Changes in Brain Tissue

Changes in Brain Tissue

Date Posted:
October 2005

A student wrote to Rinpoche saying a brain scan showed changes in the white tissue in her brain. The radiologist could not explain what had caused them. The student was unsure whether to pursue Western medicine for the condition and wrote to Rinpoche for advice.

My very dear one,
According to my observations, it doesn't look good for you to follow Western treatment. It may sound good at the beginning, but according to my observations it won’t solve anything.

You need two pujas to be performed:

  1. She nyin dü dog
  2. Liberating from Naga Harm: Lü dang sadag gi don dröl. You have to be present when this puja is done.

You need to practice Lion-face Dakini. Also, you need to receive the jenang of Lion-face Dakini.

There is one auspicious prayer that needs to be recited ten times. I will do that and also I will ask a geshe, but I have to find the prayer first in the Kangyur and send it to the geshe.

You need an increasing fire puja done.

The most beneficial practice is to recite the prayer Reciting the Names of Manjrushri (Manjusangita) every day. This is the most beneficial prayer to develop wisdom and memory. There are a few stories of how beneficial this practice has been for people.

One Kagyu lama, who wrote two excellent English/Tibetan dictionaries, very extensive ones, and knows very difficult terms from many texts, has an excellent memory because when he was young he recited Manjusangita four times a day.

One ex-abbot of the lower tantric college, who taught many students in South India, was able to memorize one long page of a Tibetan text by looking at it only four times because he recited Manjusangita.

Geshe Donyo, the current abbot of Sera Je Monastery, is able to memorize so many prayers due to reciting Manjusangita. This is a most profound tantric text that brings great purification and leaves positive imprints for your quick enlightenment.

Also, when I come to Aptos there is one more thing for you to do that I won’t mention now.

With much love and prayers...