Offering Mandala, Offering EGO - Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

What is the meaning behind offering Mandala? Why do we offer negative things to the Buddha? Watch this profound explanation by His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche!

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[frozbyte23]

Dear Students of Rinpoche, where can i send donations to help you maintain your expenses to keep these videos going?? I dont want to be appreciative in words, but in helping you to defray costs. Thanks for providing me an opportunity to help proliferate the Dharma.

[tsemtulku]

thank you frozbyte, you may donate online at kecharahouse(dot)com to support Tsem Rinpoche's organization and his various activities, please check out the website for many beneficial activities that kechara house organizes, thank you.

from a student of Tsem Rinpoche

[tsemtulku]

@frozbyte23 thank you for being so generous

[ketchup9963]

Very good to make lots of offerings to collect merits. The more the better and with pure motivation too.

[bhusukumode]

Everything we offer to the Buddha is a transform by the nature of the Buddha to a cause towards enlightenment. Whether its incense, lights, flowers or mandala. We offer our ego on the mandala is like Mara throwing sharp and powerful weapons at the Buddha. By the power of the Buddha's compassion, the weapons transform into beautiful flowers, which falls gently upon the Buddha.

[bhusukumode]

I love my silver plated mandala set from Kechara Paradise and i have placed within clear quarts crystals pebbles offered within the mandala. I have this set offered to Lama Tsongkhapa and two sons.

[frozbyte23]

Mandala offerings is a wonderful way to collect tremendous amount of merits. Being as high as Lama Tsongkhapa has done it and so should we. Lama Tsongkhapa gained many visions of Buddhas after making the offerings.

[Dungkar80]

Best way for us ordinary folks to be free of ego is to hold our vows, do our Sadhanas daily, follow our Lama's general and personal instructions and get involved in our Lama's works to benefit others.

[bhusukumode]

ntadk: Well the Buddha has non-dual perception and he has realized emptiness. So everything is free of dualistic - clean/unclean perception and also empty of its inherent cleanliness or uncleanliness nature. Hence, when you offer the Buddha just plain water the Buddha perceives it as celestial nectar. Isn't that cool?

[ntadk]

Why is in tantric views there are no clean and unclean view from the site Buddha?

[Dungkar80]

skyjuiceman: More people offering up their ego for the Dharma have contributed to these departments expanding. I try rejoice. Honestly, I will have to work harder in offering my ego up on my small Mandala set. Mine would require a humongous Mandala set to offer it up...hehe

[skyjuiceman]

Yeah, all of the 12 depts. in Kechara is very organized! They have grown to another level under the guidance of the Spiritual Adviser H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche.