊佛菩薩。

要這樣思考的話，就知道知道我的疾病從何而來？是與我的煩惱息息相關，自然感受到疾病痛苦，根本原因是來自於內心煩惱，因此這是為什麼我們要努力轉變煩惱，努力去培養慈悲心、去思維因果業力道理，原因在此。

■照護病患有非常大功德利益

再來就是照顧病患的照顧者，應當不要一直想著「我好辛苦、好累！」應當去想，這是一個很好累積福德的機會，因為不管你今天照護的是病患或長者，能夠累積的功德利益，都是非常廣大、不可思議的。

■照顧一個病人，功德勝過照顧比一萬個健康人

比起去照顧一萬個健康的人，去照顧一個病者或需要幫助的病患，後者的福德利益會更大。

我們在成佛前，都需要福德，因此有機會去需要幫助年長者、病患，對於照護者來說，多去想「這是對我來說，去培養廣大福德的大好機會！」，而不要一直去想「這樣好辛苦」。

仁波切接著率領噶爾寺僧團，特別修持催破金剛陀羅尼及藥師佛儀軌，為此做發願。在磅礡威力的祈請加持後，由噶爾寺僧眾先持仁波切及僧團加持過的寶瓶水，揮灑為全場會眾做灑淨加持，接著仁波切先步下舞台，口持藥師佛咒語，逐一為舞台前的病眾加持。

■「希望大家好好加油」

仁波切在開始逐一為病者加持前，先拿聖油點了一下隨身跟隨的直播鏡頭，希望遠距的觀看者能同受加持。

看到眼前等待著的輪椅重症患者，仁波切箭步往前，先摸摸病患的頭做鼓勵，再為病患鼻子和額頭，塗抹上噶爾寺聞名的文成公主轉經輪加持油，

接著由噶爾寺僧團依序致贈法照、見解脫手環及極樂淨土祈請文，仁波切為下一位病患加持前，也不忘轉頭比讚，為重症患者及照護者加油。

在為難以行動的輪椅區病患加持完後，仁波切回到舞台前，仍然滿臉笑容地筆直站著，為排隊上台的百位病患們，以噶爾寺轉經輪聖油加持，

同時仁波切也仔細的端視眼前一台台手機，用食指點油，一一為相簿內的各種老少生亡眾生，點額頭一一做加持，同時也為背負眾多親友期待的到場者，拍拍背給予鼓勵。

幾位病患和陪同家屬，在仁波切滿懷笑容、滿手禮物與加持品地、熱情靠近時，忍不住放聲大哭，像是長期累積的疑問、不甘、疼痛與疲憊，都在仁波切的關懷與慈愛中，得以暫時放下與歇息。

下週此時，仁波切已經在飛機上了，在這台灣最後一個行程的最後一場公開會見上，仁波切站著超過兩小時，不忘為各種上台的會眾，提供「聞聲救苦、有求必應」的鼓勵，

不論上台會眾說手腕、頭、脖子、背、腰椎、喉嚨、眼睛哪邊痛，仁波切都像是一個看到遠方兒孫、關懷滿溢的老奶奶一般，細細呵護，並為疼痛處細細上油加持。

■共修觀音心咒，共同為病者祈福

會場內，台下大家同心持頌南無觀世音菩薩，以共修之力，共同祈願患者都早日脫離病苦，台上仁波切則滿臉笑容，忙著一一為信眾的小小寵物的骨灰罐，罐上照片的小狗額頭點上加持油，

或為幾張晚送來的手機照片一一加持，或與緩步上台的老爺爺，以額頭頂禮，在同體大悲，同心為患者加油的療癒氣氛中，結束對患者及照護者的加持。

散場時，會眾們先恭送仁波切及僧團離場，接著讓出走廊，讓老病者先離席，之後大家陸續到會場外八張大長桌上，領回自己的親友照片，希望在這樣一場加持後，照片上的每一張燦爛笑容，會在現實生活中，同樣溫暖健康地、持續延續下去。

(source: https://www.facebook.com/garchen.tw/posts/2454482941507955?__xts__[0]=68.ARAL1Ahba-Kf0B0Rb-5PBpGBeMrieg0dv8RJdk1IM9fMT_iTIL0lw5ir-D7TxMolHEXYaTYXnjNr65OWsCAau_EFKPRbH6fR-LHz4CuCpCblLqQfPw5tkt4Mc5uwvMW7t6wRiAQvKvCA3kky2Bot6HahySiH93nlT9UKLgStBZbE_Zv1H5APS_AAgB96yiRKpBhJiBXSm4pO2YfVY7GSmqpQNR9jzwkbHz0YoYJApi44lC5yiO-GEKYNUZh97e7bEzjucDO_-_OLIbdLu96PXcCLfQ1VQJzTKIXcEmYM5Um7s0yhZO__jei7dnFjep1uBV256IKh3nAsrG59doy4MPIzMY8&__tn__=K-R)

Garchen Rinpoche - Beloved Bodhisattva yeye!

I realised that all these great Bodhisattva readily happily take pictures with devotees as they know the photos will be future continuation of connection with them. If you feel lost at some point in time and you look at pictures taken with them, you will feel quite comforted you can supplicate to them. 💖🙏

He did not give up on his HK devotees but earnestly do a video transmission from Taiwan due to a strike in HK airport that caused him and his entourage to detour to Taiwan.
Oh compassionate Rinpoche you are indeed a great Bodhisattva.
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When I had a chance to meet you close and requested you to bless my family members who are not well via my hp screen, though in urgency I forgot and speak in English instead of  Mandarin, you understood and immediately applied your holy balm and blessed their pictures one by one and with a final touch on my nose, knowing I needed blessings too.
When we requested to take photo with you, you readily embraced us and chanted blessings at same time.💖🙏🙏🙏💖

Oh Garchen Rinpoche, to me, you are really an ambassador sent by Amituofo to show us examples of living Bodhisattvas in this samsara! 🙏🙏🙏

修行沒有進步也不要灰心

噶千仁波切《修行沒進步，也不灰心》

修習和聽聞佛法有巨大的利益。如果你的修行沒有進步也不要灰心，這是因為有很多層面障礙的緣故，就像是厚厚的雪需要長時間才能融化，障礙深厚的弟子慢慢會看到進步的，所以不要灰心喪氣。

佛陀的教法是「心性中含藏證悟的種子」。就這點而言，一切有情眾生，即使是最小的蟲子都是平等的。但由於蟲子的惡業果報，它們必須忍受更多的痛苦。拯救小蟲一類的眾生具有特別的意義，通過咒語和甘露丸可以幫助它們從痛苦中解脫。

即使心性具有證悟的種子，我們仍有著許許多多的苦；而覺悟的有情，比如釋迦牟尼佛已經從痛苦中解脫。佛的功德浩瀚無邊，如同虛空或是海洋；我們則被遮蔽，如同烏云密布的天空。覺有情沒有任何障蔽，如虛空一般。覺有情極其稀有，凡夫則多不勝數。覺有情已了悟輪涅平等，顯空不二；凡夫對此則尚未了悟。一旦凡夫了達無常，並了知心其實無法找到，就不會對萬法現像有所執著；一旦沒有了執著，就能從輪迴中解脫。

實際上，凡夫心和佛心的基礎是等同的。這就像染上各種不同顏色的水，除了顏色以外，水都是一樣的；同樣的，凡夫心和佛心也是一樣的。儘管如此，由於我們此生時時刻刻都在追尋快樂、避免痛苦，因此被各種煩惱情緒所纏縛。這就是凡夫與佛的不同之處。

凡夫迷亂的心將虛妄當成是真實。這就像是黃疸病人把白色的海螺看成是黃色的。此妄心將萬法現像看作是真實存在、堅實永恆。儘管色法無我，妄心卻執著色法有自性。

人的層次不同，有些人前世修習過佛法，因為他們的蔽障很少，當他們一聽到教法，馬上就能生起信心。其他人因為蔽障較厚，就沒有這樣的信心。有些科學家很聰明，可是卻看不到心的本性；只有覺有情如釋迦牟尼佛，才能夠真正了知心的本性。

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Teaching on the Four Yogas of Mahamudra Meditation

Compassionate Garchen Rinpoche started the teachings late by about an hour as he rushed from Airport to Om centre. (was told he decided to rush to Taiwan for an emergency case after a day's teaching yesterday. He travelled midnight and rushed back immediately this afternoon to continue the teachings)

While waiting for Rinpoche 's return,  Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche related in English how Garchen Rinpoche had always did such travelling after a day's teaching or chanting for the sake of beings and rushed back for next day's retreat when he was in China. 

Travelled for sake of all beings...

Without rest himself just to benefit all beings...

We are really fortunate to have met such a compassionate Bodhisattva in this era.

Amituofo _/|\_

Barely panting for breathe, Garchen Rinpoche immediately started the teachings once he reached the centre.

Single pointedness~recognise the view arises from mind to resolve appearance are from one's mind. 
Self clasping is also from mind - single basis all arise from mind.
All phenomenon arise from your mind. 
Look at your mind when you meditate ~  many thoughts arise , virtuous and non virtuous thoughts etc , like dust articles in sunrays. Aware and recognise these thoughts. awareness to sustain but does not pursue the thoughts. Awareness arise wisdom what to do and not to do and on karma of cause and effect.
Recognise awareness that is always there and habitual use till state of single-pointedness. 
4 kinds of placement of mind/ body /feelings /phenomenon. 
When mind distracted awareness sustain mindfulness.
Thru not following thoughts but mindful awareness of it that is mindfulness and meditation.
Afflictive emotions followed caused accumulation of karma and cause of wandering in samsara, ongoing of karmic ripening.
Single pointedness - non distraction in day to day life should be practiced. 
Meditation is state of non distraction.
Non clasp at thoughts that arise. Sustain awareness without distract by thought is meditation and continuity of that sustained  is single pointedness. 
Carry on to dreams, recognise in deep sleep state and develop single-pointedness in all day and night. 
Remain in state without clasping and distractions then one is said to achieve state of single-pointedness. 

Nature of mind is clear and knowing of thoughts arise with clarity let go dissolve of thoughts.
Nature of emptiness is clarity and nature of clarity is emptiness. 
Spotaneous existence.  Self knowing 
Unfabricated is opposite of deliberated effort. 
Thought of I want to meditate is also clasping. 
No intention it just happens naturally.  Awareness know it happens .
Primordial awareness-  one single essence of mind; timeless like space is always there so is nature of mind. 
Exists naturally. Clear and empty like space is natural state of mind.

2nd stage freedom from elaboration; stage of  Away from playwords.
Once single pointedness is achieved,  recognise underlying awareness, see it arising 
Sustain awareness thoughts arise without analysing or investigating. If analyse in existence then you cannot find it but also cannot say it didn't exist as it is the mind that created existence.  Just sustain it , let it be in unaltered state because if conceptualise and clasp the thoughts, the mind becomes confused and habitual thoughts causes fixation. It will  disappear like wave subside to water on its own, without needing to do anything.
Just sustain clarity. 
Whatever arise, let it be and thoughts will dissolve on its own.
Mind free from concept is blissful at natural state.

All our suffering arises from  conceptual elaboration e.g. you think someone has negative intention towards you and you keep ponder and anger arises over and over again towards that person and you suffer in your mind. You may even cry in suffering.
If you don't clasp then nothing affects you  e.g. Don't think about the angry person you don't suffer.
Anger is temporary by that person who has also Buddha nature and reacted badly as he is temporarily faulty or sick. Regard him like a mother caring for sick child and that affliction is sickness. 
We also have that similar affliction ourselves and it disappears like wave in water too.
If you see people who trigger you in past without anger now,then you have achieved freedom from elaboration. 
Make effort in practice to obtain freedom from elaboration. 
Habitualise thru meditation thru sustaining in day to day practice. 
Mind free from elaboration is like space as cannot analyse in terms of existence and space is not affected by anything so what thought arise does not affect the mind. Everything is impermanent. 
Happiness sadness are all impermanent.  Let it be and you are liberated.  Milarepa said Happiness and sadness are the same and if able to see it this way then one achieve state of great bliss and highest level of freedom from elaboration. Space is example of free from elaboration.  
We must understand natural state of mind and Put that understanding into practice and become personal experience and become state free from conceptual elaboration.  
Let go of thoughts that arise - free from elaboration. If not, mind is not free from elaborations. 

One taste of Buddha and Sentient beings and Samsara and Nirvana (BSSN) are indivisible. 
No duality of self and others. Understand mind is an expanse of  space.
Disappear of clasping and conception by Buddha. 
Beings do not recognise that their own mind is non dual from others as long as don't recognise this,  we perceive reality with others. It is just consciousness and meditate on it then it become premordial wisdom. 

Consciousness transform to premordial wisdom if non duality is recognised.
One taste when no duality seeing BSSN.
One taste of BSSN. Everything seem equal of one taste.
One in samsara see diversity though it is just one taste.
If realised nature of mind, diversity becomes  one taste.

It's intrinsic of mind. No duality- all are same .
Nature of mind is like space and investigate space of existence you find no duality .
No need to think if I am the Buddha or not.
Know clear nature of mind like space
Clear and empty space as nature.
Clear - knowing capacity of empty space like nature. Awareness is empty so it is like space.
State of one taste is Enlightened mind of Buddha.

Affliction arise but with awareness becomes primordial awareness and wisdom.

As awareness mindfulness arise, emotion of anger arise awareness - thought transform to primordial awareness.
Primordial Awareness always present and affliction becomes support for awareness .
All beings have Buddha nature.
One is  liberated upon arising of thought with awareness.
All beings with not realised nature  suffer in misery.
Seeing pervasive compassionate nature of mind is Buddha. Gain confidence in yourself.

4th state- Non meditation 
When angry, arises awareness of anger, due to the recognition, the thought is transformed into primordial awareness.
Thought arises simultaneously with awareness then thought itself becomes essence of primordial awareness. 

Primorial Awareness is always there and thru power of sustained awareness, the 5 affliction becomes wisdom as you rest in state of one taste. 
The moment afflictions arises, it becomes wisdom fire of primordial awareness. 
Imminent presence of awareness is primordial pure, spontaneously present...Nature state of Awareness. 
Beings all possess Buddha nature and primordially not different from Buddha and natural state when thoughts arise with awareness , naturally thought is seem as awareness itself.
Upon afflictions arising , it  is liberated. 
And move on to next realised state of Buddha . Recognise qualities of Buddha of 3 Kayas are  complete within your own mind...when you look at your mind the empty essence of mind which is like space has no centre and boundary is referred to wisdom of empty essence which is Dharmakaya nature.
That nature possesses a natural awareness clarity which is like space but space  also clear liveliness of its empty nature and is the quality  of Sambhogakaya.
That clear empty nature also  has pervasive compassion energy and all beings not recognised that nature , their suffering is incredible even slightest  problems create misery. Even though they are and possess  Buddha nature,  they have not recognised that, hence suffer. 
Pervasive make unbiased compassion.
The state of kayas are natural radiant and compassionate quality and natural state of mind. 

Seeing that gain confidence in yourself .
Habitual awareness hence state of non meditation. 

Increasing clarity in empty nature of mind. As we engage in meditation practice, Quality of meditation increase, mind becomes increasing clear. Ultimately we would like to sustain in body, speech and mind. 
Essence of thoughts becoming primordial awareness.

In summary:
Single-pointedness is when a thought arises is able to suppress, let go of thought.
Essence of Freedom from elaboration is that  not only to suppress the thought but uproot/ undo the thought. 
One taste when thought arise as primordial awareness naturally is there.
Non meditation- no more  effort required. Right now meditation practice with some effort but once reach state of primordial awareness that arise naturally, no effort is required and awareness arises naturally day and night.
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Pardon is sought again as above is what I tried to gather as much I could of the teaching.

Reflecting on above teachings, the verses of Heart Sutra arose in my mind...  _/|\_

Empowerment , Commitment & Samaya

Question: If we have taken different empowerments of different deities and there are commitments to recite a certain number of their mantra, if we miss out any of them, would it be the same if we in our mind know that there is actually no difference in reciting any of them? Or is it compulsory that we have to recite each and every one of them?

Garchen Rinpoche Answered: "Even though you have received many empowerments, if you understand the nature of the deity, you understand that it is sufficient to only practice a single deity. By practicing a single deity genuinely, you are accomplishing the essence of all deities. 

In fact, it is better to focus on the practice of just one deity, because then it will be easier to habituate to the deity to the point where you will not forget about the deity. To accomplish the deity means to never forget about the deity, it means that the deity always remains in your mind, it never separates from you. As it is always in your mind, you become the deity. 

If you never separate from the deity, you will also remember the deity in the Bardo after death, upon which you will attain enlightenment into the samboghakaya form of the deity. 

Sometimes people worry about receiving too many empowerments because they think that they cannot keep all the samayas. Actually if you practice the root samaya of love, compassion and mindfulness, you are keeping all samayas of all deities, even if you only recite the mantra of one deity. In order to understand this you must understand the essence of the deity. If you think that the deities are all separate, there will be a conflict. Actually the power of one wisdom deity is contained within all deities. 

Various deities appear in order to suit the various thoughts and inclinations of sentient beings, but actually their nature is one and the same. The nature of all deities is bodhichitta. Therefore, if you practice bodhichitta and mindfulness, and only recite the mantra of one deity, you are keeping all your samayas. If you do not practice bodhichitta and mindfulness, no matter how many different mantras you recite, you are not keeping your samayas. 

That is because bodhichitta is the very life-energy of the deity. Without bodhichitta the deity is like a dead body. However, it is necessary to practice at least one deity on a daily basis. 

In the various empowerment texts it is mentioned in the section of repeating the samaya that one must recite the mantra of that deity, but this must be mentioned in each sadhana because in old days the masters would only receive this one empowerment and then practice this for the rest of their lives. For this reason it must be mentioned in each empowerment text. But for us, since we receive so many empowerments nowadays, it is crucial to understand the meaning and essence of the empowerment: It is said: "In the expanse of primordial wisdom, all the Buddhas are one."

问题：我们领受过不同本尊的灌顶，因此有誓言必须念诵一定数量的咒语。如果我们没有完全照做，因为了解念诵任何一个咒语都没有分别，但是否是这样？或者是每天一定要念诵每一种本尊的咒语？

噶千仁波切回答：尽管你领受了许多灌顶，如果你明白本尊的本质，你就能明白其实修持一个本尊就足够了。以至诚修持一个本尊，你将能获得一切本尊的精要。

实际上，最好是能专注修持一个本尊，因为这将让我们易于熟习本尊，以至不会忘失本尊。要获得本尊成就，必须永不忘失本尊，本尊一直常驻在你心中，从不与你分离。因为本尊一直在心中，你就成了本尊。如果你从不与本尊分离，你将能在死亡后的中阴阶段忆起本尊，并在当下以本尊的报身佛形象证悟佛果位。

如果你认为本尊都是不同的，将会产生冲突。一个智慧尊的力量都包含在所有本尊当中。

不同的本尊的显现是为了适应不同众生的思想和倾向，但他们的本质是相同如一的。

一切本尊的本质就是菩提心。因此，如果你修持菩提心和正念，仅仅是持诵一个本尊的咒语，你已经持守所有的三昧耶戒。如果没有修持菩提心和正念，不论你持诵多少不同的咒语，也是等于没有持守三昧耶戒。因为菩提心是本尊的关键生命力。缺少菩提心的本尊，就犹如死尸一般。不过，每天至少观修一个本尊是有必要的。

不同的灌顶仪轨都会重复念诵三昧耶戒律文，其中一条是你必须持诵本尊咒语。这个誓言会出现在每一个灌顶仪轨中，因为过去的年代，大师都只领受一个灌顶，并终身修持。因此，所有灌顶仪轨都有这条戒律。如今，我们都领受许多的灌顶，因此重要的
是要明白灌顶的意义和精要：颂曰：“在广阔的本初智之中，诸佛是一体的。”

(Text source:
http://www.amidewa-retreat.com/web/question-answer?start=28
Picture source: Internet)

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF GARCHEN RINPOCHE!

Happy 81st Birthday! May you stay young and healthy with long life to teach all sentient beings!  祝您身体健康, 长久住世,法轮常转!

Visited DTDL for celebration and One of the main events is to recite above Sutra text and write/trace the Sutra container...

 Benefits of writing the Sutra container Unfathomable Life and Transcendental Wisdom!

Lights also offered and Birthday song sang and cake eaten... and also short teachings by Dorzin Rinpoche on importance of Guru Devotion...

May we all  practise well... Lama Chenno...

礼敬阿弥陀佛
请您加持在世间努力不懈教化众生的仁波切。
让他长久住世，色身能更灵敏，继续他的菩萨行！
让世间的我们有位身体力行菩萨道，学习的好榜样！
阿弥陀佛_/|\_

Dear Amitabha Buddha,
May you bless your ambassador in samsara who earnestly teaches...
May the living Bodhisattva who is great inspiration to us be in good form and health, live long to continue brighten up the lives of many via his Bodhisattva acts.
Amituofo _/|\_

感恩！

感恩阿弥陀佛！

满了我想睡足三日三夜的愿！😅😘😊

回想休假前我就发了个小愿，想要睡个三日三夜以补充以往严重的缺眠。但心与身却静不下来，一直往外攀, 往外跑！阿弥陀佛想是看不过眼，就选了在祂的圣诞让我的身心静下来。

原本， 打算一大早就往净宗新厦参与佛七到晚上圆满但却在早上病发，发烧了。

无奈只好在家自修，虽然曾烧到39.8度但身心还好, 只有少许不适， 还可完成基本功课。尤其记起前一天散心念佛时忆起噶千爷爷慈悲的叮咛: 继续努力, 精进努力的一幕以让我调正心念, 提醒了我有噶千爷爷的"南无阿弥陀佛"的佛号唱诵CD就播着, 跟着念诵，就这样在清醒与昏沉间靠着噶千爷爷及阿弥陀佛的加持度过。

第二日起来， 感觉差不多痊愈了，友人也传简讯说已经为我在印度的寺庙点了之前请她帮忙点的 butter lamps，  难怪好得快。😊

感恩！晚上还溜出去上课, (好开心听到<<维摩诘经>>的故事如香积佛土众以闻香入三昧法等），回来时只是稍微不适，无大碍。觉得真是阿弥陀佛加持让我无碍去上课。💗🙏💗

但第三日早上去了巴刹, 也许那儿的环境较差，回来后，病情恶化，感冒加重。尤其肌肉酸痛般在后脑的痛只能直喊痛痛痛。。。

平常能靠自己念佛号自疗，可这次却只能提起"痛"号，知修行差了，得靠他力~ 噶千爷爷的加持。他真不愧是阿弥陀佛的使者！就在他的慈悲唱诵下，痛逐渐消失了。我就完全身心放松地沉浸在他与阿弥陀佛的加持中。之后，无意中发现全身柔软，尤如前一天听闻到的阿弥陀佛第三十三愿的蒙光触身获益愿所提到的身心柔软般？，真是神奇。。。（当然这只是我自己的感受理解;-P)

第四日早上起来，感觉好多了，但还是在家休息，以补足三日三夜睡眠愿。晚上因感觉好多就没再播放噶千爷爷的CD助眠，可隔天早上起来，就感觉身体较硬化，不像之前的柔软，就连忙试着再播放CD。真是神奇， 听着唱诵，真的感觉整个身体放松，摸摸身体，是比听唱诵前柔软了。阿弥陀佛！感恩加持！

但生病毕竟还是会大伤元气的，所以还是得小心照顾这个色身。。。
My lessons  from this illness 😓
Though our body is not to be attached, Must take good care of it as need it for practice....
Illness is no joke... is suffering...
It reminds me to be more compassionate towards the sick... 😓
Impermanence...  better do what we wish as soon as possible,  don't drag...you never know when is that last day...

5th 100 million Ami Dewa Recitation Retreat 2015

The 5th 100 Ami Dewa Recitation Retreat was held on 11-14 Jun at Marina Bay Sands'  basement Exhibition Hall F. 

It is a much spacious hall compared to the cosy ballroom where it was held for the past 2 years. This year we had a good team of Rinpoches,  Khenpo, Lamas and 2 Anilas on stage with us! 

Rinpoche leading crowd in circumambulating the Mandala Stupa during lunch-breaks.

Giving Hi-5s to devotees at end of each day's session.

Always displaying a Joyous smile to us despite own bodily discomfort.

Thank you, Compassionate Rinpoche!

Gratitude to you ...

Thanks for another relaxing retreat with precious teachings by not only Garchen Rinpoche but the two young Rinpoches and Khenpo.

Yes, another farewell trip to Changi Airport to send Rinpoche off on 17th Jun 2015, 8am.

After hearing more stories about Garchen Rinpoche, it further reinforces my faith in Him as Ambassador of Amitabha Buddha, <<弥陀慈父>>的化现。。
菩萨的慈悲~
他知道谁需要多点拥抱或言语鼓励。。。
虽然自身的色身也呈现败坏的现象但慈悲的他转换自身的痛苦，永远以慈悲的笑脸迎众生，为众生祈福。_/|\_

今年我又到机场为他送行，而他也慈悲地早到为众生祝福加持。
幸运地，我排在前面但紧张的我又惯性地以汉传感恩拜別礼拜师父的传统，准备跪下向他供卡达。慈悲的仁波切立即站起来阻止我，并说:"不要跪,不要跪..."。并不断地跟我说：“Ji Ji Mu Li ，Ji Ji Mu Li..."。
当时的我听得一头雾水， 不知藏文翻译那是什么意思。但由于后面己排起了长龙，我只好快速地退到一旁。
后来，友人帮我分析才发觉仁波切讲"不要跪"是汉语，那Ji Ji Mu Li 很可能是继续努力,精进努力。 顿时, 我更感动地觉得他的慈悲简单的叮咛却是对我很好的勉励。

接着,在一旁看着仁波切加持着其他人,发现他的爱是一视同仁无私的，不是世间执着的亲子之爱。虽然对有些人他会拥抱多些，或关怀多些，如对一位生病的师兄他关怀地慰问，加持他多些。但他是适当地根据那人的需要及接受尺度给予适当的关怀。比如对属于较保守一族,他就以头碰头,轻搂来祝福。
对每个要与他拍照的人,他展开双手,露出慈祥爷爷看到孙儿们时亲切的笑容。
佛友说也许这就是为何很多人也喊他为噶千爷爷。
回想那情节,令我不禁想起<<弥陀慈父>>这词...他真是弥陀慈父的化现！
Parents of my generation  are usually more reserved and stricter,  being less expressive of love to their children but they melt with smiles whenever they see their grandchildren...
Towards all beings, Garchen Rinpoche is like a grandfather always happily,  receiving his grandchildren with open arms...I feel so touched...

自古高僧都多节俭纯朴，谦悲教导世人。
无意中看到，拍到仁波切节俭用纸的一幕，相信在以后应用及丢弃任何物品时，也会常提点自己要小心应用物资。
我想这就是古人常说的，如能长期在一位有德上师边学习，将对修行有助长。
以后当我又松懈不精进时， 只要看到照片，想到仁波切慈悲的叮咛勉励： 继续努力，精进努力。。。, 相信将会给我一定的加持力，继续努力吧！
也感恩仁波切满了我们的愿，让我们拍了很多好照片。。。
愿阿弥陀佛继续加持仁波切让他长久住世，继续他的菩萨行让世间的我们有位身体力行菩萨道，学习的好榜样。
阿弥陀佛_/|\_
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以下是乔美仁波切讲述上师噶千仁波切的故事。
- http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA3ODIwOTc5Ng%3D%3D&mid=203671962&idx=1&sn=bd99842b4e6ffa1452af9e01a6c06fe7&scene=1&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0#rd

4th 100 million Ami Dewa Recitation Retreat 2014

At the 4th 100 million Ami Dewa Recitation retreat at MBS,  a gift of 初解脱 Initial liberation Mantra band was given.  It is believed whoever sees the mantra will have planted seeds for liberation and one who is touched by the person wearing the mantra band will also receive such blessing. 

( ~ 见此咒得解脱)

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2299385483406236&id=416809031663900

Gratitude to H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, Dorzin Dhondrup Rinpoche and lamas and all for organising the retreat.

Feeling Blessed…

Om Ami Dewa Hri 

AMITUOFO _/|\_ 

 Ref: http://www.amidewa-retreat.com/web/index.php

(1st encounter with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche was in 2007 when he came to lead the Mani retreat after H.E. Druwang Rinpoche entered into parinirvana in Singapore .
I find him very compassionate and that affinity drew me to attend another event led by him at a Clan hall. As like most other Tibetan events, it ended with a Blessing ceremony by Rinpoche. I was then carrying heavy bags and I put them down at a side when it was my turn. After blessings by him, I was surprised when he pointed at my bags to remind me of them. I was surprised at his attention to everyone.
When he held the 1st Ami Dewa Retreat in Singapore, since it is a chant of mantra of Amitabha Buddha, I decided to attend it despite lots of discouragement by Dharma friends of Chinese Mahayana tradition who were concerned. It turned out I made a right decision as Rinpoche gave many useful teachings that I could complement my Chinese Mahayana practice and the retreat was an enjoyable one that I mark it as an annual retreat to attend.
This is the 4th year and we are glad to have him again to lead us. During the retreat we can see signs of his discomfort but he persevered with coming down stage to give rounds of empowerment to all present. His wheel is always turning. He always put on a smiling face when he notices you are taking pictures of him. He blesses everyone with such attention. Friend said that he wiped her tears when he saw her tears during the blessing. And he gestures me back to take a photo with him when he saw my friend trying to help take a photo of us after his blessing. He is really so kind and attentive to everyone. To me, he is like a reassurance representative sent by Amitabha Buddha.
Oh Amitabha Buddha, may you bless Rinpoche with Good Health that he is able to lead and guide more beings.
Om Ami Dewa Hri _/|\_
Amituofo _/|\_ )