Since 2012, every year I did sharing session of Smoke/Sang Offering with members and patrons of Kam Dong San (KDS) www.facebook.com/kdspg . After practicing it for more than a decade, I feel that it is one of the practice that a person can do regularly to train their compassion and also removing of life's obstacles.
Sang or Smoke Offering is a Tibetan Buddhist practice that goes back to the days of Guru Rinpoche 'Padmasambhava'. Offering of food items such as beans, butter, milk and honey in forms of smell to the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and also also sentient beings.
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| Smoke Offering during Fish Liberation Events at KDS |
It is one of best practice of compassion and also generosity that an individual can do everyday.
Participants that came to the sharing/teaching session, some continue to practice every once in a while and some practice it diligently everyday.
Recently KDS changed it's operation hours from once a week to 6 days a week to cater for all the needs of members and patrons.
One of the participants K came by KDS to buy some incense for his practices. He relayed his personal responses of Sang Offering to Bro Fa Hong who is a Taoist Disciple and also Personal Assistant of KDS.
K said that for a while back he has been consistently doing smoke offering for day and evening every day. In one of the evening, he dreamt that he was visited by 2 entity, both wearing very ancient military armors. As he recalled, they don't even looked human as they have animal head on a human body.
In the dream, one of the beings handed him a piece of paper, the paper has few specific digit on it. Then the other one did the same as well. Both paper had the same specific digit on it. After K woke up, he thought maybe it could be a hint for upcoming 4-Digit draw.
Anyway he thought it could not be, as both paper has same digit and it is not likely. He did go on to buy the number at the game company that he frequent. Malaysia has 3 game company. In the next draw, the number did came out 1st prize but it was a draw by another company.
This is what normally Tibetans would called 'nyoms' for a spiritual practice. It is called a response to let you know that your practice is on the right path. Meaning what you are offering is being accepted.
*** The purpose of this article is NOT to demonstrate that doing smoke offering, beings will come and give you lottery numbers ! ***
Most that do it consistently will have dreams of being in a big event or party and everyone seems to be very happy with what the party offers. That is also one of the responses of the practice.
One of the benefits of smoke offering practice is that it helps clear spiritual obstacles in the things that you are trying to do or start. It also brings attention to the person, to their their 'dana' everyday through this practice.
If you are keen, search for the nearest Tibetan Temple/Center in your area that offers Teaching on Smoke Offering or you can also join me in my next sharing session at KDS.