Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date of Advice:
October 2018
Date Posted:
May 2025

A student wrote that her son, who was two and a half years old, had begun to show signs of autism (ASD), with repetitive behaviors, confused speech, a lack of emotional response and social withdrawal.

Dear one,

Rinpoche spent a long time checking today for your son and this is what came out:

  • Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri (Ārya-mañjuśrī-nāma-saṅgīti): To be chanted 100 times by the Kopan nuns. Tell the nuns about the problem and give your son’s name, so all the nuns can pray for him to be immediately healed and have meaningful life, for him to generate bodhicitta in this life, to never be reborn in the lower realms and to achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible.
  • Lion-face Dakini prayer and mantra recitation: To be recited 2,000 times by Shelkar Monastery in Nepal. The mantra recitation is like what we do after the Heart Sutra, dispelling the obstacles. They can recite half the mantras (1,000) in the normal way and the other half (1,000) they can recite the mantra backwards.

If you wish, you can also try this Lion-face Dakini practice, making strong request to the Lion-face Dakini. 

This is Rinpoche’s advice.

Spinal Cord Nerve Damage
Date of Advice:
January 2018
Date Posted:
April 2024

A student wrote that his sister had been suffering from damage to the spinal cord nerves, which happened during the birth of her first child. One leg felt constantly hot and she had also lost sensitivity in that leg.

My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one,
I checked and Western medicine came out OK, but the rest didn’t come out.

Your sister needs the following: 

  • Drukchuma puja: to be done three times by Geshe-la, if possible. I will also try to do it. If you request this from Geshe-la and make offerings etc., you can give her name and also explain her sickness, and say this is what came out in my observation.
  • Jung shi torma (Torma of the Four Elements): to be done by the Kopan umdze. 
  • She should take the jenang of Vajrapani, Hayagriva and Garuda from Geshe-la.

Regarding how to help her, you can do tonglen. Please read my advice on this.

I am also doing prayers.

With much love and prayers ...

Precious Pills and Pujas for Neuropathy
Date of Advice:
January 2017
Date Posted:
March 2023

This advice was given to a student who had severe health problems, with pain in the spine and nerves.

Rinpoche checked a lot regarding your health last night, and this is what came out:

  • For you to take the Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment precious pill. Take five pills a day for six days. You can take two pills in the morning, one in the afternoon, and two at night. This pill is especially for nerve damage. Rinpoche himself takes it time to time.
  • You should take two Mani pills always (forever). These pills have been blessed by Chenrezig, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and many monks and are very powerful. You should always take two a day.
  • The puja called chab tor needs to be done for you five times. It is in English.
  • Drukchuma puja also needs to be done. Rinpoche will do this.
     
Practices for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Date of Advice:
December 2020
Date Posted:
February 2023

A student wrote to Rinpoche regarding ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Rinpoche checked and advised the following.

  • Prajnaparamita: To be recited five times by monks at Tehor Kangtsen, Sera Je Monastery in India.
  • Nectar water from Maratika: Sip the nectar water twice a day, in the morning and evening. Do this for two weeks.
  • Jung nga pills: Take six pills a day for four weeks.
  • Ratna samphel: Take one a day every three days. Take a total of four pills, three days apart.
  • Drugchuma puja: To be recited five times by the monks at Samtenling Monastery in Boudhanath.
Motor Neuron Disease (ALS) Diagnosis
Date of Advice:
July 2018
Date Posted:
January 2020

This advice was given to a student who had recently been diagnosed with motor neuron disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.)

Dear one,
Take these precious pills:

  • Rinchen rilnag came out best for you. Take one each day for four days.
  • Jüngna: take four a day for eight days.
  • Take the jüngna pills first, then the rinchen rilnag precious pill after that.

Sometimes you need pujas for the medicine to work. Even if you have the right medicine, without pujas that medicine may not be effective.

Recite the Sutra of Golden Light (the short one, 19 chapters) four times. It is best if you can recite it in Tibetan. I am also going to recite it for you five times.

You need to do Padmasambhava's nölsang incense puja five times.

You also need to take a long-life initiation.

Pujas for Child with Motor Neuron Disease (ALS)
Date of Advice:
July 2018
Date Posted:
January 2020

Rinpoche gave this advice to a student whose child had motor neuron disease (ALS).

  • Chanting the Names of Manjushri: 200 times. Thubtob Monastery in Nepal can do this. She should recite it as well; this is a very important text even for her to practice. Lama Tsongkhapa recited it every day.
  • Most Secret Hayagriva Wrathful Puja (Tib: tsog kong): this is a big puja, where the monks do a few sessions like a retreat, then burn the torma. Sera Je Monastery does it every year, so what you can do is make an offering, explain your child’s sickness and request the monks to dedicate. The dedication is for your child to recover and for the child and also your whole family to have a meaningful life, to never be reborn in the lower realms and to achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible.
  • Drugchuma puja [torma offerings to Kalarupa and Yamantaka]: three times.
  • Liberating from the Bondage of Naga and Landlord (Tib: lü dang sadag gi don drol): this puja should be done at Ganden Monastery. If someone can do effective pujas, they should do them.

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