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For the past 4 days , i have the good fortune of attending the punja conducted by His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche .
www.drophenling.com
He mentioned briefly quite a few times on why we should treasure our lives as humans in this lifetime. There are 18 conditions for a being to be rebirth as a human being. Can anyone enlighten me on this ? And why is it so difficult to be reborn as a human being ?
Hope this is okay mods.
On this coming thursday , 15/11/07 , 7.30pm - 9.30pm , His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche will be conducting the ' The Great Protector Setrap Initiation ' . Mantra will be craved in the crystal and will be sold on this day. Rinpoche will be inviting Palden Hlamo to reside in the crystals as the owner's guardian deity to protect and to help to reduce the negative karma of the owner. Check the website to find out more. It is estimated that the crystal pendant costs approximately $48.
Seize the chance to attend punjas conducted by His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche pple !!! He will return to his monastary on 19th / 20th November 2007. -
Originally posted by knightlll:
Buddha said this about the precious human rebirth, as in one who is not only human but also had the necessary conditions for dharma. A blind turtle swims the ocean and a lone yolk drifts across this massive ocean. Once every hundred years the turtle comes up for a breath of air, the chance that the turtle punctures through the yolk eventually.. the precious human birth is rarer than this..
He mentioned briefly quite a few times on why we should treasure our lives as humans in this lifetime. There are 18 conditions for a being to be rebirth as a human being. Can anyone enlighten me on this ? And why is it so difficult to be reborn as a human being ?
moreover, my analogy is this, in one's life-time, how much of the time is one abiding in ignorance, attachment, egolistic, fear, resented, wrong action, wrong speech, wrong intention, wrong view.....compare to a moment of departure when one will abide in non-folly, non-attachment, non-egolistic, non-resented, peaceful, convicted, fearlessness, right intention and right view? rare indeed!
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why the last moment is important? see in bold:
What is Reborn ?
A very good, classic & somewhat complex question!
In brevity:
Causes & Conditioning is passed on & reborn ...
No being, substance, soul or self is reborn as such assumed constant entity or core substance has never existed or ever been observed in the first place...
So how can it then ever be 'reborn' !!!
Existence is a chain of discrete mental states (dhammas) all new yet conditioned
by the prior, both proximate and far.
Just like the pearl in a necklace is in contact with the next & next & next etc.
In that way do the prior mental moment condition the next;
Some Examples:
If angry now in this moment one cannot be happy in the immediate next moment,
but is conditioned to be either angry also there or indifferent!
If glad now in this moment one cannot be angry in the immediate next moment,
but is conditioned to be either glad also there or indifferent!
One is 'reborn' in every moment of life!
Frequency = ~ billions/second!
The conditioning in the terminal life moment is crucial as it determines the next state:
If having killed many beings in life how then to die in a peaceful & calm state ?
Due to the agitation of remorse & regrets in death moment => bad state rebirth.
If having given & done much good in life it is easy to die in peaceful state !
Due to the satisfied serene content in death moment => good state rebirth.
Mind or consciousness descends & settles at a new level corresponding or fitting
to its last mixture of characteristics. Very mechanic & not metaphysical at all!
Like a protein molecule sediments in a mixed solution according to its boyancy.
or
Like a comet goes into a orbit around a planet according to its own speed, mass & inclination angle.
No entity or person is found:
But a Noself state1 arising and ceasing
conditioning state2 arising and ceasing
conditioning state3 arising and ceasing
conditioning state4 arising and ceasing
conditioning state5 arising and ceasing
etc ... endlessly until Nibbana ...
bhikkhu samahita : - ] -
The website didn't mention about this thursday's initiation. Where is the place?Originally posted by knightlll:For the past 4 days , i have the good fortune of attending the punja conducted by His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche .
www.drophenling.com
He mentioned briefly quite a few times on why we should treasure our lives as humans in this lifetime. There are 18 conditions for a being to be rebirth as a human being. Can anyone enlighten me on this ? And why is it so difficult to be reborn as a human being ?
Hope this is okay mods.
On this coming thursday , 15/11/07 , 7.30pm - 9.30pm , His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche will be conducting the ' The Great Protector Setrap Initiation ' . Mantra will be craved in the crystal and will be sold on this day. Rinpoche will be inviting Palden Hlamo to reside in the crystals as the owner's guardian deity to protect and to help to reduce the negative karma of the owner. Check the website to find out more. It is estimated that the crystal pendant costs approximately $48.
Seize the chance to attend punjas conducted by His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche pple !!! He will return to his monastary on 19th / 20th November 2007. -
http://www.drophenling.com/dplschedule.htmlOriginally posted by justdoit77:The website didn't mention about this thursday's initiation. Where is the place?
I think it is at suntec.. -
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Suntec's events are over.Originally posted by Isis: -
The address is in www.drophenling.com . I got the program sheet from one of the volunteers in the punja event.Originally posted by justdoit77:The website didn't mention about this thursday's initiation. Where is the place?
Venue:
Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling
12 Guillemard Lane , Singapore 399878 ( beside S'pore Badminton Association / Fatty Weng Coffeeshop )
Tel : (65) 63449521 Fax : 63452607
15/11/07 , Thur , 1930-2130 --------- The Great Protector Setrap Initiation
* Punjas are conducted every weekend.
*According to the emcee in the Suntec's punja event , the crystal is said to be real and chosen from Nepal. His Excellency Rinpoche has instructed the crystals to be cut in specific design and shape for blessings.
* Rinpoche will return on 19th or 20th Nov 2007 to meet Dalai Lama.
* Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling has undertaken a project to raise funds for the compiling , editing , translating , and desseminating key classical Tibetan texts through the creation of The Library Of Tibetan Classics
The entire program is editing and translation is expected to last up to 2 decades.
Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling has identified to fund the volume on Lamp Throughly Illuminating the 5 Stages of Completion ( by Lama Je Tsongkhapa , referred to as the second King of Dharma ) , his last major work , which he completed in the 1419 , the year of his nirvana 1357 - 1419 ) of which is highly beneficial to the masses.
To sum up , it is the summation of the essences of all different sects of Buddhism in Tibet.
Sorry for not posting earlier about the Suntec punja event , initally i have intended to attend some of the punjas but i ended up attending all except two. Upon reaching home , i am simply too tired to post in the forum. Rinpoche will also conduct a few punjas in Kong Meng San. Kindly check the website.
Rinpoche is already 86 years old , doctors have advised him not to travel a long distance. It is not known if his health allows him to come to Singapore next year. Make use of this good chance to meet and listen to his teachings. -
Any idea what shoud be the 18 conditions present to allow rebirth in human realm ?Originally posted by sinweiy:Buddha said this about the precious human rebirth, as in one who is not only human but also had the necessary conditions for dharma. A blind turtle swims the ocean and a lone yolk drifts across this massive ocean. Once every hundred years the turtle comes up for a breath of air, the chance that the turtle punctures through the yolk eventually.. the precious human birth is rarer than this..
moreover, my analogy is this, in one's life-time, how much of the time is one abiding in ignorance, attachment, egolistic, fear, resented, wrong action, wrong speech, wrong intention, wrong view.....compare to a moment of departure when one will abide in non-folly, non-attachment, non-egolistic, non-resented, peaceful, convicted, fearlessness, right intention and right view? rare indeed!
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No ideas about 18 conditions.Originally posted by knightlll:Any idea what shoud be the 18 conditions present to allow rebirth in human realm ?
But you can maintain human birth by abiding by the 5 precepts. -
never come across 18 conditions also?Originally posted by knightlll:Any idea what shoud be the 18 conditions present to allow rebirth in human realm ?
see Cause of rebirth for human in website:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html
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Originally posted by knightlll:
Hi Knight III , thanks for sharing on the 18 conditions
The address is in www.drophenling.com . I got the program sheet from one of the volunteers in the punja event.
[b]Venue:
Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling
12 Guillemard Lane , Singapore 399878 ( beside S'pore Badminton Association / Fatty Weng Coffeeshop )
Tel : (65) 63449521 Fax : 63452607
15/11/07 , Thur , 1930-2130 --------- The Great Protector Setrap Initiation
* Punjas are conducted every weekend.
*According to the emcee in the Suntec's punja event , the crystal is said to be real and chosen from Nepal. His Excellency Rinpoche has instructed the crystals to be cut in specific design and shape for blessings.
* Rinpoche will return on 19th or 20th Nov 2007 to meet Dalai Lama.
* Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling has undertaken a project to raise funds for the compiling , editing , translating , and desseminating key classical Tibetan texts through the creation of The Library Of Tibetan Classics
The entire program is editing and translation is expected to last up to 2 decades.
Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling has identified to fund the volume on Lamp Throughly Illuminating the 5 Stages of Completion ( by Lama Je Tsongkhapa , referred to as the second King of Dharma ) , his last major work , which he completed in the 1419 , the year of his nirvana 1357 - 1419 ) of which is highly beneficial to the masses.
To sum up , it is the summation of the essences of all different sects of Buddhism in Tibet.
Sorry for not posting earlier about the Suntec punja event , initally i have intended to attend some of the punjas but i ended up attending all except two. Upon reaching home , i am simply too tired to post in the forum. Rinpoche will also conduct a few punjas in Kong Meng San. Kindly check the website.
Rinpoche is already 86 years old , doctors have advised him not to travel a long distance. It is not known if his health allows him to come to Singapore next year. Make use of this good chance to meet and listen to his teachings.
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It is laid down in the Lam Rim Chenmo by Lama Tsong Khapa hope u can eternalise it and share with us here -
Er... I am just spreading the words around , not involved in the compilation. The whole compilation will take 2 decades and more than $500,000 US dollars.