Dharma Assembly of Empowerment by Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva’s Mind of Great Compassion Experience and Benefits Sharing
-“It was like a wind blowing by the ocean side.”
In September 2016, I had the good fortune to attend the Dharma Assembly of Empowerment by Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva’s Mind of Great Compassion held
at Hua Zang Si in San Francisco. Abbot Dharma Master Ruo Hui was in
charge of the mandala to lead the dharma practice. Earlier, I read the
report about the dharma assembly of empowerment by the greatly
compassionate Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva held in New York ten years ago
and thought that such a dharma assembly must be very uncommon. I could
not have imagined that now I myself had the karmic condition to attend
this dharma assembly. My heart was very excited. I am extremely grateful
to the empowerment from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the greatly loving and compassionate Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva! I thank the dharma master leading the dharma practice!
At the start of the dharma assembly, Dharma Master Ruo Hui described
the expected situation of the dharma assembly as well as the noteworthy
issues to the monastics and laypersons present. Regardless of what might
happen around us, we should always maintain a peaceful mind with good
confidence. We should know that we would be under good protection. Also,
there were fellow brothers and sisters serving as dharma protectors at
the site. Then we chanted mantras together. The sound from everyone’s
voice was not only in unison but also very pleasing to the ear. The
sound of mantras was like an enchanting music. After that, we adjusted
our bodies into the desired posture as instructed by the dharma master
and closed our eyes. The entire crowd was quiet, and the process of
empowerment started.
After about one minute, I felt a breezing wind blowing over. The
feeling was quite obvious. Then the force of the wind became greater and
greater. It was like a wind blowing by the ocean side. My arms began to
swing spontaneously. My feet was also trembling. I felt that I became
very light, as if I would be blown up by the wind. Later the power of
the wind gradually reduced, and I could once again stand firmly on the
ground. After that, I kept that posture throughout the dharma assembly.
There was one moment when my thighs had a very refreshing and cool
feeling.
During the dharma assembly, I heard the sound of patting the body
from other brothers and sisters. Some of them were speaking. Some sang
songs. Some others were dancing. Some attendees laid on the floor, and
some of them were rolling on the floor. Some fellow brothers and sisters
performed mudras in the process. When we shared our experiences after
the dharma assembly had ended, I learned that each person generated
different manifestations from his/her own sensation and response. All
received empowerment. The occurrence of the above situations in the
midst of the dharma assembly made the process quite bustling. I tried my
best to keep my mind from being interfered. Actually, the strong and
powerful empowerment made me feel that my heart was very pure and
tranquilized at that time. I was truly better calmed than when I was in
my normal sitting meditation. There wasn’t much illusory thought.
After fellow brothers and sisters shared their own experience from
the dharma assembly, we immediately went to a small town by the ocean
side to hold the ending practice of releasing living beings from
captivity. When dharma water was sprinkled to the little fish and crabs
in a water pool, they were all jumping actively. We could see that they
were very excited. Then we all followed a queue to take turn to release
them. They were very delighted to return to the ocean. At that time,
there were no seagulls present to disturb them. Everything was very
perfectly accomplished and successful!
On the day before the dharma assembly, I was stilling having a flu.
When the empowerment dharma assembly ended, I felt that my nose was no
longer stuffy. My breathing was smooth and free of obstruction. My brain
felt fresh. I was filled with the joy of the dharma!
I am grateful to the empowerment from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the greatly loving and compassionate Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva!
I thank the dharma master leading the dharma practice!
Written by Shao Min
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Dharma Assembly of Empowerment by Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva’s Mind of Great Compassion Experience and Benefits Sharing
– “I must have seen a Buddha or a Bodhisattva！”
Homage to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III! Homage to the greatly loving and compassionate Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva!
I am very grateful for having the good fortune to attend the Guan Yin Bodhisattva of Great Compassion Empowerment Dharma Assembly
led by Great Dharma Master Ruo Hui. When the dharma assembly started, I
performed the instructed movements for a while. Then my arms felt very
tired. I relaxed my arms. Gradually, I felt some cooling air around my
arms and also sensed a little static electricity. After a while, the
feeling vanished. I still stood there relaxing myself. A while later, I
again felt cooling air circulating around my arms. My hands began to
tremble and felt more and more numbing. My body also followed to waver
forward and backward. The wavering was like being driven by a kind of
invisible force and like wavering along with the sea wavers in the
ocean. I was unable to control myself but my feet were still standing at
the same place. When the wavering magnitude of my body was too big, I
lost my center of gravity and felt to the ground. However, the fall did
not cause any pain to me. While lying on the floor, my ears started to
have a kind of numbing feeling. There was also a force pulling my head
to lean back. I continued to lay there to enjoy the numbing feeling on
my own. The feeling was very comforting but disappeared gradually. I
thought this was the empowerment from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas because I
had suffered serious illness in the past. Therefore, I stood up and
prostrated toward the direction of the Buddha statue. Then I returned to
my original standing pose.
Suddenly, an image dressed with very brightly beautiful and
good-looking clothing appeared before my eyes. I was not able to see the
face of the image but could tell that the style and colors of the
clothing was very beautiful. Actually, it was more beautiful than the
dresses I had seen before from the statues of Bodhisattvas. At that
time, I thought I must have seen a Buddha or a Bodhisattva. Thus, I
immediately began to prostrate.
During the entire process, I kept my eyes closed. I heard very
wonderful and ear-pleasing singing as well as crying and laughing. Sound
of body movement was also heard. I also generated the joy of dharma for
the empowerment received by other dharma sisters.
I am grateful to the empowerment from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and
the greatly loving and compassionate Namo Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva!
Buddhist Disciple Gexi Luosang, prostrating to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
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The Dharma of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has changed my life
– when no money, no job, no home, and my dear love gone
It’s a warm sunny Monday in California as I sit in my local cafe and
sip my cup of tea. Today, I share my personal journey of pain, suffering
and loss and how I have come to experience a joyful and fulfilled life.
I, Patricia Ann Farrell, a disciple of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III,
today will share out of great compassion for all living beings, a
personal story of how I transformed my pain from a loss of the dearest
love in my life.
In June 2014, I received the news my love, Buddhist brother, musical
performing partner, and best friend left this world. I was at my
Buddhist temple, Hua Zang Si in San Francisco, CA. As I was speaking to
one of the monastics (nun), I received a call that my love had passed
away. It was very fortunate to be at my temple when the call came! I
could not even speak. I handed the phone to the monastic and went to the
Sakyamuni Buddha Hall in the temple. As I cried in shock and pain, I
bowed to the visage of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the solemn
22-foot statue of Sakyamuni Buddha (Disciple of a manifestation of Dorje
Chang Buddha) The place I was certain to receive help was from the
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this time of deep pain and suffering! I was
overwhelmed with this notion of such a loss. My pain was like a sharp
knife in my heart!
I have been learning the true Buddha-dharma of H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III for fifteen years and have received limitless blessings over
the years which has helped me to transform my heart-wrenching pain into
joy and happiness today!
On this day in June 2014, I was told by the monastic, “Patricia, do
not worry about your future!” The faith in my heart deep as all the
oceans knew this: my pain could not allow me to see through the thick
fog of my mind! I knew my journey as a Buddhist disciple of H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III was going to assist others to liberation and that
working through my pain and turmoil was preparing me to do so. Today, I
am very clear and certain of this fact!
Almost three years later….I now, share with you deep from my heart, my own truth:
“How can I not worry about my future,” I asked myself. I was on
unemployment at the time of his passing with only two months left till I
had no money! I would also have to move from our beautiful home and
find a new place to live, but how? No money, no job, no home and my dear
love gone, all at once!!! My faith, cultivation level and how I would
choose to apply my learning from the true Buddha dharma of my Buddha
Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, would be put to a test. I knew my greatest work as a Buddhist disciple to benefit living beings was about to begin!
I received a call from my brother in Florida, he said: “Sister, come
down here and live with us, be here with family!” Sure….I could live in a
very big beautiful home, no stress, comfortable and safe. That sounded
really sweet. I even considered it for a few days! I asked myself, “how
can I possibly go towards safe and comfort when there are so many living
beings suffering like myself?” I had the “key” to unlock all of the
suffering of the world. It would be selfish for me to throw away this
key for even “ONE DAY!” I am so fortunate to be a human in this world
and have even greater fortune to encounter the true holy Buddha-dharma
of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
“NO!”, I shouted in my head, ”this is my own karma and I need to
clean it up so I may help others.” This was my vow and deep motivation
to keep moving forward with a heart of compassion for my own suffering,
so that I may deepen my compassion for others! My cultivation, learning
the Buddha-dharma from my Buddha Master, volunteering at my temple Hua
Zang Si and assisting my community together, brought me the good fortune
of receiving financial assistance from my Buddhist brothers and sisters
at my temple as well as a place to live, food and an abundance of
loving support from the sangha at my Temple and my Buddhist family!
Within three months, I had a wonderful job and my own apartment in a
beautiful small community in the east bay!
Today, almost three years later, my financial fortune has increased,
my job is wonderful and fulfilling, my community is growing and
abundant, my health is good, and my pain has transformed to brightness
and joy in my heart! Life will always have its difficulties and
challenges, I do experience them. However, I have great joy in my heart
knowing I have that “key” – the key of learning the true holy
Buddha-dharma of Sakyamuni Buddha and my Buddha Master, H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III. This is the very true reason I was able to be with my pain
and deep suffering while continuing my Buddhist studies, volunteering at
my temple and assisting others while re-building my whole life from
scratch!
I concluded knowing deep in my heart that others’ suffering is my own suffering.
I am neither different nor better than you,
I am just fortunate to have found the key to unlock the suffering of my own karma!
With a humble heart and deep gratitude to my Buddha Master,
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III,
All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions,
My Buddhist brothers and sisters,
The wonderful sangha of Hua Zang Si,
May all the merits from sharing my personal story benefit all living
beings whom are my family to have a happy and prosperous life with good
health and an abundance of good fortune!
Amitabha Buddha!
With a sincere and humble heart,
Patricia Ann Farrell, a Buddhist disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
May 4, 2017
In the first week in October I noticed some kind of growth inside my
left nostril. It looked like a pink skin tag that is about one eighth
inch long. About two weeks later I noticed the growth had grown and was
hanging out of my nostril. Not only was it unattractive, but I didn’t
know what it was. Cancer runs in my family and I started worrying that
it was a malignant growth. Since I didn’t have insurance I started to
look for a low cost clinic to go to. I didn’t have much luck finding a
clinic, or doctor that was cost effective and trust worthy.
I talked to Ningbu Rinpoche about my dilemma. In our conversation she
told me about the mediation class the Sunday before, which I missed
because I was working overtime. She told me about the story that Qupei
Rinpoche related in class about a man chanting the six syllable heart
mantra, which had a powerful effect on me. Here is a summation of the
story Qupei Rinpoche told.
Reciting the sixth syllable heart mantra brings great merit. You
don’t have to be a Buddhist to receive the empowerment of Quan Yin
Bodhisattva. Many people chant it and gain good results from it. Today I
will tell you about a story of an ordinary man. This man was working
with a friend who was a Buddhist. His friend told him about the sixth
syllable heart mantra and how beneficial it is to chant. He began
reciting it 1000 times a day. He experienced tranquility and a great joy
in his heart. Since he liked doing it so much he began to increase
chanting the mantra ten thousand times a day.
One day he was invited to a diligent practice event. When he went to
the retreat he increased chanting the six syllable mantra to thirty
thousand times a day. Several days after the retreat began he saw Quan
Yin Bodhisattva appear before him. Quan Yin Bodhisattva’s appearance was
very solemn and she was imposingly large and tall. Since he saw Quan
Yin Bodhisattva appear before him, he decided to increase his chanting
to sixty thousand times a day.
After half a month Quan Yin appeared before him again. This time she
took him to the Western Paradise where he saw his own white lotus flower
that was the size of a car wheel. The white lotus flower looked very
beautiful and pure. It dawned on him that reciting Amithaba Buddha’s
name, or the six syllable heart mantra, will help one be reborn in the
Western Paradise. Seeing the Western Paradise state strengthened his
faith and he now began to recite the six syllable heart mantra seventy
thousand times a day. After a period of time he had another visitation
of Quan Yin Bodhisattva. She again took him to see his lotus flower. Now
he can see the center of the flower. Right in the middle of it is a
seat he can sit upon. After this experience he chants even more
diligently.
As the retreat is about to conclude he now sees Amithaba Buddha
appear before him. The Buddha was as tall as a skyscraper and emitted a
bright golden light. Amithaba Buddha was very solemn as he descended
from the sky and stood on his lotus flower to speak dharma. The man
looked up at the sky and saw Quan Yin Bodhisattva and Mahashamaprapta
Bodhisattva standing together. Their image is identical to a picture he
had seen depicting them. They were both several dozen floors tall.
Amithaba Buddha began to speak to him. He told him that he would be
born in the Western Paradise in the future. Now I will transmit you a
high dharma. You must focus on this practice. This will guarantee your
rebirth in the Western Paradise. When it is time in the future I will
personally come to retrieve you. The Buddha told him to write down all
his experiences to help strengthen Buddhist cultivator’s faith and
encourage them to practice better. He wrote down his story and that is
why we can listen to it today.
After I heard the story it motivated me to sit down to do some
serious chanting that night. Before I went to bed I chanted the six
syllable heart mantra over seven hundred times. I went to sleep and woke
up at around 1:30 AM. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I decided to do
meditation for about 45 minutes, which helped increase my energy. Then,
ironically, my body was too energized to get back to sleep, so I decided
to take a walk in the neighborhood. This was at around 2 AM in the
morning. When I got back I decided to chant the one hundred syllable
bright mantra. When I chanted this about one hundred and sixty times I
felt something wet around my nose. I dabbed my nose with a tissue and
found blood on it. I was able to stop the bleeding in a short time. I
went into the bathroom to check on it. When I looked at the reflection
of my left nostril in the mirror, I discovered that the growth had
disappeared. At the place where the growth had been now had fresh
healthy looking skin covering the area. I was overjoyed and couldn’t
wait to report this to Master. To me this is concrete proof that the
dharma is real and beneficial for our life. It has motivated me to put
more energy into my practice and when I get spare time I utilize the
time to chant.
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