Nyingma Kathok - Merits of Zambala Offering

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If one offers with a sincere heart, one will receive Zambala's blessings. One then accumulates causes for happiness of gods and men, obtains good fortune, transforming failure to success and gets uncountable benefits.

Zambala is the Possessor of Merits.

There are two forms of merits: Worldly & Transcendental. Material gains are the Worldly Merits; spiritual insights are the Transcendental Merits. To possess both forms of merits is considered COMPLETE. This is the only way to accomplish countless deeds. Zambala is also sometimes considered as a Deity of great miraculous power.

1 Worldly = Material gains 2 Transcendental = Spiritual insights

In this period of deterioration, people strive for selfish aims, gaining at the expense of others and insatiably lusting for more.

Even though sometimes one's possessions may be bountiful, they are, nevertheless, mostly obtained through improper means, violating morals and conscience. If "fortunate", one may enjoy fame for a while. Otherwise, one may become a prisoner, suffering without a chance to enjoy things one has obtained. Such a bottomless fall is one's own doing.

It is not worthwhile to have such self-delusion. When one accumulates little merit in past lives, one is unable to accomplish much in this life. When one has sacrificed so much and yet gained so little, indeed it is unbearable. Instead of thinking about one's own limited merits, one continues to harm and exploit others. Hence, the downfall. To blame others would not help but would instead be the cause of more worries.

The compassion Buddha, in wanting to eliminate sentient beings' sufferings and to benefit them, has taught many methods for accumulating merits.

The first of the 6 Perfections - the Perfection of Generosity - can be considered supreme.

There are 3 types of Generosity:
1 Material Giving 2 Dharma Giving 3 Fearlessness Giving

Giving is directed towards 2 main Objects:
1 the Enlightened Objects - Buddhas and Boddisattavas 2 Dharma Giving

If one can hold the Boddhisattava as one's motivation in heart as one practises Giving, one will then accumulate merits for Wisdom and Means simultaneously. This aids us along our path towards Enlightenment. Benefiting oneself and others at the same time, why then should we not practice the Perfection of Generosity?

In the Chapter of the Commonality of Doors, in the Lotus Sutra, it is quoted, if it is appropriate for beings to be benefited via:

1 the form of Vaishravana (the main form of Zambara)
2Avalokiteshvara (or Chenresig in Tibetian) will hence manifest in the form of Vaishravana.

All the myriad forms of Zambalas manifest themselves to save sentient beings mainly from the suffering of poverty. The Buddha has in fact taught many Zambala practices.

These many Zambala Deities have vowed before the Buddha to liberate all sentient beings and to protect the Dharma. Offering to the Zambala Deities is synonymous to offering to Avalokiteshvara (or Chenresign in Tibetan) .

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