And I started with a big one, because at that time I have to co-ordinate 4 of my ancestors and senior relatives separate tombs into 1 tomb. While at the same time, I have to also arrange and do the tomb of my late grandmother who just passed away at that time.
I have selected a good Feng Shui spot for the relocation of my ancestors and have also seek the opinion of my master. After which, my cousin who is living in Perlis, Malaysia have to ask permission from local clan association to acquire the land.
As my ancestors was considered pioneer of the area, because I am already a 4th generation Chinese in Malaysia. Anyhow initially we have acquired the land without any problems after my tedious selection, the vein of the hill flows perfectly to the spot that I have selected, and the strangest thing was it was covered by tree branch on the lower edge, therefore nobody thought of acquiring it as it was almost invisible to the naked eye for several decades.
After my cousin informed me of the good news, problems start arising, as there was a tomb on a higher ground above the area where I had selected, the family members of that plot of land started making big 'hoo hah' on why we do not have the right to acquire the land and many other sorts of problem.
My cousin had to go for meetings after meetings with the local clan association in order to sort out the problem and it was coming to a deadlock.
Therefore on one afternoon, before he went again to a meeting, I went into meditative stabilization in my home in Penang and trying to seek out the land deity of the tomb area. In my meditation, I saw an old man wearing all white appearing, I asked him if he was the local deity. He informed me he had been there even before the hill became a cemetery ground. However, there was not any altar or temple built for offerings to the local land deity of that area.
Then I told him our family problem, and asked whether he could help. He told me he can, then I made a promise to him in which if my family tomb was successfully erected on the area that I have selected on that hill, then I will build up a small local deity house for him and also do offerings to him each year when I am in Perlis for Qing Ming. He smiled and agreed and I came out from my meditative state.
I quickly called up my cousin, asked him to bring some curry chicken, ginger rice and also a big stack of gold paper money to go to the hill area and just burn it. When I call him it was almost late afternoon. After 1 hour of so, he called me back. He told me that after he made offering at the hill, when he burn the big stack of paper money, there was a sudden gush of very strong wind.
The next day, I received a call from my cousin again that our obstacle on the acquisition of the land has been settled amicably.
After few weeks, when the relocation is ready and tomb constructed, I was back in Perlis again to make the final adjustment on the tombstone, aligned the skull on my ancestors in the new urn after their exhumation before placing them in the new tomb.
I still remember that when I completed the tomb alignment, the sky was quite dark and ready to rain. Some of my cousins and relatives were telling me, its going to rain soon and lets get down from the hill. I told them don't worry it wouldn't rain until I have make the adjustment to the local earth deity house. I went down the hill, installed and make adjustment to the local earth deity house as promised, when I finished the alignment and walk towards my car, the rain came pouring down.
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| Previously there was a huge tree behind the earth deity house that we have erected. After the build the Tua Pek Kong Temple, the tree was chopped down and remove. However the local earth deity was not invited into the temple. |
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| Done Smoke or in Tibetan called Sang Offering to the local earth deity and also unvisited grave in that area. |
After many years have passed, the local clan association whom are owners of the area, decided to build up the Tua Pek Kong Temple next to the cemetery as in custom of all Chinese cemetery. However they did not manage to invite the local earth deity into the temple area. Therefore every year when I am back for Qing Ming, I still bring a big incense and also do smoke offerings for the local deity and also all the unvisited graves of the area.
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| View from my ancestors grave . The Tua Pek Kong Temple on the right. |
In the spiritual world, your word is the only measure of character and also your cultivation. Unlike the physical world, where words are cheap to many people - in the formless world it brings strong influence on any future help that you seek or request as your reputation spreads fast on whether you are a man/woman of your words or just a plain ignorant.
