A Blessing for Liew’s Father
MAY MR LIEW RECOVER FASTER THAN NORMAL AND BE STRONG AGAIN!!
Offering serkym (black tea) to Setrap for Mr Liew.
Two days ago Mr Liew went for a heart bypass surgery. Very serious. I decided to visit him at the hospital the night before the surgery to do some pujas. Re-assure Mr Liew. Re-assure the family. I wanted them to be as comfortable as they can with something so serious. I am glad I had the chance to go.
Such an operation took 9.5 hours and it did go through smoothly. He is in ICU recovering. The family is doing intense Setrap Pujas for everything to be ok. Mr Lew was wearing a Setrap Pendant the night before this major operation.
In kechara, members gathered togethered to do a Setrap puja for Mr Liew. We all supported him very much and we want him well. We want Mr Liew to RECOVER AND BE WELL. WE WANT HIS FAMILY WELL.
Please everyone, offer your prayers for his recovery faster.
Thank you,
Tsem Rinpoche
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The peaceful form Amitabha manifested into wrathful form as Setrap, Setrap is very powerful and the best assistant we can have. Whenever we are in helpless situation, when we don’t know what to do in life, we can always depend on Setrap.
It is very good to have Setrap in our life, because when we practice him sincerely, we will be able to clear a lot of our negative karma and can practice Dharma more effectively.
More info to read here, why do we have Setrap in Kechara:
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/why-setrap-in-kechara.html
The care and love Rinpoche gives to his students and friends never fail to amaze me. What’s more incredible is that Rinpoche can do that simultaneously for all his students and friends all the time. Rinpoche always take the trouble to be in know about what’s going on with everyone and if he sense that anyone needs help, he would immediately sent one of the students to go to that person’s aid or even be there himself like in the case of Liew’s father or Seng Piow’s grandmother. Such is the compassion of our Guru, always thinking of how he can help or benefit others. His altruistic example is an inspiration to all his students and friends. How lucky we are to have Rinpoche as our Guru. May we become like him.
Allowed me to recount the event that night , i wish to express and tell everyone how extremely kind and extremely compassionate Rinpoche are. My words might even be able to describe appropriately HIS kindness towards my father.
It was the evening before my dad’s operation very early the next day , my dad was freaking out because never in his life he has gotten so ill. My dad has never been taking good care of his health eventhough he did not smoke nor drinks he just didnt do enough to keep himselves healthy. Hence the heart condition he had.
Rinpoche liaison and KC head Ms Chuah Su Ming called around 5:00pm my mom and i was on our way back home after a whole day in the hospital accompanying my dad to prepare for his operation. Su Ming called and told that Rinpoche would like me to get my dad out of the hospital for an hour or so to b at Ladrang for blessings, at that moment i thought to myself how extremely kind of Rinpoche even just to remember that my dad was going for an operation the next day. My dad has never even really met Rinpoche in person before thats the amazing part.
But about half an hour after that Su Ming called again asking me to immediately rush back to the hospital as Rinpoche has decided that he will shows up in person to perform a blessing puja for my dad. Su Ming sent her assistance James to arrange everything at the hospital for Rinpoche arrival. At that moment i was speechless yet am so touch by Rinpoche actions. Later i came to know that Rinpoche was actually very busy attending an important meeting in Ladrang.
At about 8:00pm Rinpoche arrive with his entourage of Monlam , JJ, seng piow & su ming. Rinpoche perform extensive puja and rub oilments on my dad chest and he also gave very assuring and comforting words of encourgement to my dad. That all will be alright. I have never seen my dad cried , he was always the tough guy in the family , that day he cried …. we are all very touched and thankful to Rinpoche. Rinpoche perform more puja for about more than half hour especially just for my dad.
The next day the operation went very smoothly , dad was admitted in to ICU from the operation theatre for just 2 days , he was transfered to the normal ward for another 2 days ,on the 5th day he was discharge and he had a mjor open heart surgery to remove and replace 3 blocked arteries.
I never forget what Rinpoche did for my dad and my family for the rest of our lives. Once my dad gets better in about 2 – 3 months time i will drag him to do work for Kechara !!!!!
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In any bypass there is risk of much danger to their patient. Rinpoche invoked the protector Setrap to assist Liew’s father in his operation. Like all of Rinpoche’s actions it is always multifaceted and multi-benefit. Setraps’ role as a Dharmapala one is to one create conditions so one can practice spirituality, two is to create situations or conditions whereby a practitioner can attain realizations and gain attainments. I see one benefit is that Liews’ father got better which gives him an opportunity to engage in the holy dharma in the future, second benefit is Liew and family will develop more faith in the Dharma through Rinpoche’s compassion and will become more engaged in Kechara, because Kechara is truly about benefiting people.
Isn’t it heart-warming to read this story of Rinpoche’s blessings and Uncle Liew’s? The surgery may have passed and Uncle Liew has recovered very well within the last couple of weeks, Liew and his family will never forget the agony of waiting for the 9.5 hours of open heart surgery to be over! I cannot imagine how they will cope without Rinpoche & Setrap’s blessings.
It is true what Paris said, I knew Rinpoche and Setrap has helped many people, including one that I knew of, my colleague Allan who escaped unhurt from a bad accident about more than a month ago. I hope Allan will share his story with you some day.
Just reading the comments on this blog post already makes me teary eyed. Kindness that streams from the Guru can move and inspire many to do the same or more. As illustrated by Datuk May’s offer and response.
Being in Kechara, I have come to witness many acts of miraculous kindness, care and love – from Rinpoche to his students, from his students to Rinpoche and from students to one another. This is why I firmly believe that what Rinpoche teaches is real, because the results are real.
If we just take a read in this Blog, you will not only witness the great compassion of this Lama, but you will also see how his compassion has rubbed off on his students. They change and transform because of Rinpoche.
I am very much relieved and happy to learn that Liew’s father is well and back home. If Rinpoche came all the way to do a special puja for Liew’s dad, it is already a great blessing in itself.
With Rinpoche, he will never cease to dazzle and surprise you with his acts of care, kindness and compassion.
As always, Tsem Rinpoche will just pop up where he is needed. He has an uncanny way of knowing when to show up to give blessings and show care to others. Tsem Rinpoche showed compassion, care and first class example of a living lama who encompasses the qualities of a Buddha.
In Kechara, they always tell me that those who have the merits will be able to take refuge from him. Those who are very lucky may get to meet the dharma and receive his blessings. I am happy for Liew and his family to have received blessings and prayers from an enlightened living lama. I pray for your father to recover fast and well and see you at Setrap puja soon.
See, Rinpoche does not only care for Dharma work and his students Dharma studies. He even cares deeply for the students social life, parents etc. He gives so much care to an old man. In the pictures, you can see Mr. Liew’s father looked much honored to meet Rinpoche. I wish that he will always be in a great peak of health and that Setrap will protect him through his journey in this and future lives. I am glad that KH have done prayers to Setrap for this man. Setrap will benefit him very much, I have chanted some medicine Buddha mantras so that he may get well soon .
Rinpoche’s care for his students extend to our family, as can be witnessed in this instant when he paid a visit to uncle Liew. The presence of Rinpoche alone is a blessing, not to mention that he personally performed the puja to re-assure uncle Liew and family members. How compassionate and kind of Rinpoche – Chenresig “at work”. Many friends and members can vouch to the help they have received from Rinpoche and our protector Setrap. This can be seen from the ever growing numbers of friends at our weeky pujas in Kechara House.
To get more information about pujas, please visit (http://www.kechara.com/kechara-house/pujas/all-about-pujas/). Pujas can be performed here locally or through the monks at the monastery. It was Rinpoche’s vision to train the local laymen to perform pujas so that we are able to conduct one when necessary and so do not need to depend on the monks, especially in emergency cases.
Terima Kasih Rinpoche!
This is an interesting and touching piece of blog I have to come across to prove how caring Rinpoche is even in administering to the sick in hospitals.
Such people need all of the support and care that they need and can get at their most critical time and Rinpoche understands this so well. Like how Rinpoche ministered to Seng Piow’s grandmother, here we find Him again in action at the right time and place.
No longer can people hurl the old accusations that Buddhists do not care for the sick and suffering and only know the caves and forests! Evidence is here and here to stay!
Sadhu!
It goes beyond saying that this is yet another example of how kind and compassionate Rinpoche is. As much as I don’t want to repeat this a thousand times, but it is in Rinpoche’s nature to make sure that all his students and even extended to their families and loved ones, are taken care of.
Our Kechara members are always at their feet to help others. Conducting Setrap puja the night before to help clear obstacles for the operation for uncle Liew.
Liew’s father has the good fortune to be blessed by Rinpoche and Setrap, I can’t imagine what a complicated operation it could be for an open heart surgery that lasted 9.5 hours. Miraclously , the doctors were surprised by the speed of recovery of Uncle Liew and he was even discharged ealry to rest at home.
With faith in our Guru and protector, we will always be blessed and protected. If you have not started your Setrap practise or wants to find out more on how Setrap has helped many of us, check out this
http://www.kechara.com/support/your-say/amazing-miracles/)
This is one of those stories that makes your heart go warm. Rinpoche as always is very kind to go and personally bless CK Liew’s father. I think this is rituals that eventually Rinpoche would like his students to do for others. Rinpoche is basically a visionairy man and have forseen that it would bring Dharma farther and wider if it was practised and propagated by lay and local teachers.
Hence, Rinpoche is already training some students to take up roles as Dharma teachers secretly and is training them up to fulfill that role. That is part of Rinpoche’s vision for KWPC. Rinpoche really wants this KWPC to be a living institution that propagates Dharma instead of an large empty temple.
I received a SMS from Datuk May in Shanghai that she would like to sponsor a Medicine Buddha puja for Liew’s father who would be undergoing a major operation. Su Ming told me Liew is a very filial son and he cares for his parents deeply. Datuk May was very moved by Liew’s filial piety.
Despite such short notice Kechara House Puja Team got together 20 over members to conduct an energised puja for Liew ‘s father. Liew himself was at the puja. Rinpoche always advises that it’s best that people that has close karmic connection with the person for whom a puja is conducted be present. The energy will be stronger.
http://www.kechara.com/kechara-house/pujas/
With Rinpoche’s blessings everything went smoothly and Liew’s father recovered very fast.
Reading the posting as well as the updates from comments shared, one can conclude that Liew and his entire family are so very blessed.
Dharma Protectors are highly attained (enlightened for some Protectors) beings who have set Tibetan Buddhism apart from other forms of Buddhadharma. It is through their protection that practitioners are able to overcome obstacles. Setrap is the main Protector of Kechara House. Through his protection, Kechara has grown dynamically and steadily in the past years to be able to spread Dharma in all ten directions to benefit more and more people globally (www.kechara.com provides global access to people to obtain Dharma books and Buddha images like the Setrap Box Set to quench their spiritual thirst).
After reading about the blessing and miracle Tsem Rinpoche and pure Dharma bestowed to the Liew family, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we can share this blessing with more people so that suffering can be reduced? To top it off, if we learn with sincerity and effort as well as develop pure faith in the Guru, Buddha, Dharma and Shangha, we are able to create this miracle for our loved ones.
“Compassion Conquers All” is one of the titles of KMP’s books written from Rinpoche’s teachings. The most amazing experience I have since being a student of Rinpoche is to see Compassion in Action, which is what Rinpoche practices all the time without fail.
I was working in Shanghai when I heard that Rinpoche was going to Hospital to visit and say prayers for CK Liew’s father the evening before his major open heart surgery and tears streamed from my eyes from the warm feelings of love and care that will be experienced by the family.
Miracles happen and the operation has been very successful and I was told by CK that that his father is now resting well at home.
We heard just recently that Uncle Liew’s operation went very, very smoothly and recovered so quickly that he was discharged to go home early! He is fit, healthy and totally well. Also, the family have all be calm and well; Liew has even been spotted all around the centre, happily volunteering and getting involved in the events 🙂 Rinpoche and Setrap’s blessings really do have a unexplainable, miraculous effect, healing and protection.
Through the years, especially from going to Setrap pujas on a regular basis, I’ve personally heard many incredible stories of how people have been protected by Setrap – avoided accidents, healed from very bad illnesses, reconciled arguments and difficult relationships. (read all the great personal testimonials on the kechara website http://www.kechara.com/support/your-say/amazing-miracles/)
More than that, it is always by our Lama’s kindness and blessings that we can even receive these teachings and practices. Ultimately, by having strong and pure faith in the Guru, the blessings of any or all Buddhas come through. The lama’s motivation is always to benefit, relieve suffering and help others, and the blessings that come by this motivation is the highest kind of healing.
If we have strong enough faith, then even if we really cannot meet the Guru or he is away, merely thinking of the Guru at difficult times brings blessings and protection: we can visualise him (the size of our thumb) on top of our head, or recite his long life mantra, and think strongly that we are protected by his enlightened body, speech and mind.
Rinpoche’s kindness extends through different forms and space and is constantly without limit. Rinpoche only thinks of others’ welfare before himself and in doing so, we feel Rinpoche’s love, even if it is not directed to us.
This shows us that Avalokiteshvara, the Lord of Compassion exists even though we sometimes lack in faith and are in doubt of their existence. Love is not out there, it starts from our very hearts. In caring and going all the way out for others, we bring the warmth, care and hope that we want to others:)
Rinpoche has shown us that IT IS POSSIBLE! Let’s do it
This is so kind and caring of you!