Eliminating Life Obstacles

Eliminating Life Obstacles

Clearing Life Obstacles Prior to Study
Date of Advice:
January 2021
Date Posted:
June 2025

A student asked Rinpoche about studying the Masters Program in Italy. Rinpoche sent this advice.

My very dear one,
From my heart I want to thank you for all your years of service. It’s so great. Thank you!

I checked and you have some life obstacles. They need to be cleared and then it’s very good for you to do the Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa.

  • Receive a long-life initiation.
  • Do White Tara practice daily
  • Do four nyung näs to purify negative karma.
  • Recite the long-life sutra sixty times.

It’s also very, very important for you to do purification practices before going to Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa. In addition to what I mentioned before, please do these practices:

You must do these practices well before you start the Masters Program. It doesn’t matter if it takes time; this is most important to clear the obstacles you have.

With love and prayer ...

White Tara Practice for Life Obstacles
Date of Advice:
June 2017
Date Posted:
April 2025

A student wrote that they had life obstacles and asked Rinpoche what they should do.

You should do the White Tara short sadhana. If you can read it in Tibetan, you should do that. Do this every day if possible and you can also do it in retreat. Recite the White Tara mantra one million times, and if not that many, then recite it one hundred thousand times. You can do the practice in sessions.

Yes, according to my observation your life obstacles are very serious.

You should also recite the Mantra Promised by Tara five or three times. This is an extremely powerful prayer and even if you don’t recite it many times, it works. This is according to my own experience.
 

Amitayus and Tara Practices for Life Obstacles
Date of Advice:
May 2017
Date Posted:
April 2025

Rinpoche advised these practices for a student with many health problems.

  • Your partner should recite Amitayus Long Life Sutra forty times, for you and all beings.
  • You should recite the Mantra Promised by Tara seventy times.

[You can find links to these practices in the FPMT Catalogue.]

This was Rinpoche's advice at this time.

Animal Liberation and Tsa Tsas for Life Obstacles
Date of Advice:
March 2027
Date Posted:
January 2025

Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had asked about her daughter.

Rinpoche said it seems that your daughter has some life obstacles this year.

Twenty animals need to be liberated and one hundred long-life tsa tsas made for her.

Rinpoche is not sure whether you can afford to buy twenty goats here in Nepal. If not, you can arrange for it to be done elsewhere. You need to liberate animals that would otherwise be killed.

Mantras and Praises to Twenty-one Taras for Life Obstacles
Date of Advice:
January 2016
Date Posted:
January 2025

A student wrote that they had life obstacles. Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices.

  • Vajra Armor mantra: Recite twenty mantras each day.
  • Recite Black Manjushri mantra.
  • Praises to the Twenty-one Taras: To be done sixty times by Drati Khangtsen at Sera Je Monastery. It came out best to do this.

[Find links to these practices in the FPMT Catalogue.]

White Tara and Prajnaparamita for Life Obstacles
Date of Advice:
November 2015
Date Posted:
October 2024

This advice was given to a student who had serious health obstacles.

Recitation of the Prajnaparamita five times, at Drepung Nunnery. This advice is for obstacles right now.

Do White Tara meditation every morning for three months. It should be done in the morning. This advice is for life obstacles.

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