My very dear Jeanette,
Thank you for your kind email. According to my observation the man should wear:
- Black Manjrushri protection
- One other protection, which I have drawn
- Lion-face Dakini protection
- Vajra Armor protection
I will bless these protections and they should be placed around the man’s neck.
Then, there are two pujas that need to be done:
1. She-nyin dü-dog – This needs to be done by Sera Je, the Samlo Khamtsen. If you are at Kopan Monastery now, then you can ask one of the monks there to arrange it and also how to pay the bill. You can say that I suggested this puja be done, give the man’s name, etc. If this is hard, let us know and we can arrange it.
2. Lu-zong puja – I need to try and do this. You may also arrange for this to be done at Kopan, sooner, that way it gets done twice.
Then, the mother should liberate animals every month. She should get animals that will be killed otherwise, like worms and insects. It is important to liberate them in the way I have explained (take the animals around holy objects, recite mantras, bless water, sprinkle the blessed water on the animals, and then let them go). This can be arranged at the center, at least once a month, and this way other students can join in – students who are sick, have cancer, also other family members, and children. It is not restricted to sick people, though, anyone can come. It would be very good to start this at the center. She needs to do this each month for her son.
The mother should also recite the seven Medicine Buddhas’ names, seven times, beside his bed, so he can hear. When she recites them, she should visualize the seven Medicine Buddhas above his head, beams of nectar emit from each Medicine Buddha, enter her son’s body and mind, and purify the four things (disease, sickness, spirit harm, and negative karma). Chant each of the seven Medicine Buddhas’ names seven times or more. Also, recite Medicine Buddha mantra, and make a strong request to each of the seven Medicine Buddhas for him to recover. At the end, think that each of the Medicine Buddhas absorb into him and he is completely healed. Make prayers for him to actualize bodhicitta and actualize the path as quickly as possible.
I am also making prayers for him, as well as the Sangha in my house.
With much love and prayers...
