Accumulation of merits is very important regardless if you are a Buddhist, Christian or Muslim.  There are many approaches in accumulating merits. Buddhism such as Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana has its own methods to accumulate merits.  Without accumulating merits, it is nearly impossible to attain enlightenment.  As stated by the Lord Buddha, even for our present lives' happiness, we need a vast accumulation of merits and this is commonly believed by all Buddhists.  There are numerous ways (either difficult or easy) in accumulating merits.  As in difficult way, Siddhartha left the palace and kingdom behind and engaged in an ascetic path, without food and movement, vowing to exert himself in his meditation until he reached his goal of enlightenment.  Buddha also sacrificed his body as food for a hungry mother tiger and her cubs.  In this modern generation, such hard practice is no longer existed.  Of course they are many people who forego marriage and renounce their personal ownership, become monks and nuns and stay in retreat for 3 years, 6 years or 9 years and their intentions are to accumulate merits in order to attain enlightenment.  In this degenerate age, it is very difficult for a lay person to practice in such a way.  Therefore, one needs to generate and accumulate inconceivable merits by making offerings, reciting mantras, sponsoring and supporting the sanghas and helping the poor.

                We are honoured to have the presence of Rinpoche in conducting this puja.  Needless to say, with Rinpoche’s tireless quest and compassionate vision to benefit all sentient beings, thus, this puja is organised.  It is arranged in the easiest manner to accumulate extensive merits by just reciting few lines of powerful offering prayers and this will bring tremendous and extraordinary blessings.  Rinpoche encourages all his dharma disciples, devotees and fervent supporters not to miss this golden opportunity to participate the puja.  The purpose of this puja is to accumulate merits for the happiness of present life and for the sake of attaining enlightenment.

        累积功德在任何宗教是重要的，不论是佛教徒或其他教徒，分别是不同人有不同的方法来累积功德。在佛教里，亦有很多方法如小乘，大乘和金刚乘，各有不同的方法来累积功德以聚集善根，福德，因缘，得成佛道。于今世的快乐亦需要聚集功德，这是如佛所教， 亦是一切佛教徒的共同点。在修功德的方法来讲，有无量的道路，或是容易，或是艰苦。如艰苦方法，佛陀在没成道前，六年苦行，无食物，无行动，或如过世拾身救老虎和它的幼儿。但是，在今天我们不需要这种修持法。现在，许多出家男众，女众，拾弃家庭，到深山闭关三年，六年，九年，目的是集聚功德求成道。在居家众，这样的修行是不可能的，所以在家居众，求功德的方法有供养，持咒，供出家人及帮穷人，以上是比较容易修持的方法。

                     在藏密金刚乘，有最方便容易的方法，只要你修持十万次以上就可得到大力的加持。我期望一切法兄弟，姐妹不要错失这好机会来集聚福功德，可帮我们今世或来世成道。这一套法的名号是《十万大荟供》需供养十万次十方诸法菩萨。 

Krodikali

                 The Krodikali puja is derived from the many practices of Dudjom New Treasure Lineage.  It is actually a CHOD, a Tibetan term means "to sever".  This practice severs the transmigrations in samsara.  The benefits of this puja are of two folds.  To a keen dharma practitioner, this practice severs ego and eliminates the three poisons (greed, hatred and ignorance).  To the public who attending this puja, by just listening to the chanting, the sound of damarus and the sound of "PHET" pronounces by the Vajra Master, obstacles and undesirable elements will be abolished. 

The Tsog Offering

This is the wrathful black dakini tsog offering, an extraordinary tantra to eliminate mainly one's ego-grasping, transmigration, diseases, afflications and aversions, and to fulfill worldly aspirations.  This special practice of Dudjom New Treasure Lineage invokes very strong blessing power.  In the Vajrayana practice, Tsog offering is very important.  If we hope to maintain good health, happiness, longevity, riches and well-being, we have to practice Tsog offering to accumulate merits.  It is hoped that Tsog offering will help to eliminate the bad karma caused by body, speech and mind, hasten smooth attainment of good wishes in this life and the coming till we attain Buddhahood.

The Initiation

The significance of Krodikali is to sever ego, self-grasping and disease due to heavy bad karma, malignant diseases and devil possessing.  It eliminates bad karma of present and past lives.  It is especially effective to those psychological and psychiatric cases.

The Fire Puja

This is the wrathful black dakini's pacifying fire puja.  The offerings are burnt to offer to deity and entourage in pacifying all sicknesses, obstacles and bad omens.  Besides, it fosters good fortune too..

The Jang Chub Puja 

The Jang Chub puja helps the deceased to be reborn in Sukhavati Pure Land.  In the obstacles eliminating puja, hindrances caused by bad karma will be ceased. 

It is also for the benefit of the country, society and family members, all ancestors, karmic debtors, death caused by accidents, wandering ghosts and those in the bardo state will be delivered to the pure land with the blessing of Rinpoche and the lamas.

The Lamp Offering

Offering lamp is the most powerful offering because light symbolizes wisdom. Just as a lamp dispels darkness.  offering light represents removing the darkness of ignorance in order to attain Buddha’s luminous clear wisdom. 

The offering of light during the puja will eliminate ignorance and bad karma and increase wisdom, blessing, purify obstacles, pave the way to the pure land, promote world peace and accelerate realisation to the buddhahood.

Krodikali puja helps the devotees who do not have sufficient time in practicing dharma to receive blessings and increase their good luck.  We realized that when our merits are decreased, we will face with all sorts of troubles.  Thus, we are depending very much to the teachings of the Buddha in order to increase our merits. 

The Buddha once said that if we wish to enjoy a happy livelihood, longevity and to be reborn in the Pure Land, we should accumulate merits.  However, in this degeneration age, people are busy in sustaining their livelihood.  Therefore, it is advisable to support the sanghas who devote their lives to practice the Buddha's teachings and thus transferring their merits to us and this is an indirect way to help us to accumulate merits.

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