How Far Would You Go to Care for Another Person? | 你也会不顾一切地去帮助一个人吗？
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(by Pastor Loh Seng Piow)
Paul Yap is a long-time student of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, and Paul is also one of the newly elected Board of Directors of Kechara, managing various departments like Kechara House the temple, Wisdom Hall in Kechara Forest Retreat, Kechara Discovery, Kechara Saraswati Arts and Kechara Blooms. Recently Paul suffers from some spinal problems and is having difficulty walking, and Tsem Rinpoche out of great concern goes all out to help Paul:
– Rinpoche went around town with Paul to consult various doctors and surgeons in various hospitals for second and third opinions to ensure Paul gets the best treatments
– Rinpoche bought wheel-chair to aid Paul’s mobility
– Rinpoche went with Paul to the physiotherapist and sponsored his regular therapy sessions
– Rinpoche bought Paul orthopedic shoes that will aid Paul to walk in a proper posture in order to heal his back
– Once in a dinner, Paul was experiencing pain, so Rinpoche arranged for a bed to be delivered to the restaurant and had Paul lie down to alleviate his pain, and Rinpoche also covered Paul with his own monk’s zen (part of the robes) to keep him warm.
– Rinpoche sponsored healing pujas for Paul in Kechara Puja house as well as in the monastery, and had Paul’s team members come together to do puja for Paul’s recovery as well
– Rinpoche converted the living room in Rinpoche’s own residence into Paul’s bedroom and arranged for the bed, pantry, TV, laptop etc. so that Paul can recuperate in the most comfortable environment possible, and Rinpoche has meals prepared for Paul daily by the kitchen
– Rinpoche arranged for barber to come over to give Paul a haircut because it was not convenient for Paul to travel in car
– Rinpoche arranged for Paul to take shower lying down so as to minimize the pain, and personally blow-dried Paul’s hair after the shower
– Rinpoche arranged an Amitayus statue in Paul’s recuperating room so that Paul could be blessed daily and be healed soon, and Rinpoche also prescribed some prayers for Paul to do personally
– Rinpoche visits Paul in his room often to give him words of encouragement to motivate him to get well soon. Rinpoche also arranged for some motivational videos for Paul to watch to give him confidence towards recovery
– Rinpoche invited Paul’s family members to visit him in Rinpoche’s residence where Paul is statying, to let them have a peace of mind that Paul is very well taken care of, so that they would not worry so much
etc. etc.
This is how much Tsem Rinpoche would do for just one person, to take care of him when he is sick, and Rinpoche always and consistently does the same for many of his students and their family members who are sick, and furthermore, Rinpoche also cares for animals to the same extent. Rinpoche shows us what it really means by being compassionate, and how to really show love and care for another person/sentient being.
Tsem Rinpoche teaches us by His own example: A Bodhisattva’s Ways of Life. The Bodhisattvas that are mentioned in the sutras and depicted in the thangkas, could really exist in real life in front of us.
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Paul 叶师杰是尊贵的詹杜固仁波切的资深弟子，他也是董事会的成员之一，主管克切拉的数个部门如佛教中心、禅修林的智慧殿、克切拉新纪元、克切拉艺术部和克切拉花卉部。
最近，叶师杰的脊椎出现了问题，导致行动不便，仁波切便不遗余力地帮助他康复：
– 仁波切随叶师杰到城里不同的医院向几名医生咨询，好让他能够得到最好的治疗
– 仁波切为叶师杰买了一架轮椅，帮助他行动
– 仁波切赞助叶师杰的理疗疗程
– 仁波切买给叶师杰几双有矫正脊椎功能的鞋子
– 有一次在一家餐馆里，叶师杰忽然背部疼痛，仁波切便安排一张床让叶师杰躺下，并用自己的僧披为叶师杰盖上，让他保暖
– 仁波切为叶师杰赞助了一系列的康复法会，这些法会在克切拉佛教中心和寺院进行。仁波切也召集叶师杰的团队，让他们也一起来为叶师杰做法会
– 仁波切把自己住家的客厅改装成成叶师杰的康复睡房，并安排了床褥、电视、笔记本、小厨房，好让叶师杰能在最舒适的环境下康复。仁波切也吩咐厨房员工每天为叶师杰准备食物
– 由于叶师杰不适合坐车，仁波切便安排理发师前来为行动不便的他理发
– 由于叶师杰坐着就会背部疼痛，仁波切便安排他躺下洗浴，之后还亲自为他吹干头发
– 仁波切把一尊无量寿佛像安置在叶师杰的房间里，好让他能天天受到加持，早日康复。仁波切也指示叶师杰做一些有助于他康复的祷文和仪轨
– 仁波切经常到叶师杰的房里和他谈话，激励他、为他打气，仁波切也安排了一些励志视频给叶师杰看，加强他走向康复的信心
– 仁波切安排叶师杰的家人前来仁波切的住家探访叶师杰，让他们知道叶师杰正受到很好的照顾，好让他们安心
等等……
这是仁波切为一位卧病在床的弟子所做的一切。仁波切也经常为其他生病的弟子和他们的家人做同样的事，甚至是对动物，仁波切也付出同样无微不至的关怀与爱心。仁波切通过自身的行动教导我们如何去关怀和爱护另一个众生。
詹杜固仁波切示现给我们看，什么才是真正的——慈悲菩萨行。佛经里、唐卡里的菩萨，确实能够活生生地出现在我们眼前。
Rinpoche personally blow-dried Paul’s hair after the shower
Rinpoche converted the living room in Rinpoche’s own residence into Paul’s bedroom
Rinpoche bought wheel-chair to aid Paul’s mobility
Rinpoche arranged for a bed to be delivered to the restaurant and had Paul lie down to alleviate his pain, and Rinpoche also covered Paul with his own monk’s zen (part of the robes) to keep him warm
Rinpoche bought Paul orthopedic shoes that will aid Paul to walk in a proper posture in order to heal his back
His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche and Paul Yap
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Thank you Rinpoche for showing us the true conduct of a Buddhist!
Thank you for posting this, Pastor Loh.
This really shows that we should be grateful for whatever we have and encounter and whoever we encounter during our life. Rinpoche really shows what a true friend would do for those he/she cares about. 🙂
However, that does not mean we should take advantage of people like Rinpoche. That… would be very indecent.
Thank you Rinpoche for all you do!!! You are an inspiration to the entire world. I am so glad to have found him. He feel’s like family 🙂 I humbly bow to him.
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Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for sharing the post. Rinpoche has done so much for his students and to benefit others. May all Rinpoche students put dharma into practice to repay the kindness of their Guru.
Tsem Rinpoche has always shown great love and care to his Gurus, students, friends and not to mention strangers. When he frequent the night markets, he would buy food to offer to the homeless and beggars. He always has his assistant carry around dog biscuits in their car and will be feeding strays whenever he sees them. As seen here, Rinpoche’s care is not just verbally asking “How are you and hope you recover soon”. He goes all the way out to make sure that Paul is being treated, have a comfortable & conducive place to heal,words of encouragement and etc. Most importantly, Rinpoche understands that Paul’s family would be worried and concern hence he arranged for them to visit Paul to let them know that he is being taken good care of. This is how kind Rinpoche is. He is a living Bodhisattva and it is truly a blessing for us to have such a great master guiding us in this degenerate age. Compassion is when you sympathize and act on it.
Rinpoche is a living Bodhisattvas. All his activities are compassion in action.
Rinpoche always gets results in all that he does, and especially in taking care of people. Rinpoche care is not just limited to this life but future lifetimes too. People who are under rinpoche’s care like myself are truly a lucky lot.
Like a Bodhisattva, Rinpoche is a highly attained being, live and care solely for the sake of others. Rinpoche’s life has been shaped by struggles and hurdles he has had to face, which would have made many of us bitterly angry, prejudiced, depressed, or even to the point of insanity! But to Rinpoche, it is “the most remarkable aspect of his life’s journey”, with every hardship he has transformed them into an experience of light, to be used as teachings materials for his students and others. As he has written in one of his books, “I can’t stop caring. I just can’t. If I know someone is in trouble, in pain, or needs help, I won’t be able to sleep. I’ll go crazy until I know they are okay. I just can’t leave.” That is the Bodhisattva of a Guru we have in Rinpoche.
Through my 5 years with Rinpoche. I have seen Rinpoche consistently looking after his students non stop. Some are grateful and some are not but Rinpoche never stop and continue to look after them. Sometimes, not only are they ungrateful, they even bite the hands that feed them at whatever cost. Sad but true.
It can be from a very sick student who is striken by cancer/fever/etc to depression. The detailing of how Rinpoche cares for us is amazing that sometime even our own parents/partner/husband/wife/brothers/sisters/friends are not able to do at that level.
Plus, being in the mandala ie: the house of the lama if your faith is strong, u tend to heal faster. I can attest to this as I was once very sick & Rinpoche took care of me with his attendants.
this is another reason why we should love Rinpoche, he always helps us and this is just one of so many time Rinpoche has spent money, time and his personal help (very very very attained). thank you so much Rinpoche for always helping us and i hope uncle Paul gets better.
Dear Rinpoches
閱讀完這貼文，內心很感動。上師對學生無微不至的關懷和照顧是值得我們學習。上師對學生的一舉一動讓我感受到佛法的實用性。運用佛法與把知識實踐在生活中，給予需要在生活面對難題者幫助，那怕是微不足道幫助，我們也應該用心去完成。
上師慈悲心，這一刻觸動了我的心。
願上師生體健康。
感謝上師
合十
Thank you Seng Piow for the sharing.Indeed our Rinpoche is very compassionate towards his students and all those who has the merits to meet up with him.
Paul Yap have been very dedicated to the growth of Kechara as long as we had known him.We certainly hope for his speedy recovery.In order for him to carry on his needed contribution towards the further developments in Kechara.
With the care and blessing by Rinpoche towards Paul’s condition.We are sure that he will recover to his top form in no time.
Get well soon Paul.
We are very fortunate to have a guru who could show us the true essence of Dharma in real life…
These pictures touched me a lot, it shows that Rinpoche does care! And instead of just expressing it through words, Rinpoche does actions. Rinpoche has always been very caring and compassionate to others no matter who and what are they, and of course we have some who really do appreciate, and some don’t. I remember once, my grandmother was admitted to a hospital in Penang, her condition was critical. When Rinpoche got the news, He immediately came down to Penang and visited my grandmother also did some prayers for her, it happened when I was 5-6 years old, I will never forget about that.
Rinpoche shows by example that we should always reach out to help someone who is in need; there is no pulling of ranks, so to speak. In Paul’s case, Rinpoche went to great lengths to see to his every need and comfort. Not that Rinpoche would not extend the same to anyone else.
Rinpoche have always care a lot for His students. I still don’t know how did Paul’s back get this kind of problem and why did it happened? But I do know that now Paul’s back is so much better now is because he was under Rinpoche’s care
Not many people have the same level of compassion as Rinpoche does, not many people would go to this extent of making sure they are alright and recuperating properly even if it were their family members and the best thing about Rinpoche is, is that Rinpoche does this to all of his students as well. Rinpoche has never stopped caring about anyone and always wants to keep benefiting other people. Rinpoche is a clear and pure example of compassion and a living Buddha of our time. Thank you Rinpoche for tirelessly taking care of everyone and everyone in Kechara, you are a great example of the potential that lies within all of us. I hope Rinpoche and Paul are feeling well.
Rinpoche has showed by example of how far it takes to care for others who is not well. From taking Paul to consult various doctors to accompanying him to do physiotherapist and sponsored his regular therapy sessions, even arranged a bed to be sent to the restaurant for him to alleviate his pain, and even used his own monk’s zen to keep him warm, this is beyond what an ordinary person will do, or wouldn’t do. Rinpoche has showed us the most genuine way to care for others just for the sake of others and not for the sake of oneself. This is genuine care for others out of compassion and love, BIG THANK YOU to Rinpoche for always teaching us by example and also for always caring for us. Many prayers to you and may I be able to benefit others too.
It is evident that Rinpoche’s kindness truly knows no bounds. Rinpoche would bend backwards just to ensure we are all well taken care of and protected…
This care is pervasive throughout Kechara especially so among the closest students by Rinpoche’s side as they tend to emulate our Guru’s example. A few such persons are BOD Chuah Su Ming who heads Kechara Care (enough said), BOD JP Thong who nurtured me from the time I joined, BOD Dato’ Ruby Khong who inspires and always has the perfect words of advise and celebrity host and BOD Phng Li Kim who has been always there for me… this is but to name a few persons who I have the privilege and honour to call my Dharma brother and sisters! In this case imitation IS the greatest form of flattery!
Thank you Rinpoche for always being there for each and everyone of us, near or far, student or stranger, human or animal, living or dead… with folded hands and gratitude!
Namo Guru Beh
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
我从不后悔皈依仁波切。 他爱我与我的家人，我爱他。 他要我学会做人！仁波切从来没有要我给些什么， 仁波切只要我们战胜自己的心魔！
Ｐａｕｌ Ｙａｐ 是我的部门主管， 在他生病的日子里，仁波切让他坚强！我们因为一份爱， 不停的也为他加油打气！
把工作做好自动自发，就是让主管安心养病， 与让仁波切不用担心的最好礼物！
希望 Paul Yap 快点好起来！
No matter how busy or tired Rinpoche is, He never fails to assist anyone who is in need. Rinpoche’s students are very fortunate as Rinpoche not only gives dharma teachings but Rinpoche also takes care of the well being of his students and others. Students should appreciate and show gratitude towards Rinpoche for his compassionate actions that we all should follow and support his works so that Rinpoche can benefit even more beings.
When someone who work with Tsem Rinpoche, he will take care of that person’s well being, so when that person falls, he will hold him up, when he down with illness, Rinpoche will take every effort to take care of him, even though Rinpoche was sick, not feeling well, or having serious body-ache, he’ll still go all out to take care of that student until he’s fully recovered.
These pictures shows what he can do and willing to do for his students, from buying shoe till wash them, He does not claim he’s a high lama and sit there waiting for other people to serve him, but in fact, he always say he’s just normal human being that is here to practice Dharma, and from his action, we can clearly sees that he does what he says, he really kept his Dharma practice seriously, never even once that i saw him slipped from his practice, I always call Tsem Rinpoche a walking Dharma, because every action in daily is just full of Dharma teachings.
Beautiful Guru/student relationship!! Wishing Paul a speedy recovery. Thank you SP for sharing.
Rinpoche is so kind to be able to this all this and put so much effort into it. Rinpoche really cares fro others, and this is the proof. I was surprised that Rinpoche had actually done this for Paul, so kind and so much compassion.
Thanks Rinpoche for the sharing.
Rinpoche is really a caring Guru.
Tsem Rinpoche always cares so much for his students and does not ask for anything in return. This is true compassion and the students should do the same for the guru. We must be able to help people are are not related to us through blood because by helping others unconditionally, we are practicing compassion.
Tsem Rinpoche is not an ordinary person. He is an extraordinary guru who only practices selflessness, compassion and many more good things in his life.
Thank you SP for posting this blog post. Rinpoche is always help us when we are at the most difficult situation, Rinpoche never give up on his students he will do whatever he can to see us transform and he will encourage us not to give up the Dharma.
可见得我们大慈大悲的仁波切不管是对上师或弟子需要照顾时，仁波切都是一视同仁的对待他们而照顾的无微不至。谢谢SENG PIOW分享这让我觉得很感动又羡慕的的画面。
谢谢仁波切的教诲和开示，佛法对众生都是一视同仁，没有贵贱之分，最重要是我们要有慈悲心和大爱心。
祈愿叶师杰师兄在仁波切的照顾和加持，可以早日康复。
Thank you Seng Piow for sharing the post.When I look at these pictures,it is really touched my heart and bring tears to my eyes…Rinpoche always care for everyone around him,especially during in very difficult situation.We are so so so fortunate to meet and have Rinpoche in Kechara,we should love him as he love all of us !!!
First like a filiel son to a father and now like a loving father to a son.
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche had previously taken good care of his Guru, Kensur Jampa Yeshe in Gaden Monastery, India and he is repeating the same care, compassion and kindness to Paul SK Yap who is in this case, his long time student with the same consistency.
This is a clear lesson to be learned by many of us. Can we actually show the same care for strangers who are not biologically linked to us? A time for reflection on us of who we are and what we can do.
Tsem Rinpoche is definitely NOT an ordinary being, for he practices selflessness, generosity, ethics, effort, concentration and compassion – all qualities of a Boddhisattva.