Practices for Protection and Healing

Practices for Protection and Healing

Toxins in the Body
Date Posted:
November 2011

A student advised that after eight months of feeling well, he had relapsed due to the presence of many toxins—metals, viruses, bacteria and parasites—in his body. The student felt that there had been some improvement to his health, but there was still a lot left to do. Rinpoche gave the following advice.

It is best to recite both the Manjugosha prayer and the names of Manjushri. Also have six jung shi tormas made.

 

Blessing Water
Date Posted:
October 2009

Rinpoche gave the following instructions on how to bless water with the mantra of Dorje Namjom for purification, particularly to help with paralysis.

You can bless water for washing and purifying, with the blessing of Dorje Namjom or the deities that purify pollution. This mantra is particularly to heal paralysis.

In addition to the Nampar Jompa mantra, you recite the mantras for paralysis to bless the water. Recite Namjom and all the other mantras. Then, the water is blessed and you can wash and purify with it. It is very common for it to bring about healing. You have to do it many times, just one time is not enough. It also depends on your karma and the karma of the lama who does the puja. Generally, if you have severe paralysis then you have to do it many times, thirty or forty times. So, you do that and then you collect water blessed by the lama. You can either put the water in a basin or container, and mix it with that water from the lama, and then you can use it for washing and purification. You need to have very strong faith that you are purified.

Or, you can bless the water yourself with Dorje Namjom and Tromo Metsek mantras. You can do the blessing in the bathtub or in the basin where you wash. Bless the water with Dorje Namjom or Tromo Metsek—another deity that purifies pollution. Then, after you finish the blessing, with wisdom and faith, use it to wash yourself.

Mantra of Dorje Namjom:

NAMASH CHANDA VAJRA KRODHAYA HULU HULU TISTHA TISTHA BANDHA BANDHA HANA HANA AMRITE HUM PHAT

 

Practices for Serious Illness
Date Posted:
October 2005

A student with a life-threatening illness wrote to Rinpoche asking what he could do.

Dear one,
The following are pujas that need to be done for you. These could be done with the help of a geshe:

  • Medicine Buddha Puja
  • Namgyal  tse-chog
  • Long-life initiation
  • La küg tse küg (Hooking the Life puja)

You should make very strong prayers to Medicine Buddha on a daily basis and liberate five animals that you are definitely saving from being killed.

When you do Medicine Buddha practice, recite the names of the seven Medicine Buddhas. Make strong prayers to Medicine Buddha for your own purification and the purification of all sentient beings, especially those that have illnesses similar to yours. Visualize rays of light and nectar emanating from Medicine Buddha and flowing into you, purifying sickness, harm caused by evil spirits, delusions and negative karma, and obstacles. At the end, visualize that you are completely purified and in the nature of light—concentrate very strongly on that. Recite Medicine Buddha mantra as much as you can every day, not just when you are sitting doing formal practice but also when you are walking about. Put your whole life and trust, for this life and future lives, completely in the hands of Medicine Buddha. Have strong faith that Medicine Buddha can bring you complete happiness in this and all future lives, and enlightenment. Even when death comes, have total trust and faith that Medicine Buddha will help and bring you to the pure land. Always pray that you want whatever is most beneficial for sentient beings. Pray to Medicine Buddha in this way.

Also, you should take chulen pills. These are the pills you take when you do a fasting retreat.

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