Practices for Business Success
Collecting Merit
Rinpoche gave the following advice on creating merit for business success.
I met a Chinese woman married to a Tibetan man. He preferred to stay in the car while his wife came to see me. She mentioned that they are trying to create some business which takes unbelievable patience, but will be beneficial in the future.
I made a Mickey Mouse divination and it came out that it would be difficult for them and it would create a lot of stress and difficulties in their relationship. It would be hard and painful between them. She thought, “Why do it, if brings so much hardship?”
So I suggested that she recite three malas of Hayagriva every day, also she should recite the Celestial Mansion Extremely Secret Sublime Success mantra, three malas a day, as it is a very powerful mantra. It is an extremely secret mantra that brings success.
I told her only reciting mantras doesn’t become Dharma if the motivation is clinging to this life, because if the motivation is nonvirtue, everything becomes nonvirtue. Even though we recite mantras that can bring success, the action becomes nonvirtue if the motivation is only for oneself. I told her to do it with the practice of bodhicitta.
We need to collect merit, to benefit sentient beings, to create good karma, then success will come. Then the action becomes the cause of enlightenment, liberation from samsara; it becomes the cause of happiness for this life and future lives.
If we really want to have success, we should practice kindness every day, day and night, to sentient beings—not only human, but animals also—if we do that, we receive benefit from others, and happiness. This is basically what I mentioned to her.
In reality if we act with kindness to one person or one animal, we receive 100,000 happiness, in this lifetime, if we do good karma with bodhicitta. We have to remember this. Karma is expandable—there are good ones or bad ones, even a small one we experience for 100,000 lifetimes.
I told her when we help others and do it sincerely, we will receive infinite benefits from them. It is very pure Dharma, even if we pray not to receive happiness, definitively we will receive it.
Also from time to time she can do incense puja with Geshe-la; it is a cause for success.
Successful Loan Application
A student wrote to Rinpoche for advice regarding the success of his business projects. His cash flow was problematic and he was submitting a loan application to a new bank. The loan was needed to expand markets, increase sales and build a hotel, which was in the preparatory stage. The student requested Rinpoche's blessings and prayers so that his business plans would go smoothly.
Dear one,
I checked further and it’s very important that you and those close to you recite Ksitigarbha mantra as much as you can and make strong prayers for the success of the loan. You also need to make extensive offerings to Ksitigarbha. This can be done at your house. If you contact Potowa Center they can help you set up the offerings. The main thing is to make as many offerings of light, water, fruit and incense as you can and offer them to Ksitigarbha with strong prayers.
Success in Business
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student who needed to have more success in his business in order to receive funding from a bank.
My dear one,
I did a lot of checking regarding this matter, and this is the result. If all these things are done well, then it should make a big difference to your success.
- Gyag Ngen Lhasang puja has to be done a minimum of three times. This is an extensive puja that makes protectors and worldly protectors happy, so that there can be success. It is important to do this puja well.
- The Diamond Cutter Sutra has to be read by the geshe and lama you know three times each.
- The Diamond Cutter Sutra needs to be read five times.
- The 21 Tara Praises need to be recited by Sera Je Monastery.
- Drugchuma: this needs to be done three times by Kopan Monastery, by the same lama. You can email Kopan to request it.
- Drugchuma: to be performed three times by Sera Je Monastery.
Success in Business
A student whose business was not succeeding wrote to Rinpoche asking what to do.
My very dear one,
The practice called Sublimeness of Compassion came out best for you to practice for the success of your business, for making money. There are three parts and three ways to do it, so you can do any of them. It came out very, very beneficial for making money and for success.
With much love and prayers...
Success for Shop
Rinpoche gave the following advice to four students whose shop needed to be more successful.
Dear ones,
If you want my opinion:
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___ needs to write the Arya Sanghata Sutra three times and read the Golden Light Sutra five times.
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___ needs to read the Diamond Cutter Sutra eight times.
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___ should read the Arya Sanghata Sutra.
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___ should read the Arya Sutra 200 times for the great success of the business.
This came out beneficial in my Mickey Mouse observation, but of course it is up to you.
Business Success
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a businessman regarding practices to do for success.
My very dear one,
I am very happy that you are continuously working in this way with a very good heart. I will always support you with prayers. This is my advice: externally relax, but inside do the work intensively. This does not mean being lazy, but paying attention to the work, not missing anything.
According to my observation, the karma is there to have a very good result.
Some prayers have to be done and, of course, I will do them, but if you can do these things it would be very good:
- Praise to Six-arm Mahakala: four times
- Each day try to do the practice Padmasambhava eliminating obstacles.
- Recite the Twenty-one Praises to Tara 3 times.
With much love and prayers...