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Achi
Chokyi Drolma: powerful
Protectress "loved by all" ____________ Dearest
Friends @ CAS, Everyone
loves Achi. Achi saves from
poverty, gives strength, tames attacks ( from lurking monsters
& "bad" mother human beings ) and provide divine guidance
and blessings on the path to Enlightenment. Achi
is swift, powerful - an emanation of Vajrayogini, the divine
mothers of infinite Buddhas. Quoting
from the Chakrasamvara Root Tantra, "The Head of the Activity
Dakinis will come th the area of Tidro cave in Drikung. This
will be a nirmanakaya manifestation of Vajra Yogini."
Famed
mainly as THE iconic
protectress of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage, Achi simultaneously
cuts through Then,
again, how unfairly inadequate to expect anything less from
Madame Achi, CAS's secret Shield and Provider.... The
Highlight/s ( News / Teachings ) This
time, will be our third hosting of the precious initiation
of supreme Achi: -
Khenpo Rangdrol - the standing, peaceful form of Achi ( 2003
) -
Terton Ganor Rinpoche - the visionary terma of sitting peaceful
Achi ( 2007 ) Perhaps,
it seems inevitable that it is CAS's karma that the
Principal of Kagyu college shall return to bestow the chief
aspect of wrathful Achi on Her swift, blue horse,
complete with full Oral-Transmission and full textual support
of Her Smoke Offering, Torma Offering and Sadhana. This
chief aspect of Achi Chokyi Drolma is very rarely bestowed and
from our records ( generally
accurate ), bestowal
of the chief aspect of Achi has been much restricted
and the last bestowal was 7 years back in 2001 - then,
with no translation of texts as yet available.
From
( You
can see the full programme at www.casotac. This,
then, shall come to pass but do keep your prayer wheels rolling
and rosaries clicking. "To
Achi ......!!" "Beautiful
Queen of Space, you are adorned with the glorious Dharma ....
You hold sway over the demonic forces that sow the wrong views.
Glorious
Mother of Happiness, you are the source of our great bliss
and joy..... you smile and gently laugh to bring peace.... Your
"damaru" filling the universe with its sweet sounds....
On
Your blue water-horse amidst the clouds .... ( so ) rides the
laughing Glorious Goddess Queen of Space....."
(
by Drikung Kyobpa ) bb
& all friends p/s: -
For Simultaneous translation into Chinese, grab a FM radio with
headsets. - There will only be webcast of the teachings. Khenpo prefers not to have the initiation of Achi webcasted. -
Next week, CAS will be with Khenpo Konchog Rangdol for FULL
programme ( see www.casotac. ____________ Quote/s
from the Buddha's holy scripture Sariputta and Mum(Ed - One reason I found this story so interesting is that, hey, even Enlightened Ones sometimes have problems with their parents)
Sariputta was the Buddha's top disciple. His wisdom and ability to teach was said to be second only to the Buddha. Sariputta died before the Buddha. A few months before his death, he bade his last farewell to the Buddha (all Enlightened Ones know when they're dying) and told him that he wanted to go home to repay his mother's kindness. The Buddha answered, "I understand". Sariputta's mother was Sari. (The word Sariputta means "Sari's son"). She was very upset that her son became a monk. She much rather that he lived a lay life. So after he entered monkhood, she refused to talk to him. When Sari heard that her son was returning, she was overjoyed. But when she saw him and realized that he was still a monk, she refused to see him or talk to him. As days went by, Sariputta became weaker and weaker. Still, his mother refused to talk to him. It was said that on the night before Sariputta's Final Nirvana (ie death), gods came to his room by the truckloads to pay their final respect. According to the scriptures, Sariputta was not only a famous teacher of men, he was also a teacher of gods. All these gods come to say goodbye to their teacher. It was said that the glorious lumination of the gods brightened up the whole room. Sari was awoken by the bright light and came to see what the commotion was. When she witness all these gods paying respects to her son (instead of the other way round!), she realized that her son was no ordinary monk after all. Only then did she talk to him. Sariputta's last act before his death was to teach his mother the Four Noble Truths. Learning thus, mum became a Stream- Winner. Sariputta had thus repayed his mother's kindness and he passed away. ____________ The Update/s
The Guru: "Lost & Found"
Apparently, the earthly Pure Land of Guru Padmasambhava
in Pema Kod in India, is not plugged into the world's mobile
channels. After months, Khenpo Tsering Dorje has finally been
located. Khenpo has since travelled from India to Taiwan, from
there to Hong Kong, then back again to Taiwan. His continuation
of the Longchen Nyingthig transmission is tentative given His
horrifying schedule but if realised, there will be Oral
Transmission of the entire Yonten Dzod volume ( "Treasury
of Precious Qualities" ), the Eight Great Commands and the Queen
of Great Bliss.
Safe Waters
The cream of cream of the Gelugpa heads: the
100th Ganden Trisur, the Sharpa Choje, Loseling Khensur and
Gen Wangchen ( Teacher of Ling Rinpoche incarnate - senior
tutor of the Dalai Lama ) has had safe drinking water ever
since their aluminium kettles have been replaced with stainless
steel ones. Loden-la has emailed on the
successful acquisition and Friends @ CAS can once more
slap their backs in joy on the mission accomplished
( !! )
FOR Friends of
CAS
( May the Dharma flourish far and
wide, bringing peace and liberation to all mother beings wherever
they are !! )
ONE
His Eminence Garchen
Rinpoche - July 2008. Contact Yi Hui yihui.lim@gmail.
TWO
A Public Forum on
Psychological Disabilities ( supported by Metta School and related
organisations ), contact Jeffrey wooson@singnet.
THREE
To volunteer collection
of old Singapore Airlines uniforms for the poor, contact See Kay
mycherrytea@
FOUR
Krodhikali Puja and Empower by
Dungse Garab Dorje Rinpoche, contact Cindy cindytay@pacific.
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FROM Friends of CAS
The Dharmapada:
"Homage to Lord
Buddha, the Noble One who tames neither with swords nor sticks
but with loving compassion."
Loving Lion:
Ann Lurie Berlin
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tELL A fRIEND "KNOW
DHARMA; SHARE DHARMA !!" Be
part of our thousand++ "Friends
@ CAS" (
that belongs to Chenrezig & other holy beings ) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "I
wanna number my days in samsara. sUBSCRIBE
mE NOW !!" Email
contact@casotac. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx See
www.casotac. "A Saint in Seattle" ( Wisdom Publication )
"Dezhung Rinpoche** was not particularly
fond either of central Tibetan nobles or of the claims of high
birth; what he approved of was the merit system, especially when
it came to recognizing religious teahcers.
He often repeated the traditional
Tibetan saying," If a beggar's child has abilities, there's no
stopping him from becoming the Ganden Throne Holder [ or Ganden
Tripa -- the offical Head of the Gelug Lineage whose heads
are selected on basis of seniority-appointme
He also said there were three ways
to be recognised as a great lama. The first was by familial descent,
which was worst. The second was as an "incarnate lama" ( or tulku
) which also was very imperfect. The third way was through recognized
merit and saintly achievement, which was best. In this connection,
Dezhung Rinpoche also repeated the view: "How much better it would
be to test prospective tulkus for their knowledge after they grew
up than to test them as infants for their abiliy to dientify various
objects!!"
( pg 259 )
** Dezhung Rinpoche was
a Root Teacher of the present Sakya Trizin and almost all other
leaders of the Sakya lineage. He has also passed transmissions
to the late Dilgo Khyentse, the late Kalu Rinpoche and the late
16th Karmapa.
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