Advice for Meditators at Shine Retreat Land
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what meditators at Shine Retreat Land could do for world peace, as well as to benefit Shine Land and themselves.
Suggested protector practices:
- Six-arm Mahakala prayer
- Four-arm Mahakala prayer
- Kalarupa
- Vaisanvara
- Palden Lhamo prayers (four actions, plus offering and request)
- Tea Offering – the Iron Hook Swiftly Hooking All Wishes
Out of all the protectors the main one is Palden Lhamo.
I suggest that all the meditators at Shine Land do the following:
- For one month, recite a little of the Sanghata Sutra every day, as much as you like, and in this way work your way through the sutra. Then start from the beginning again and continue like this until the end of the month.
- For the next month, recite a little of the Sutra of Golden Light each day, as much as you like, and in this way go through the sutra. Then start from the beginning again and continue until the end of the month.
- For the next month, recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra each day. If you can do it each day that would be great. Otherwise, recite as much as you like, then start from the beginning again and continue like this until the end of the month.
This practice can be ongoing. You can do as little or as much as you like, depending on your time. Please read a little of each sutra each month, going through them in this way.
Generally, it is incredibly beneficial to write out the Sanghata Sutra. It creates an incredible amount of merit. Each day, you could write a little, even if it is just a word or two. It would be best to write it on nice paper, with beautiful colored pens or gold pens.
Another suggestion is sometimes to make prayers to Ksitigarbha. This is specifically when there are obstacles due to rain, related to the land, such as landslides, flooding, shortage of food, etc.
I am attaching an extensive dedication that you can make, or you can abbreviate it. Within this add a strong dedication for Shine Land.
In between sessions, rather than going on walks, although sometimes that is needed, you can make a stupa-like object, filled with tsa-tsas and the four powerful mantras, which you can circumambulate. Or you can circumambulate your house, which is full of holy objects. This is just a suggestion.