Reconnecting

Last week Tue, there was an Avalokiteshvara initiation given by HE Garchen Triptul Rinpoche. I had initially wanted to give it a miss as I have already taken Avalokiteshvara initiation a few times before.

On Mon night, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was in Teochew Building (the place where the initiation was to be held). There was suddenly a high mountain which was opposite Teochew Building. It was covered with green grass and the gentle breeze of morning dew filled the air. It was a very calm feeling looking at the mountain from where I was standing inside Teochew Building.

Many incidents happened in the building but I only remembered two. I dreamt that I conducted 2 long interviews for 2 job applicants in a room. And it was so long that I was held up in the meeting so I was late for my initiation. Also I dreamt that a man opened a door for me in one of the rooms. Then my Master appeared wearing beige long shirt and pants with faint dragon prints. But she immediately turned around and literally ran off. The man looked somewhat related to my Master. He has very slight wavy hair and tanned skin. One thing caught my attention was that his eyes were filled with sadness. Hmm... I found this very weird.

When I woke up, I knew I had to attend the initiation. His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche is a Drikung Kagyu lama who was known in the 13th century as the Siddha Gar Chodingpa, a heart disciple of Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon, founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. In ancient India, he had incarnated as Mahasiddha Aryadeva, the lotus-born disciple of the great Nagarjuna. HE Garchen Rinpoche was a very friendly and humble, he was smiling widely all the time. He was also spinning the prayer wheel throughout the ceremony. At the end of the transmission, due to his kindness, he stood up and personally bless everyone present. When it was my turn, Rinpoche greeted me with a happy laugh, as if he knew me or recognised me. He put both hands on my head to bless me, almost hugging me tightly as I uttered "Thank you Rinpoche". I knew immediately there should have been a close connection with him in my past lives. I don't know how I know, but I just knew it.

"Enlightenment is as if you have been away from home for many years, when you suddenly see your father in town. You know him right away without a doubt. There is no need to ask anyone else whether he is your father or not." -- Master Foyan