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LILLIAN TOO IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR HER FENG SHUI BOOKS WHICH HAVE SOLD 30 MILLION COPIES BUT TRADITIONAL FENG SHUI IS 'SPACE FENG SHUI' AND INDEED MOST OF HER BOOKS DEAL WITH THIS SUBJECT.
'Space Feng Shui' is about living in harmony with nature and natural forces and most know the ideal location for a home is to have a mountain at the back and a river in front! Or arranging furniture and beds facing your best directions and avoiding conflicting with Tai Sui. Or placing auspicious objects like pagodas or wind chimes in proper places. All these are but one aspect of feng shui.
Another dimension of feng shui is 'Spiritual Feng Shui' which is just as important as it involves invoking the power of gods, goddesses and deities of Buddhism. Lillian Too is Tibetan Buddhist so her religious beliefs are inclined towards this great religion.
Lillian Too says feng shui is non-religious and
around a 1,000 came to listen to Lillian Too's third Spiritual Feng Shui talk at The Gardens Ballroom in Midvalley which is not to be confused with Lillian Too's even more famous Feng Shui Extravaganza which is held either in December or January each year which details what is in store for the rest of the year. Next Feng Shui Extravaganza which is into its 17th year, is on Sunday 11 December 2016 at Mahkota Ballroom at Istana hotel in KL.
During her talk, Lillian Too introduced the power of natural, earth-born crystals like rose quartz for love, citrine for money and amethyst for fulfilling wishes. She also taught us how to empower them, starting with cleansing and once the ritual is done, to make sure no one touches them except you as the gems are now your personal possessions.
She also introduced the Stupa of 8 Doors of Abundance, an exquisitely crafted white and gold stupa around 1.5 ft high to place on table so you can visualise the 8 doors opening and letting in great good luck flow in.
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The highlight was the 100,000 Tsog Offerings to Guru Rinpoche, a rare and powerful ceremony conducted only by high lamas as not every lama can handle this ritual effectively. This ceremony greatly amplifies our material possessions and spiritual enlightenment. Just by being in the ballroom as Khenpo Delek Rinpoche led the chanting and recitation was enough to earn immense merits!
Something sad happened to me before 100,000 Tsog Offerings ritual. I received a phonecall from my cousin---my mother in Kota Baru, Kelantan fell and hurt herself! She bled profusely as she hit her head and there were fears her bones might have broken! I was near the loo as I didn't want to cry in public as mum was rushed to hospital in emergency ward and waiting to see the doctor. I was distraught as I was in limbo not knowing how serious was my mother's condition though she could speak which was a relief as she was not unconscious!
Then who should I meet as I emerged but Khenpo Delek Rinpoche who was entering Gardens Ballroom for the Bum Tsog puja. He smiled in greeting and shook my hand as usual. I managed a weak smile as he was in a rush but he held my right hand for a long time and we did not say anything from the initial 'hello'. It was as if he knew my suffering as he really held on to my hand and without saying a word to each other, I felt comforted.
I did not tell Khenpo Delek Rinpoche anything and there was no time anyway so he must have known instinctively what I was going through. And he must have prayed as soon after he started chanting the sacred text, i received a SMS saying my mother needed 2 stitches on forehead and suffered only surface wounds with no broken bones and she was already discharged to go home to rest!
Thanks to Buddha, the Enlightened Ones, Tara and Khenpo Delek Rinpoche! I phoned my mother and she commented she had not even eaten after all the trauma! If she was concerned about food, then it was surely a good sign!
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