When I was very young, I came across a puja that leave a deep impression in my heart.
That was late Kunchok Dhondup Rinpoche. In 2001, I was in search of a famous rinpoche that pray for people for cancer and help many le. So I visited that time, and there was a puja.
I stayed on, all of sudden, when doing smoke offerings. On a sunny day, there is a rain outside the temple. And than two double rainbow.
Long ago i heard if the puja do have this happen. I was like disbelieve until i saw them. Many picture was captured and rinpoche temple was always filled with people.
However Rinpoche low profile don't do much in marketing and year by year silently do prayers. Of course a temple lack of promoting, sometimes people will get less and small area also. But I helped out and from there the relationship between omhealth and rinpoche grows. But again low profile until the temple committee dont know me ahahha:>
In 2012, i brought 200 people to be blessed by rinpoche and that was the last grand event le. U are all very blessed.
Rinpoche is not around le, what I can do, is to spread his way of helping people in Singapore. A puja should be free for all and send blessings from heart. And all whose name included should at least that timing generate pure intention for well being of world and all beings.
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Smoke Offering Meaning:
In the past, i find that smoke offering is very good. It symbolised alot of things and indirectly clear obstacles. But again, it can be so commercialised and in taiwan sometimes become a marketing tools. Not many can afford. which lost the meaning. Deep inside my heart, i was thinking, what if people cant afford a puja?
he Smoke Offering" is also known as "The Pure Offering". It was developed in the period of Sakyamunni, and was introduced by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) to Tibet. At that time, The Smoke Offering got rid of many different kinds of evil that bothered Tibetans. The Smoke Offering helped Buddhism prosper, so the people were able to live happily and healthily.
The fundamental principle of Vajrayana practice is to integrate compassion (Karuna) and enlightened wisdom (Paramita) in order to liberate all sentient beings from suffering. Every Dharma practice in Vajrayana always follows these two principles.
The "Smoke Offering" was also introduced
based on the above teaching. The basic essential spiritual power of The Smoke
Offering is based on the Dharma prayers' truly pure heart of compassion. Then
extend the true heart of the prayers, to realize the suffering and needs of
the sentient beings from the Six Realms who would like to demolish all of
their sins. Also, to help liberate
the bardos (those souls who are shapes of an inter-median state) depart from
this world and be re-born in The Pure Land, or as a higher level being in
order to reach enlightenment. As a result of very strong vows of compassion
from the contributors of the offering and the dharma prayers, all of the
Buddhas, Bodhisattva, Dharma protectors, Gods, and attained beings around the
whole universe will automatically bless, support, protect and help you. Besides grain, five colored beans, five colored clothes, fresh leaves from the pine tree, fruits, flowers, wheat, cookies and honey, the materials for "the Smoke Offering" also include hundred of precious herbs. The purified offerings are burned to smoke and contributed to all of the Buddha, Bodhisattva, Deities (Yiddams or Lineage masters), and Dharma Protectors.
The offering cloud and sweet dew (Nectar) transformed from the respect for the Buddha and supported by the Guru Rinpoche and Dharma protectors, and blessed by the Buddha, will satisfy 1080 kinds of evil beings, all kinds of sentient beings or dragons that bring illness to people. The offerings will also be given to all the beings in the world including their relatives and enemies. After getting the smoke offering, all of the beings who received the offerings are liberated from suffering and pain, and reach the state of happiness and satisfaction, or reach to enlightenment.
The contributors of the offerings and prayers extended their truly pure heart of compassion to give the smoke offering, and as a result the beings who were blessed by the offering, will have their disasters and obstacles either eliminated or turned into luck, peace or wealth. Many human diseases will be alleviated or cured, sins will be spiritually purified, disputes with foes will be eliminated, bad luck or sadness will turn to good fortune or peace, and all of ones undertakings or wishes will be supported and realized.
