Psychotic Episode

Psychotic Episode

Date of Advice:
May 2016
Date Posted:
January 2019

A student with a mental health condition had just experienced a brief psychotic episode, the first in more than four years. The student was taking medicine prescribed by Western doctors and asked Rinpoche for practice advice.

My most dear, most kind, most precious wish-fulfilling one,
Thank you for your service.

Regarding what you wrote, please recite OM VAJRAPANI HAYAGRIVA GARUDA HUM PHAT and OM MANI PADME HUM. Totally rely on Chenrezig and totally rely on Vajrapani Hayagriva Garuda. I am sending you a picture of Vajrapani Hayagriva Garuda so you can see what he looks like.

This is one method, to take full refuge with them and totally reply on them.

The other method is tonglen [taking and giving]. Please read my advice about this practice, just to give you an idea how to use tonglen. Also generate bodhicitta and you can do emptiness [meditation]. If you can, meditate on emptiness and bodhicitta.

With much love and prayers ...