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Eliminating Life Obstacles

White Tara Practice for Life Obstacles

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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.
 

Mantras and Praises to Twenty-one Taras for Life Obstacles

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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.]

Animal Liberation and Tsa Tsas for Life Obstacles

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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.

White Tara and Prajnaparamita for Life Obstacles

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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.

Prostate and Life Obstacles

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This advice was given to a teacher who had serious prostate problems and life obstacles.

  • You need to paint White Tara in the twenty-four hour period on the Tibetan 8th. 
  • The Most Secret Hayagriva Tsog Kong puja needs to be done soon at Kopan Monastery.  
  • Amitayus Long Life Sutra (Tse dö) needs to be recited one hundred times. You can organize that with students to recite at home. 

Long Life Practices for a Teacher

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Rinpoche advised these practices for the long life of one lama.

  • Every year you need to have the Kangyur recited.
  • This year the Tengyur should be recited.
  • Each week at your center do the extensive Medicine Buddha puja with the students there.
  • Gya ngen lha sang [Padmasambhava incense puja] should be done at Kopan by the Lama Gyupas.