Knowledge Of Tobacco

Wild tobacco plants have been around since about 4.000 year, coinciding with the civilization of the Indians of Central and South America. The official history of tobacco production is marked on 12⁄10⁄1492 due to Christopher Columbus's exploration of the Americas., he found that the natives in the Antil Islands were dancing, just smoked a kind of curled leaf called Tabaccos.

Cigarettes were introduced to India about five 1605 and first grown in Deccan County. After that, India has become a major tobacco producer and contributes significantly to the world tobacco market.

Tobacco has been grown in China and Japan around the middle of the century 17 and quickly help these countries become large producer countries with mainly light-colored cigarettes for domestic consumption.. At the same time, tobacco was introduced into Indonesia by the Dutch. Since then, this country has been known for its famous cigar tobacco products grown in the Sumatra archipelago.

Thus, when the Buddha was still in this world, tobacco was not present in social life, so it is difficult to find any teachings in the sutras about the harmful effects of tobacco smoke. ,Guru Padmasambhava has seen a serious and terrible impact in this white smoke village. In Chogyal Ratna Lingpa's Terma it said:

“Padmasambhava bound the Nine Devil Brothers to keep their vows, but they are the ones who break the samaya break (vows), and the youngest of them has found a way to gradually weaken their promise to protect sentient beings. He told you: "You, do not despair, listen to me. I will embody myself as a cigarette in China; the name of this poison will be ‘black poison’. It will grow in border areas, from there it would spread to Tibet. The Tibetan people will consume this refreshing substance. Due to its strength, Five toxins affecting the nerves will grow. When throwing away the ten virtuous actions, one will practice the ten negative actions. The lives of those who hold the lineage will become fragile, and they will depart for the Buddha Realms. When penetrating the earth, The smoke of this poison will destroy hundreds of thousands of cities in the kLu. Rain will not fall, crops and pets will not grow, there will be turmoil among the people, diseases, and calamities. The smoke of the poison that rises into the sky destroys the dimensional dimensions, Japan (moon) Real timing and a comet will appear. The smokers' vital fluids and meridians become dehydrated. It causes four hundred and four diseases to appear. Anyone who smokes will be reborn in the lower realms. If one person smokes and others sniffs it, it is as if he is ripping apart the hearts of six million sentient beings. "
According to the Terma of Sang-gyé Lingpa:

“In this degrading age people will immerse themselves in cruel acts. Especially more than eating nutritious meat, People will consume substances that are toxic and have an unpleasant taste. When stopping what they are doing, they will consume the poison. They will have to spit, runny nose, their health and appearance declined. "

Rig’dzin Go’dem's terma prediction:

“In this degenerate age one will eventually absorb the toxic vomit, Dri za’i's food. Just smell it, People will go to Mar-med Myal-wa. It is for this reason, give it up immediately. "

From the prophecies discovered by Dud’dul Dorje:

“Practitioners will enjoy breathing in the smoke of these herbs and inhaling their powder, the land will be invaded by those who broke the samaya tank. They will be deceived by delusions and will experience the emergence of obsessive qualities. As a sign of the depletion of merit they will have uncontrollable tears pouring in. "

Longsel's terma said:

"When people smoke disgusting substances, it's also a time when close friends poison the souls of others."

Thugchog Dorje's terma made it clear:

“Because of the five poisons that damage nerves, obsessions, enmity, conflict, argumentative, and the poverty of sentient beings will burn fiercely like hell. For ten good qualities have been removed, the negative evil will rage like a storm. Good deeds will be distracted, while the perverted practices will be commonplace. In this evil age, Patrons will disappear as the demons strengthen their power. People will smoke cigarette smoke, and the empty open channels of discriminating wisdom (Dieu Observing Tri) will be stuck, while anxiety and distorted emotions become intense. The central channel will be blocked and the clarity of awareness will die. The exhaustion of energy will cause uneasy mood around the world. Religious institutions, objects of reverence will perish; Decadent ideologies and deceptive religions will spread. The Patrons will turn their gazes away and only look in the direction of Mount Tu Di. Foreigners will invade Tibet, and the Tibetan people will be forced to wander the border areas. Delusional Doctrine will spread and the world will become a dimension of hell. "

Dro’dul Lingpa's terma predicted:

“Just smell the scent that arises from the demonic resin in these plants and leaves, people will find themselves in the Vajra Hell. ”

A prophet of Machig Labdron says:

“In the final stages of debate a substance will appear that is consumed orally, and it will aggravate all five psychosis. It will originate in China, development to Mongolia and Tibet. Wherever it goes, it will be consumed, and wherever it is consumed - rainfall will become uneven, accompanied by severe frost and hail. If the practitioner consumes this substance, even if they practice for one hundred lives - they will not recognize their deities. In future lives, they will wander endlessly in the three lower realms, There even the compassion of the Buddhas is not enough to save them. "

There are countless other prophecies regarding tobacco - its use is specifically forbidden by the accomplished masters of the Sarma and Nyingma traditions.. Padmasambhava's vajra teachings are not bestowed on deceitful practitioners, so don't harbor doubts: “How can so many problems arise from smoking a natural herb?"Daddy tree (aconite) It is also an herb, But even a small amount of food can kill people. If this is the case with a plant on the physical level, then why is the result of an evil will not causing spiritual death? Understand this, wise people will show great compassion for themselves by giving up tobacco and drugs. When acting like that, May the righteous and wise, one who has turned away from the path to the abyss, Get lucky to rest in this wonderful garden of liberation.

This article was written by Dorje Yeshe (Dudjom Rinpoche) written at the request of Gé-rTa Jig’med of Golok.
Sarva Mangalam.

Original work: “TOBACCO, ‘the guide that leads the blind on a false path which ends in a precipice’
By Kyabjé Jigdré Yeshé Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche