Golden
Mother
Grand Master conducted the Golden Mother
of Jade Pond Homa Ceremony after the recent Autumn Bardo Deliverance
Ceremonial Assembly
2009-09-15
At 2:00 p.m. on September 6, 2009, one day immediately following the
recent annually held Autumn Bardo Deliverance Ceremonial Assembly, Grand
Master also conducted the Golden Mother of Jade Pond Homa Ceremony with
empowerment at Rainbow Temple. The day also happened to be the birthday
of Golden Mother of Jade Pond.
Early in the morning, Rainbow Temple was already bustled with lot of
people from all over the world. In addition to seventy some Vajra Achara
Masters, there were also Dharma volunteers of various levels, special
guests, fellow devotees, disciples, laity nearing over three thousand
people from everywhere abroad had come to uphold the ceremony in
earnest.
The Homa Ceremonial Hall and surrounding areas erected with tents were
completely filled with people leaving no vacancy. The main palace hall
of Rainbow Temple and consecrated rooms therein were equipped with large
TV screens; the Ceremonial Hall was equipped with a simulcast and
realtime internet broadcast system in place. Meanwhile, True Buddha
devotees of the whole world were synchronizing to the rhythm and tempo
of Grand Master’s execution of mudras in a succession, as well as
tuning into the heart of Golden Mother of Jade Pond and the flaring and
flickering flames of the Homa cauldron intended for subduing calamity,
beseeching good fortunes and procuring wealth.
As the Homa ceremony started off with chanting of the Root Guru
mantra(’Om, Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum’), Grand Master and Vajra
Achara Masters were led in a procession into the Ceremonial Hall by the
temple’s Welcome/Ushering Team. The atmosphere of the temple was laden
with formality and solemnness. The hostess guided audiences into the
pace of the Homa Sadhana using her temperate and graceful voice; the
Homa flames spiraled up just as gracefully. King of Dharma, His
Holiness, the Living Buddha Lian Sheng, executed mudras with sanctitude
and fluidity served to eliminate calamities and bring good fortunes for
multitude of devotees and laity.
Grand Master expounded in his discourse, ’Why didn’t Buddha
Sakyamuni entrust (Dharma Responsibility) to the wisest Boddhisattva
Manjusuri or the most compassionate Avalokitesvara? ’ King of Dharma
said, since the Buddha gave utmost importance to monasticism,
Boddhisattva Ksitigarbha, who was at the time already a monk, was thus
entrusted. King of Dharma, His Holiness, Lian Sheng the Living Buddha,
indicated that True Buddha School has to conform to Buddhist rules and
regulations, and people in monkhood to reassert and uphold Buddhism,
whereas secular devotees to uphold Buddhism. Henceforth as per True
Buddha School, no more secular devotees may be ordained as Vajra Achara
Master; all secular devotees must take ordination in monkhood and have
achievement, and be certified by Grand Master in order to become a Vajra
Achara Master. King of Dharma mentioned, from the two hundredth to three
hundredth year during the Buddhism’s diminishing period in the past,
owing to lack of monks and nuns, there were secular devotees taking on
the role of Vajra Achara Master. Likewise, True Buddha School was under
the same justification that permitted it to honor secular Vajra Achara
Masters.
Grand Master, His Holiness, the Living Buddha Lian Sheng, hoped that all
the lay devotees not to blame it on the Grand Master. Grand Master
further exemplified the circumstance of the Sixth Patriarch, Huey-Neng,
that when he received the Dharma Robe upon enlightenment, he knew that
it’s not appropriate to moralize sentient beings under the guise of a
secular devotee, he hence took ordination in monkhood. King of Dharma
said, True Buddha School emphasizes equality between man and woman;
priority is always given to monasticism. He further noted that, in spite
of gender, all those who are under 45 years of age, and as long as he or
she would take ordination in monkhood and be enlightened, upon whom a
title of Vajra Achara Master of Dharma King will be conferred along with
an Antecedent’s Dharma Robe (as a legacy of lineage). However, if a
person is over 45 years of age and enlightened, upon whom a title of
Vajra Achara Master will also be conferred but only a Dragon Vest will
be given.
Grand Master made mention of Golden Padmakumara: Vajra Achara Master,
Shi Lian-Ming, Blue Padmakumara: Vajra Achara Master, Shi Lian-Fu, Red
Padmakumara: Vajra Achara Master, Shi Lian-Han, Orange Padmakumara:
Vajra Achara Master, Shi Lian-Her, Dharma Brother Der-Siang of Holland
and Dharma Sister Gillian Yu are all enlightened disciples of True
Buddha School. Next time, a Antecedent’s Dharma Robe will be given to
Vajra Achara Master Shi Lian-Her. Grand Master also praised the newly
ordained Vajra Achara Master Lian-Zan and Vajra Achara Master Lian-Lai
for their unselfish demeanors.
Grand Master instructed devotees with strong words and deliberation that
we ought to act out as a paragon for all sentient beings and practice
the Six Austere Disciplines and Ten Thousand Correctitudes,
Vajrayana’s Tummo Practice (sealing off vital elixir in the body,
cultivating small luminous orbs, and Kundalini), opening of the Heart
Chakra, seeing the quintessence of one’s own Buddha nature, and
attainment of the Buddha-nature realized through enlightenment, which
are the utmost importance.
Grand Master cautioned devotees not to divulge the crucial key answer to
unlock one’s enlightenment to a third party, lest that the divulger
and recipient would be doomed with heavy karma and condemned to hell.
Only the enlightened ones may only hint at the context of the key
answer, but not to explicitly expound the gist of the key answer, or
else all violators will be condemned to Vajra Hell.
Grand Master pointed out, upon enlightenment, one has to conform
(subjectively and objectively) to the conditionality of being
enlightened; all demeanors must be conformed to that of an enlightened
one accordingly. Boddhi mind, Middle Path mind and Renunciation mind are
also to be accorded with.
Grand Master hoped that True Buddha School will be succeeded by younger
monks and nuns. He also encouraged every Dharma Instructor to build his
or her accomplishment, provided that he or she is young, Grand Master
would wish that he or she be promoted to a Vajra Achara Master status.
Grand Master noted that every Dharma Instructor is a Padmakumara per se;
a Dharma Instructor can also moralize sentient beings. The Vajra Achara
Masters differ from Dharma Instructors by wearing a Five-Buddha Crown
only.
Lastly, Grand Master encouraged every devotee that regardless of whether
a person is enlightened, monk or nun, Vajra Achara Master, Dharma
Lecturer, Assistant Dharma Instructor, or a lay person, to take up
responsibility to moralize sentient beings and hence be accorded
equanimity.
Following that, Dharma Sister Hsu-Mei Wu and Dharma Brother Kai-Fu Lin
representing Daden Culture Company, contributed $27,000 USD to Sheng-Yen
Lu Charity Fund Foundation through Dr. Foching Lu who is currently the
head of the foundation.
Immediately after that, Indonesia True Buddha School’s Vajra Achara
Masters, Dharma Instructors and fellow devotees conducted a simple yet
solemn ceremony to address a Tantric Dharma bestowment request to Grand
Master and Shimu who were implored to appear in person in Indonesia on a
certain future date.
After the ceremony, Grand Master bestowed the following empowerments on
the attendees: Golden Mother of Jade Pond’s Personal Deity Yoga,
Golden Mother of Jade Pond’s Body Substituting Method and Golden
Mother of Jade Pond’s Seven Great Methods.
Finally, after the three-in-one combo empowerment was given to all
attendees, every body respectfully sent off Grand Master and Shimu.
Meanwhile, demigods, semidevils and chivalry, once again, paid a tribute
to Grand Master and showered down sweet dew once again (on all attendees
and the earth) cleansing every disciple of his or her karma. This was an
auspicious sign that Grand Master had guided disciples to fathom the
quintessence of our Buddha nature so as to become Buddha.
Source: http://www.padmakumara.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7189
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