Paranoia, Depression and Psychosis

Paranoia, Depression and Psychosis

Date Posted:
August 2012

A man suffering from a complex mental illness was being treated with medication and occasional hospitalization. He still had severe paranoia, depression and psychosis, and for the past two years he had believed that someone was going to kill him. He and his wife were tired, weak and scared.

Dear one,
Rinpoche spent a long time checking for your husband and this is what came out:

1) Do the wrathful puja throwing the torma of Most Secret Hayagriva. This is what came out most beneficial, but it is a very big puja that takes a few days to prepare and the puja is for a day or more. It is best if you are going to sponsor this puja, to combine it so the monks dedicate for others who are sick. Maybe there are others you know in a similar situation or having spirit harm, so please also include their names in the dedication. Can you please include one girl called ___. She is also in hospital and in a very difficult situation, similar to your husband. This puja needs to be done by Sera Je Monastery.

2) Releasing from the harm of naga and landlord (lü dang sa dag gi don drol). It comes out best for Geshe-la to do this puja for him.

3) Gyal der puja (puja of spirit king). This puja is not common in the Gelug tradition. Rinpoche will do this puja for him.

4) Your husband needs to take a long-life initiation. This could be requested from Geshe-la, but it means he would need to take Geshe-la as his guru, so that part is a personal decision.

5) Release 140 animals—you and your husband can do this yourselves

6) Nolsang incense puja (Padmasambhava incense puja). This is translated into English and it comes out best if you and your husband do this yourselves.

7) Make 150 long-life tsa tsas (the tsa tsa that has three long-life deities on one mold). You can do the small size. It comes out best for you and your husband to do this yourselves.

8) Long-life puja namgyal tse chog. Request Tsawa Khangsten to do this for your husband.

9) Lu zong puja. Request Geshe-la to do this puja for your husband.

So this is Rinpoche's advice for your husband. Let me know if you need any help on any of these.