Guest Contributor – Jonath Goh
Article submitted by Jonath Goh
Winning article for “A Chance To Bring Home Medicine Buddha — For Free!!”
Dear Tsem Rinpoche,
First of all thank you so much for giving out a chance to let your blog readers to win a Menlha statue. I would like to write in to request a statue on behalf of my grandmother, Teoh Siew Yong. All along she has been healthy and stays vibrant even after the passing of my grandfather. However, ever since she went to the United States to visit my aunt for few months, her health deteriorated a lot after she comes back to Malaysia. All she did was just sleeping and lying on the bed and things gets worse when she is diagnosed with Parkinson. Within a short period of few months, gradually she can’t do things normally she can like cooking, washing, goes around the market and even take a bath.
Few months back, I commented in one of the section of Rinpoche’s blog, seeking for guidance and any ways spiritually to help my grandma’s health condition. I remember, it was Jean Ai who took effort in communicating with me, clarify everything which I need to do and chant. I followed Rinpoche’s instructions e.g Menhla prayers, Amitayus, Protector Incense offering and others. Truth to be told, after I did that, my grandma’s health improved. Although she is still weak and unable to bath on her own, at least she has the energy to eat and walk a short distance.
Ah Ma
Last month my parents went for an annual consultation by a local medium in a local temple back in Ipoh, she told my parents she may pass away this year (2013). I am very very afraid and I couldn’t afford to lose my grandma. The reason why it bothers me a lot is because she said the same thing about my grandfather and indeed he passed away that year itself.
Your eminence Tsem Rinpoche, I read your blog all along and I do know you care a lot for your relatives and parents as well and you always gave the best to them and even your disciples. I feel there is a strong connection and I do feel that your kind advice and instructions to pray for my grandma long life really effective and I wanted to do more for her. Through email I told Jean Ai I wanted to invite a Medicine Buddha so I can do daily offering and prayers dedicated to my grandma. However, its kind over budgeted and I am trying to safe up for one. I decided to write in as I saw there is a chance to get a free Menhla statue and it will be wonderful if I have the good karma to receive one.
Nevertheless, I want to thank Tsem Rinpoche for giving me the instructions to follow for my grandma long-life and health, and I will dedicate the prayers to you as well in order to continue to spread the seeds of Dharma in Malaysia and other parts of the world.
With prayers,
Jonath
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Dear Jonath, hope that you and your parents are doing well and that your grandmother is healthy. Glad to know that you’ve received the statue, may the statue bless you grandmother so that she may have a good health and long life. Thank You for sharing your story with us.
Dear Jonath, I’m glad to have met you when you came to Kechara House to attend the Menlha puja last Wednesday. I guess you had to leave half way because your ‘Uncle Taxi’ was waiting for you.
Yes, it is touching to see that you have such deep love for your Ah Ma. She looked after you when you were young and it is only right that you remember her kindness and are repaying it. Furthermore, you are repaying that kindness in the best possible way, by praying for her, and winning a Medicine Buddha statue to take home for you to pray for her and for her to be blessed in her mind-stream by making a connection with Him.
As someone has already suggested, it will be good for your Ah Ma to recite Om Mani Padme Hum or Medicine Buddha’s mantra. The mantras have the power and blessings of the Buddha deity, who has collected three aeons of merits by accumulating them through virtuous actions and from abandoning non-virtuous actions.It is good to recite these mantras as they are calming and will help your Ah Ma to develop a calm and peaceful mind. This is important for her at this point and will help and benefit her tremendously in her last moments.
I look forward to your coming to Kechara House again.
Pastor Han Nee
Dear Jonath Goh,
It is very sad to hear that your grandmother is sick and suffering in pain…
It is very good for you to seek advice from H.E Tsem Rinpoche through Jean Ai and then following exactly what he has asked you to do.
You see Jonath, whatever Rinpoche advises people to do and they follow there is a guaranty that whatever or whoever you are praying for their suffering will either be decreased or in some cases the sickness/suffering would totally be gone.
I feel very touched that as a grandson you have been so kind and patient to your Ah Ma and I see through that there is no reason why you should not have the good Karma to win a free Medicine Buddha statue.
Also to me your motivation was a very true motivation to win the statue not to save your money or to benefit yourself but because you wanted to help your Ah Ma recover quickly as well as because saving up enough money would probably be too long.
Thank you Jonath Goh for sharing your story about your Ah Ma and congratulations on winning a Medicine Buddha Statue.
My prayers for your Ah Ma’s swift recovery!
With much prayers
Jutika Lam
Dear Jonath Goh,
Thanks for ur sharing, i wish that u may do Melha prayer for ur grandma. U may attend Melha puja and learn at Kechara House. May ur grandma get well soon and always bless by 3 jewels…
Hi Jonath,
I’m really glad you have received a statue…you had the merits to be around and have your long-standing wish fulfilled! I hope you will make plenty of offerings and dedicate it to your grandmother’s health (maybe you can use the money you were saving to get the statue in order to do this?). Your love for her means you are best placed to create plenty of merits for her, especially since she cannot do it herself 🙂
– Jean Ai
Dear Jonath,
Wish your Ah Ma recovers fast. Thank you for sharing your story with your Ah Ma. Be strong.
You are truly a loving and caring grandson. When you were young she must have taken good care of you, now that she is old and helpless you want the best for her and I am glad that you won a blessed Medicine Buddha for her. That is the best gift you can give your grandma along with following Rinpoche’s instructions to do Menhla, Amitayus prayers and offering Protector Incense for her speedy recovery.
I sincerely hope all will be well for your grandma.
Dear Jonath,
Firstly, congratulations on your winning. How blessed to be able to receive a blessed statue frm Rinpoche. I rejoice for you and your grandma. You’re such a kind and thoughtful grandchild.
Like what Rinpoche has said previously, the best gift we can give our loved ones is not lavish gifts, but the gift of Dharma.
Rinpoche is always so kind and compassionate! Creatin this ‘contest’ is just another one of Rinpoche’s many, many creative ways to bring Dharma to us.. How fortunate and blessed we are to be able to meet Rinpoche and the Dharma. =)
May you and your family be blessed and protected by the 3 Jewels always..
Thank you for sharing, Rinpoche!
Thank you Jonath for sharing your story. I can really feel your sincerity in relating to us your feelings towards your grandmother. I can also feel your love for her. You are a filial grandson. The prayers that you do everyday and dedicate to her is the ultimate gift you can give her.
Congratulations on winning a Medicine BUddha Statue and may Buddha bless and heal your grandmother.
Thank you Jonath for sharing your story with us, your story told us clearly how filial you are, you want nothing for yourself but the best health possible for your Ah Ma.
When we were young, we can’t do anything, our parents and grandparents are the ones who take care of us, educate us, play with us. They have spent whole life bringing us up, now they are old, it is time we repay to them, the best thing we can give them is Dharma, because Dharma is the only exit in this sea of suffering…
Wish your grandma well Jonath.
Dear Jonath,
Thank you for sharing the story of your grandma with all of us. You are an amazing grandson for caring for your grandma as you do now. I am very glad that you managed to win a blessed Menlha from Rinpoche.
I can understand your situation. My grandmother is also ill from Parkinsons. It is truly devastating to see her struggle with everything… from the lack of mobility, to the aching pains of her body (particularly legs) that never end because it is nerve affected. I love my grandmother very much too and she is such a gentle lady.
A few years ago, when I first know about Dharma, I encouraged my grandma to chant the mantra “OM MANI PADME HUNG”. At that time, we didn’t know that she has Parkinsons for many years and the doctors had misdiagnosed her all the while… it was only recently was she diagnosed with Parkinsons and it was already at a late stage… Being a degenerative disease, her physical body degenerated and not much improvements can be seen, i guess it is the reality of life.
However, I am very glad that although she have so much mobility problem… at the stage of her disease, she can still walk with the aid of a walking stick or when people hold on to her. And most importantly, her mind is still sharp and can hold very witty conversations with us, something I think she values very much. I am sure it was from reciting the mantra of the every compassionate Chenrezig that has helped her to maintain her current state, and she continues to chant on a daily basis.
When I read your story, it reminded me of my grandmother lol. I do miss her very much since we don’t meet so often as she lives with my aunt in a different state in Malaysia.
Thank you for caring for your grandmother so much. Just like what Rinpoche always encourage us to do… which is Dharma starts from home.
Dear Jonath,
Thanks for sharing your ah ma’s stories with us. As a child or grands, the best thing that we can do for our elderly family members is providing them Dharma, it’s because most of them are weaker now because they have spent their whole life taking care, educate, teach, care and love us. But none of the above will help us or them during the time they need help or right before passing. Dharma is a kind of teaching that tell us the truth about samsara, which will never drag us down.
I’m so regret that during my grandma paasing, I couldn”t make it any earlier to bring her more dharma, and she passed away with a lot of anger towards my grandpa, based on the anger that arise as from my grandma right before she left, I know she will not go to a good place.
You are very lucky to have visited this blog side and started to get more involvement with Kechara or H.E. Tsem Rinpoche, since we have the merits to received the dharma, and we knows it’s good for ourselves and others, why not share with others?
Now maybe your grandma is old and weak, but as a grandson you must make sure she is psychically and mentally well take care of, just like how she take care of you when you are young.
If you want to know more about how to invite a Buddha back, here’s the linkhttp://goo.gl/YIr9w and I hope your grandma will be very fine soon.
Thanks 🙂
Dear Jonath,
Thank you for this sharing about your grandma’s condition. You are a very loving grandson… which tells me your grandma must have been a very kind grandma. Congratulations for winning the Medicine Buddha which I am sure will give tremendous blessing to your grandma. But we must realise the nature of karma and following Rinpoche’s advice to a “T” to help your grandma collect a lot of merits for not just this life but more importantly the next life 🙂 How lucky you are to be able to receive advice from Rinpoche!
And it is very fortunate for her that while your grandma is experiencing her karma, how fortunate she is to have a grandson that cares so much for her and is doing prayers and would dedicate merits to her as much as possible. We will surely include her in our daily prayers!
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Dear Jonath,
Thank you for sharing your story about your grandma. You obviously love and care very much for her and I am happy that you now have a Menlha statue for her. The best thing about the prayers you make for your grandma is that they will help her now and future lives and that is the ultimate gift for her. i will also keep you and her in my prayers. Do come back to Kechara House again! 🙂
Take care,
Sharon
Dear Jonath Goh,
If you had been following Rinpoche teachings for some time that he does not recommend consulting mediumes and such. Most mediums take possession of spirits and local deities and they are not reliable source of advice and help especially when it comes to the life and death of a loved on. I know there are many cases where they are known to be accurate but it is still best not to follow as they can hoodwink you to trust them and then they will show their true nature.
You see, we cannot tell for certain and they do have certain abilities to see in the future but ultimately, the cannot help us as they themselves are stuck in samsara. The best would be not to consult them at all as this would also break our refuge to the Buddha. If we sincerely want to be Buddhist, we should only seek refuge in enlightened beings. In this way, we will never be tricked by these supernatural beings.
I do offer you my prayers that your grandma recovers swiftly as well.
Dear David,
Thank you so much for elaborate information and yes I do not consult mediums that is what my family usually do. Thanks for taking the time explaining the important implications of consulting local mediums and certainly I understand the consequences 😉
They just passed me this information which saddens me. I have requested advice from Tsem Rinpoche and I’m working on the Medicine Buddha prayers for my grandma. 😉
And lastly thank you so much its been wonderful and very very kind of you to include my grandma in your prayers! Thanks A LOT for that!
I’ve visited KH for the first time today and I am stunning to see such beautiful statues in the gompa, certainly it takes a lot of ppl and dedications to achieve/ build what it is today! seriously took my breath away !
Jonath
Dear Jonath,
During the presentation today, I did not get the chance to tell you what a filial and loving grandson you are to your Ah Ma. Your deep love and care for your grandma really touched me. I sincerely hope that all will be well for you and your Ah Ma.
Dear Sharon,
Thanks for everything today, sorry that I went off immediately after the presentation as the uncle taxi who fetch me needs to get back soon. I was relieved that he is cool waiting me for an hour. I certainly will come back KH soon as I wanted to join and learn the Medicine Buddha Puja and to get the Manjusri pendant that I’ve been eying on.
I do hope I can still see you around in KH or perhaps in KP Sunway as I’m staying sunway and I do frequent sunway pyramid.
Many thanks!
Jonath
Prayers for you and your grandma and the rest of your family, Jonath. _/|\_
Dear dash,
Thanks a lot! Appreciated it a lot. thanks for the dedication !
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