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本帖最后由 噶瑪敦珠寧波 于 2012-3-29 22:45 编辑
Why Setrap in Kechara?
A question from my blog:
Rinpoche, why did you choose Setrap for kechara House to practice? I heard that
when you were young, you really like Pelden Hlamo. So why do you give Setrap to
all of your students? From Losang B
Dear Losang,
This is a really good question. Pelden Hlamo is connected to me from my previous
lives and She has a very special place in my heart since I was young child. I was
very drawn to Her naturally. I would do thousands of Her mantras along with
Manjushri and Avalokitesvara on my own when a child. My parents didn’t like it at
all and tried to stop me many times, but I did it in secret. The oracle lady in
DharamXala told me to always practice Pelden Hlamo as she is connected to me.
Wow..what a blessing..to be connected to Pelden Hlamo.
When I just see Pelden Hlamo’s painting I get very excited, have to prostrate to
Her and fold my hands as a child. I would sit in front of Her painting for hours
and do Her mantra whenever I can get away from home. The local Mongolian-Kalmuck
Temple had a thangka of Her and other protectors such as Mahakala and Kalarupa…
but She was very exciting to me.
When I joined Gaden Shartse Monastery, the whole Monastery worships/propitiates
Setrap. So I figured when I started my dharma centre I would want it affiliated
with Gaden Shartse Monastery so whatever we practice in Kechara would be the same
as in Gaden Shartse. Everything and anything Gaden Shartse practices is time
tested by thousands of great monks for the past 600 years so THEY CANNOT BE WRONG.
So Kechara will have the same practices as in Gaden Shartse so Kechara members
will be on the right track and confident in what they are doing.
Secondly, if I was to have people do pujas, it was easier when they went to
Shartse, it would be the same as in Kechara. Lastly after I have died, Kechara
would be connected to Gaden Shartse and protected by Gaden Shartse binding them
together as they have the same practices. My people in Kechara would be
spiritually safe being connected to Gaden Shartse with the same practices when I
am not here anymore. I want all who are associated with me/Kechara to be safe and
ok after I am dead. I owe it to everyone and I care too much not to make sure of
that. So if they are in Setrap’s hands, THEY WILL BE SAFE…VERY SAFE AND THAT
BRINGS COMFORT TO MY MIND.
I am not a perfect being or have many great qualities, but I do care about my
people and others very very very much. So many trust me, but I am not worthy of
such trust, so if I place the people who trust me into infallible practices such
as done in Gaden Shartse Monastery, then I KNOW EVERYONE WILL BE OK. I know
genuine, true and pure dharma will enter all those who are associated with
Kechara. I am not without fault, but the so many of the great monks in Gaden
Shartse are so highly realized and I trust them. So if they do Setrap, I trust
Setrap. Whatever practices they do, I trust them…All practices in Kechara House
must come from either HH D L, HH Panchen Rinpoche, HH Kyabje Zong Rinpoche
and Gaden Shartse Monastery. There are many other excellent and genuine practices
in all Monasteries/lineages/teachers, but I am not familiar with everything, but I
am familiar with Gaden’s. So I offer my friends what I am familiar with and that
is with respect to all practices and traditions.
I also I cannot just give practices I like, perhaps the practices I like do not ‘
suit’ or have affinity with the majority of the people I am associated with. So I
cannot give practices to people just because I like it or practice or it’s
appropriate for me. I have to share what I think would be good for them…..Their
spiritual benefit is the most important factor in all my decisions in anything I
do.
I heard many amazing stories on how Setrap helps and is very swift from old holy
monks…I was very inspired to bring Him to others. I also met Setrap Himself
through an oracle monk taking trance in Gaden years back and I WAS AMAZED AT
SETRAP’S ENERGY AND PRESENCE.. I know if I introduce Him to people, he is the
real deal and would benefit so many many many people. I know from the Gaden
Shartse monks/my gurus that Setrap is a fully enlightened being…so will be a
perfect object to have as a protector.
Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Kenusr Jampa Yeshe Rinpoche, Kyabje
Lati Rinpoche, Thepo Rinpoche, Drayab Loden Sherab, Kensur Konchok Tsering
Rinpoche, Geshe Jinpa of Pukhang House, Geshe Norbu, Gaden Tri Rinpoche, Sharpa
Choeje Lobsang Nyima, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, Kari Kensur Rinpoche, Nyeakri Gyuto
Kensur, and the hundreds of monks in Gaden all rely on Setrap…Setrap must be very
special…and He is….all these lamas prove to me Setrap is an unexcelled and
potent Dharma protector. Hence, in Kechara House, He is our protector just like in
Gaden Shartse Monastery. In Kechara we do a wonderful prayer to Setrap composed by
His Holiness the Great 5th DL-I really like that prayer so much. If the
great Fifth DL can compose a prayer to Setrap, then Setrap is very
special..as 5th DL is a Buddha and cannot make mistakes….
Our Setrap Chapel in Gaden Shartse was blessed by so many high lamas and blessed
by His Holiness the 14th DL also…I have brought many to visit the Setrap
in Gaden Shartse as it’s very holy. Now we have a very blessed and large Setrap
statue in Kechara due to the hard work and devotion of so many. This Setrap statue
is highly blessed as he was invited from the depths of our hearts.
Those were my primary reasons.
Much luck to you…TR
P.S. I am not qualified in any way to make up teachings and just pass it to
others. Therefore a lineage/source of the practice is very important. When you
have a lineage or source, you can rest assured the practice will bear results and
you have nothing to worry about. When people trust you, you must hold their trust
sacred and give them back what is genuine and real. They have only one
spirituality and we cannot ruin it for them..hence a lineage is of the utmost
importance. Anything from Gaden Shartse Monastery come from Tsongkapa or His
illustrious disciples, so NOTHING CAN EVER BE WRONG WITH THAT no matter how strong
our delusions may be.
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