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| Tuesday, the 27th of May, 2008 "Chen-re-zig" |
The great Tibetan saint, Patrul Rinpoche wrote:
Om Mani Padme Hum,
Tibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika
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| Ah! Fount of compassion, my root teacher, Lord Chen-re-zig, you are my only protector! The Six-syllable mantra, essence of your speech is the sublime Dhar-ma; from now on I have NO hope BUT you! |
in order to benefit beings, takes on the form of a Bo-dhi-
sat-tva. All the Buddhas have but one nature and their
compassion is embodied in Chen-re-zig.
As the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas,
Chen-re-zig is at the same time the source of all Buddhas
and Bo-dhi-sat-tvas, since compassion is the very root
of enlightenment.
Chen-re-zig is compassion itself in the form of a deity.
Chen-re-zig is the Dhar-ma,
Chen-re-zig is the Sang-ha;
Chen-re-zig is the Gu-ru,
Chen-re-zig is the Yi-dam,
Chen-re-zig is the Da-ki-ni;
Chen-re-zig is the Dhar-ma-ka-ya,
Chen-re-zig is the Sam-bho-ga-ka-ya,
Chen-re-zig is the Nir-ma-na-ka-ya;
Chen-re-zig is A-mi-ta-bha,
Chen-re-zig is Gu-ru Rin-po-che,
Chen-re-zig is Ar-ya Ta-ra;
and above all Chen-re-zig is
our own Root Teacher.
Like a hundred streams passing under a single bridge,
To receive his blessings is to receive the blessings of all
the Buddhas, and to realize his nature is to realize the
nature of all the Buddhas.
Chen-re-zig manifests infinite forms; kings, spiritual
teachers, ordinary men and women, wild animals, even
mountains, trees, bridges – whatever is necessary to
fulfill sentient beings’ needs.
Similarly, Chen-re-zig’s Six-syllable mantra, Om Ma-
ni Pad-me Hum, is the compassionate wisdom of all the
Buddhas manifested as sound.
Within it is contained the essential meaning of all eighty-
four thousand sections of the Buddha’s teachings.
Of all the many mantras of various kinds, such as
• awareness mantras,
• dharanis and
• secret mantras,
not one is superior to the six syllables of Chen-re-zig.
The great benefits of reciting this mantra, commonly
known as the Ma-ni, are described again and again in
both {the} sutras and tantras.
It is said that to recite the Ma-ni even once is the same
as reciting the whole of the twelve branches of Buddha’s
teachings.
Reciting the six syllables of the Ma-ni perfects the six
Pa-ra-mi-tas and firmly blocks any possibility of rebirth
in the six realms of Sam-sa-ra.
It is a simple practice, easy to understand and accessible
to all, and at the same time it contains the essence of the
Dha-rma.
If you take the Ma-ni as your refuge both in happiness
and in sorrow, Chen-re-zig will always be with you, you
will feel more and more devotion without any effort, and
all by itself the realization of the Ma-ha-ya-na path will
arise in your being.
There is nothing in the whole world that can actually
frighten away the Lord of Death, but the warm radiance
of Chen-re-zig’s compassion can completely dispel the
dread felt by anyone as Death approaches. This is what is
meant by “undeceiving refuge.”
Totally free from Sam-sa-ra, Chen-re-zig is always
ready to help sentient beings, and even the slightest
movement – a gesture of his hand, a blink of his eyes –
has the power to free us from Sam-sa-ra.
When we invoke him by reciting the Ma-ni, we should
never think that he is too far away to hear us, in some
distant Buddhafield… in truth his compassion never
forsakes a single being.
He manifests himself constantly in whatever form may
benefit beings most, particularly in the form of great
spiritual teachers; so we should understand with complete
conviction that Chen-re-zig, the supreme protector who
shows all sentient beings the path to liberation, {could
be} in fact none other than our root teacher.
Lord Buddha's teachings are inconceivably extensive and
profound. To attain an exhaustive intellectual
understanding of them would indeed be a rare and
remarkable achievement. But even that would NOT be
enough by itself.
Unless we also achieve inner realization by actually
applying the teachings and mingling them with our
minds, whatever knowledge we may gain remains
theoretical and will only serve to increase our self-
infatuation.
We have read a lot of books and heard a lot of teachings,
but it hasn't been of much benefit in really transforming
our beings.
Leaving the doctor's prescription by the bedside will NOT
cure the illness. So turn your mind inward and ponder
deeply the meaning of the Dharma until it permeates your
whole beings.
This is why Patrul Rinpoche says:
That is why my essays can find their way to your computer at
absolutely NO charge, that is why I’ve made “Quick Path to Happy
Peace,” and a devotional image of Chen-re-zig available for
FREE download, that is why I’ve made the commentaries and
explanations available for only modest donations, that is why your
opportunity to make the most of this fantastic opportunity that has
been made available to you now
absolutely NO charge, that is why I’ve made “Quick Path to Happy
Peace,” and a devotional image of Chen-re-zig available for
FREE download, that is why I’ve made the commentaries and
explanations available for only modest donations, that is why your
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| Chen-re-zig is a fully enlightened Buddha who, |
| Avalokiteshvara, Kuan Yin or Chenrezig... who is this Buddha of Compassion? |
Two generations later, the 14th Dalai Lama’s late teacher,
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, explained:
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, explained:
| Chen-re-zig is the Buddha, |
| Chen-re-zig is the union of all the Buddhas. |
| Even a cool breeze in scorching weather or a soothing moment of relief during a painful illness are manifestations of Chen-re-zig’s compassion. |
| Whatever I know I've left it as theory; it is NO use to me now. Whatever I've done I've spent on this life; it is NO use to me now. Whatever I've thought was all just delusion; it is NO use to me now. Now the time has come to do what is truly useful - recite the Six-syllable mantra. |
Do you like apple pie? The Buddha of Compassion
reminds me, a lot, of Apple pie, because no matter what
you call apple pie, it's still apple pie. Even if you call it
"George;" it's still apple pie:
Like wise, whether you address the Buddha of
Compassion with
the Buddha of Compassion is still the Buddha of
Compassion.
reminds me, a lot, of Apple pie, because no matter what
you call apple pie, it's still apple pie. Even if you call it
"George;" it's still apple pie:
Like wise, whether you address the Buddha of
Compassion with
- the Sanskrit translation - Avalokiteshvara
Bodhisattva,
- the Chinese translation - Kuan Shih Yin Pu'sa,
- the Japanese transliteration - Kwonzeon Bosatsu, or
- the Tibetan translation - Chenrezig;
the Buddha of Compassion is still the Buddha of
Compassion.
