The following paragraphs represent another story from Chapter Two of my book Thus Have I Seen: The MarvelousTrue Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform:
In order to study and learn the Dharma with H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III I moved back to California from North Carolina. The first extraordinary large-scale Dharma assembly I attended after moving was the Ultimate Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly held in May 2004. My roommate Akou Lamo Rinpoche and I lived near where this grand assembly was to take place. As usual, I did not have a clue as to what was going on or what to expect. Elaborate procedures were in place to create the special mandala and a very large, mysterious, and beautiful box was being prepared to serve as a pool to hold the water that would be used to bathe the baby Buddha. As I became aware of what was to happen, I learned that whenever the true Dharma goes to a new country, this Ultimate Bathing the Buddha ceremony must be performed. It was only performed once in any given country. The day arrived for this most special dharma assembly. I think about 70 or 80 people attended from all over the world. Some I knew, but many I did not. We clustered together in great anticipation. Since conditions must be absolutely right, there can be delays. Finally, the Buddha Master was ready to perform the necessary rituals and we were admitted to the actual elaborate mandala area.
The giant box was filled with special scented water to create the pool to bathe the Buddha. I believe it weighed over two tons. Ropes were under the box and the strongest disciples tried to lift it but could not even budge it, even when many of them tried together to do so. Then two disciples stepped forth and announced they would lift it. The Dharma for this ritual required that once the bathing of the Buddha was completed by all present, the water in the large pool needed to be poured into a smaller basin. These two, my young roommate and an elderly almost frail gentleman, proceeded to begin chanting and were able to lift it using the power of their mantras. We were all amazed. The super-human ability to lift this pool depended upon the level of realization of those who tried, and both of these disciples were quite accomplished. This accomplishment was necessary for the event to be a successful ceremony.
Many other awesome things happened during that Dharma Assembly including a sudden powerful wind that had been predicted beforehand and a mysterious cloud that remained in place to serve as a parasol that always shaded the statue of the Baby Buddha used in the ceremony. The roar of dragons was heard like thunder in the sunny sky. This was also my first glimpse of the Buddha Master’s Vajra Dharma Wheel that transformed into Dharma Protectors in the pool and was later used to remove karmic hindrances from a certain lama who was present. I will tell you later about my experience with that Vajra Dharma Wheel when I received the same empowerment.
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