Applying for a Permit
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a Dharma center that wanted to get a permit from the county.
Last night I was checking what needs to be done before the meeting about the permit. These are the things that need to be done:
1. A puja called Gyag Ngen Lhasang—this is an extensive puja that makes protectors and worldly protectors happy, so that there can be success.
2. Do Ksitigarbha mantra recitation with a group, in front of the Ksitigarbha statue at the center. Recite the mantra and do the practice together for some time before the meeting about the permit. You can make offerings in front of the statue. Make prayers that the officials are extremely happy with the project and all the projects at the center, that they really wish to help and support them, and that the projects receive all the funds and necessaries for them to happen. Also, you can dedicate to all the FPMT projects, especially the Maitreya project.
The following practices need to be done for anyone that will be directly speaking to the officials at the meeting:
1. Mantra destroying the Maras—this keeps the spirits very happy, also so that you do not experience obstacles from maras. Recite this mantra each day, three times in the morning, three times in the afternoon, and three times at nightfall, in the evening.
2. Mantra to eliminate all the obstacles: Recite this five times a day.
I have and will continue to make prayers for your success.