Finding Deeper Meaning in Life with Dorje Shugden
Urbanites dwelling in cities are accustomed to the hectic city lifestyle, whether by choice or otherwise. No matter what age, race or gender, city people are always physically or mentally on the move; some even relish having their schedules packed right down to the minute! Due to long working hours away from home, many urbanites stay connected via digital platforms, constantly communicating, sharing, liking, checking in and having a healthy appetite for all the latest gadgets.
City-dwelling also means being exposed to many “interesting” people, the latest in entertainment, unique sub-cultures and ever-increasing opportunities. Hence, it is easy to get distracted and lose track of the deeper meaning in life because of the constant pressure to perform and meet expectations, with barely a free moment to slow down and reflect. With the many issues and challenges we face daily, it is truly a luxury to have some quiet time to ponder on what life really has to offer.
The Deeper Meaning of Life
For many of us, life is a constant pursuit of material possessions and tangible achievements. From the promotion we are aiming to score and the travels that cannot be missed to the on-going quest for financial security, a stable relationship or family life, and even fame and making a name for ourselves; along the way there are bills to pay, gifts to buy and status symbols to acquire.
Yet, having achieved our goals and dreams, we may find there is a feeling of emptiness deep within our minds, perhaps even loneliness despite being surrounded by loved ones and friends. We may question why it is that we are not entirely fulfilled and why we still wonder if there is more to life beyond paying the bills, going on holiday and acquiring the latest branded items or gadgets. We seek something beyond what we know, and to make a connection with the higher being within us. To some, this means the awakening of our spirituality.
Finding the deeper meaning in life involves recognising and accepting our higher potential. Once we cultivate a relationship with our higher selves, we will become inspired, have peace of mind, and be able to achieve much more in life beyond the mundance.
Let Dorje Shugden Guide You
Dorje Shugden in druidic style. Click to enlarge
Tibetan Buddhists have a powerful divine friend, called a Dharma Protector, whose purpose is to assist us in discovering our higher, spiritual selves. The word ‘Protector’ literally means one who stands guard to protect — for example, to protect us from losing ourselves to life’s many distractions. Amongst all the Dharma Protectors, the one named Dorje Shugden has the strongest and closest affinity with us. Therefore, his assistance is swift and efficacious.
As an enlightened Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden’s practice transcends gender, race, colour and creed. He quickly fulfils wishes and overcomes difficulties that can hinder us from achieving our goals and realising our dreams, especially if our goals and dreams are of a higher calling to benefit others. In essence, he is like a guardian angel or a divine friend, watching over us around the clock and offering powerful protection day and night. Practising Dorje Shugden regularly works miracles, helps us develop our skills, wisdom and great compassion, and removes all our obstacles for success in various aspects of life:
1. For Career Advancement and Financial Growth
Dorje Shugden clears obstacles and opens the doors of increase with material resources, opportunities for growth, influence and power, and all that is good for us to succeed in our careers or business ventures.
2. For Health, Healing and Longevity
Practising Dorje Shugden is practising holistic healing. His practice pacifies diseases, extends lifespan and purifies our inner spirit and self for both healers and those who seek to be healed.
3. For Protection
Dorje Shugden protects us from all forms of negative energies, natural disasters, ill-intentioned individuals, harmful magic and obstructing spirits.
4. For Relationships
Practising Dorje Shugden gives us the gift of bringing joy into the relationships we have with people. As we become happier, free from anger and jealousy, we will affect the people around us in positive ways.
5. For Personal Development
Dorje Shugden gives us peace and clarity of mind, and helps us gain the wisdom and understanding that we require to develop our holistic selves to their fullest potential.
6. For Spiritual Advancement
Dorje Shugden clears obstacles and brings conducive conditions, merits, resources and support to have a successful and fulfilling spiritual practice.
Once we understand the practice and benefits of propitiating Dorje Shugden, we can then develop trust in our divine friend and have faith in his spiritual guidance. Rest assured that Dorje Shugden will keep us on the path to spiritual realisations by helping us unlock the deeper meaning of life.
Dorje Shugden and Karma
To better understand the chaos in your life or life in general, it is good to read Tsem Rinpoche’s book “The Living Buddha Within” to gain a better perspective of the Law of Causality, better known as karma.
Life events, whether negative or positive, occur as a result of past actions. Likewise, the actions that we engage in today will have an effect on our minds and will influence our future actions. In this manner, if we have created a negative “cause”, its negative “effect” will multiply with time if we do not do anything to prevent it. These negative results can arise in our minds in the form of anger, jealousy, laziness and wrong views, which can then lead to further outer difficulties that may adversely impact our life and spiritual journey.
Dorje Shugden, who has the strongest and closest affinity with the citizens of the modern world, can hold back our negative karma from arising while helping us to create good karma and merits (positive spiritual potential), the two essentials for overcoming difficulties and achieving success. Watch this teaching by Tsem Rinpoche titled “Discovering Yourself: A Teaching on Karma & Your Mindstream” to learn more about the workings of karma.
Or view the video on the server at:
http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/DiscoveringYourself.mp4
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Thank you Stella for sharing about finding deeper meaning in life with Dorje Shugden. I feel very blessed and thankful to our beloved guru H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche sharing Dorje Shugden practice with me. I have noticed some personal changes in my life which is a bit hard for me to describe. I guess i have found reality, peace and simple happiness. I will do my very best to spread Dorje Shugden practice in all directions to benefit more people. Thank you very much Rinpoche and Stella for this very simple and clear write up👍🙏
Life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer. To strive for a more impressive meaningful , purposeful in life which involves recognising and accepting our higher potential will be more rewarding. With the powerful Dharma Protector …Dorje Shugden guiding us is indeed a define success in our heart of hearts. The powerful Protector will helps us nor matter when and what race and faith when we trusted fully in it. We will become inspired, have peace of mind and be able to achieve much more in life beyond. It will change our life , doing the activities that we love and spending time with the people that we love. By cultivating the ability to help people be happy, and to relieve them of the suffering they experienced.
Thank you Rinpoche and Stella for this beautiful article.
When we constantly seek from the outside, we forgot to look and reflect from the inside. However, with the understanding of karma, the logic behind the spiritual path that we have chosen and especially in this case, Buddhism, I’ve found peace. It’s not instant but gradually.
Dharma Protector, (in this case Lord Dorje Shugden)has given me great helps when I’m constantly being thrown and torn apart in my everyday’s life while trying to stay spirituality afloat. Above all, is having found a great Guide for my life which is H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche🙏 although I’ve have little to offer back.
Thank you sincerely for your article Stella. Grateful for this and Rinpoche’s kindness in sharing this profound and efficacious practice so freely and compassionately. Fortunate to have found the teachings and practices Rinpoche has given to benefit all beings without prejudice. Dorje Shugden is a Peaceful, fully enlightened protector Buddha, who will surely aid us in our daily lives as we endeavor upon being this very example and exemplification, aspiring to help others in turn. Herein are found the many benefits one may enjoy should they care deeply to bring Dharma to the forefront of their lives, and to discover true meaning of life though the liberation of senseless suffering, for ourselves and others. The Guru, The Buddha, The Dharma and the precious Sangha are key in opening the lotus to reveal the jewel which has always resided within. Thank you for this. May all enjoy long life, happiness and good fortunes! 🙂
When we begin to be disillusioned or dissatisfied with what life has to offer us, we will start looking for the deeper meaning to life than just the pursuit of our hopes and dreams of success and happiness.
Then we start searching deep within us for that deeper meaning of life and in that process we discover a higher potential within to attain a happiness or peace that is beyond the mundane that we had been pursuing . Yes, that is the point when we begin our spiritual awakening.
It is then that we realise how wonderful it is that we have a Dharma protector, with whom we beings of this modern age have the strongest affinity, this Dharma guardian angel, blessing and protecting us every second of every minute. He stands guard to help clear our obstacles (both outer and inner)and create conducive conditions for us to move swiftly on this path to realise our full spiritual awakening, and our full potential for total peace and happiness.
As a divine fully enlightened Guardian Angel, Dorje Shubden helps us – by inspiration, example and skillful (sometimes wrathful) means – to develop the qualities of wisdom and great compassion, patience and skillful means – qualities that we need to realise ultimate true peace.