Thanks for Fundraising for FPMT Projects
Rinpoche sent this message to thank a student who had been raising funds for many of the FPMT’s social service projects for many years.
My most kind, most dear, most precious, wish-fulfilling gem one,
For so many years [you are] like a gem. Thanks for your kindness to FPMT, Lama Yeshe and me, helping the different projects. Thank you very, very much.
As you know, the Drop of Mahamudra said:
Just as fire burns wood and in one second it becomes ashes,
By pleasing the guru, then our negative karma is purified in a second.
And many eons of heavy negative karma are ceased.
By pleasing the guru, the glorified guru, the heaviest negative karma is purified and in one second it becomes ashes. Those negative karmas collected on the path get purified and unbelievable, unbelievable extensive merit is collected.
It is mentioned by Sakya Pandita:
Even though the beams of the sun are extremely hot, without a magnifying glass they cannot ignite a fire. Like that, without the guru we cannot receive the blessings of the buddhas in the heart.
By pleasing the guru we please all the buddhas, the Buddha Dharma and Sangha. These three are all embodied into one, the guru. To the guru I go for refuge.
So please think that is what happens.
Thank you very, very, very much. Thank you so much, thank you!
With much love and prayers ...