The
basic purpose of any Dharma practice is to purify all karmic
obstacles created since beginning-less lives time ago, to
increase and enhance one’s accumulation of merit and wisdom;
as well as to smoothen our paths toward Supreme Enlightenment.
In Vajrayana, there are countless ways and skillful means
to achieve such goals. In short, Puja enables us to dispel
misfortunes and obstacles, and to fulfill our mundane wishes.
Ultimately speaking, the main purpose of this puja is to
liberate sentient beings from the samsaric ocean of suffering,
and to assist them in attaining Buddhahood – which is the
peerless bliss and unsurpassable happiness of all.
Benefits
of Puja
For the accomplishment of the Four Activities:
- Pacification:
to dispel the Two Obstructions ( 1. Delusive Obscuration
to Liberation 2.Obscuration to Omniscience) and to attain
Supreme Buddhahood.
- Increasing: to
increasing one’s Merit and Wisdom (e.g. the Two Accumulations)
- Magnetizing:
to hook and attract one’s Merit and Wisdom, and to dispel
the Two Obstructions ( 1. Delusive Obscuration to Liberation
2.Obscuration to Omniscience)
- Destroying:
to cut-off self grasping attachment and egoistic views,
to destroy the Four Demons (Sanskrit: Maras 1. Devaputramara,
child of the gods; Kleshamara, mental afflictions; Skandhamara,
appearance as form, and Mrtyamara, mortality); and to
attain Buddhahood in one life time.
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.Through methods of removing obstacles, of gathering
the accumulation of merit and wisdom,
we will be able to recognize our Buddha nature,
and let this recognition evolved into full realization.
~ Sonam Rinpoche ~
The Avalokitesvara Grand Puja 2008
NSCF has organized the first
Avalokitesvara Grand Puja on April 12th and 13th 2008, presided
by H.E. Sonam Rinpoche, at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese
Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More than 300 participants
from the different states of Malaysia joined the two days
events. The two days programs included the Red Avalokitesvara
Initiation, Vajrakilaya Initiation, Thsog Offerings, the
Red Avalokitesvara Changchuk and etc. Sonam Rinpoche conducted
all the programs in accordance to the profound terma that revealed by the terton, 1st Adzom
Drugpa Rinpoche in the 19th century. The terma is the essence
and methods especially in the contemporary era, to remove
obscurations and to accumulate merit as well as to accumulate
wisdom, It is a essential remedy to eliminate delusion and
embark us on the path to Enlightenment. Merit has the power
to pacify one's negative thoughts, afflictions, habitual
patterns, and to transform one's negative karma. The accumulation
of merit leads to the dawning of wisdom. This is the ultimate
objective of organizing the Avalokitesvara Grand Puja 2008.
We were grateful to the
gracious blessings from the Buddha, our beloved root Guru
Sonam Rinpoche, Lamas, sponsors, volunteers, dharma brothers
and sisters and that had participated and together made
this puja an astounding success. All the proceeds that after
deducted for the expenses involved, were directed into the
building fund of the Nga Gyur
Shed Dup Childrens' Home. May all the merits
gained, be dedicated to all mother beings.
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The Medicine Buddha Grand
Puja 2009
NSCF will be organizing
the Medicine Buddha Grand Puja on the 11th and 12th April
2009, at the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly
Hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, presided by H.E. Sonam Rinpoche.
Dharma brothers and sisters that wish to participate are
welcome to contact us via email or kindly click on the upcoming
events button for further details.
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