One thing I realized a while ago is that you rarely hear people on the internet talking about Kyabje Pabongkha Choktrul Dorje Chang. He is one of our most illustrious Gurus, yet you do not hear much about his activities. He seems to be remarkably low-key!
I find this very refreshing! Such a high Lama yet to all appearances is not concerned about making a big name for himself. I hear he is still teaching in Nepal and Tibet, and has contact with many of our lineage Lamas. I know some monks who received their Dharma names from him.
Very inspiring to hear about the humble nature of such high Lamas as Kyabje Yongya Rinpoche and Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Does anyone have any pictures to post of Je Pabongkha Choktrul Dorje Chang?
Thanks for bringing attention to this great lama. I remember there have been various discussions and threads about DS lamas, but not many discussions on Pabongkha Rinpoche - who made it all possible for us in the first place, when he wrote down and disseminated his Guru's direct visions of Dorje Shugden himself!
The humility aspect and practice is very interesting - it is a cornerstone of the Gelugpa lineage, which places so much more emphasis on learning and the individual merit gained through a lifetime of study, hard work and effort. Mysticism is not encouraged, which is why I am sure the Lamrim and Pabongkha's "Liberation" has has such a profound effect on practitioners today - there is no hocus pocus or mystical practice that you must rely on only with faith. Instead, the teachings are presented logically and in clear, graduated steps that appeal and resound with the reasoning thinking mind.
The previous Pabongkha Rinpoche also showed us the stunning example of humility when he first manifested "dullness" and allowed himself to be subjected to teasings and being frequently put down by his peers for being "dull" and not very bright in his studies. It was only later, under Dagpo Rinpoche that he studied the Lamrim, excelled and became among the most renowned Lamas of the whole of Tibet. Looks like a little humility goes a long way!
The current Pabongka, as I understand, lives very simply and with little public exposure. He is still considerably young though, I think only in his mid thirties. But the might of his teachings and realisations will soon be shown to the world, I'm sure. We can support his good works, teachings and the benefit he will bring to countless others by helping in our own way to lift the ban. Once this is lifted, it would enable great Lamas like Pabongka Rinpoche, Trijang Rinpoche, Gangchen Rinpoche and so, so many others to do their work unhindered. By our efforts to lift the ban, bring awareness of Dorje Shugden's practice and benefits to the world, we can help not only DS practitioners directly, but also these DS lamas, so that they can help even more beings everywhere that we may not be able to reach in our current limited capacities.