Legal Proceedings
Recitations for Legal, Financial and Relationship Problems
A student wrote to Rinpoche for advice about a legal case, as well as financial and relationship difficulties.
My very dear one,
I am sorry for the many eons of delay in replying to your email.
I checked about your situation and I will recite the Mantra Promised by Tara four times, for you and your partner. I will also recite the Sutra of Burning Wheel for your partner. It is a powerful prayer to pacify obstacles.
Your partner should recite the Heart Sutra, the Lion-Faced Dakini practice and the Most Secret Hayagriva mantra, as many as possible. Your partner should also recite Padmasambhava mantras, as many as possible, and it’s very good if you display Padmasambhava’s picture or thangka.
Recite the Tea Offering to the Eight Classes (degyä), the worldly protectors, seven times.
With much love and prayers ...
Family Litigation
An elder brother who had sued a younger sibling asked Rinpoche what puja should to be done to pacify this situation.
- Read the Diamond Cutter Sutra 100 times
- Read Tashi Tsegpa, the Noble Stack of Auspiciousness Sutra, 15 times (Tashi Tsegpa is in Tsung du)
Trial and Legal Issues
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student whose partner was involved in a trial.
Now the karma is already ripening, but there are some things that can still be done to help ease the situation:
- Recite the Golden Light Sutra and the Diamond Cutter Sutra as much as you can.
- Recite the Black Court Case mantra as much as possible.
[Go to the FPMT Catalogue to find The Exalted Mahayana Sutra Called “Pacifier of Black Court Cases."]
Under Investigation
A student was under investigation for violating some rules in a public place in order to offer service to one of his gurus. When Rinpoche first heard this news, he said, “Wow! You should be totally happy in jail for this purpose.”
It is necessary for you to do the Praises to the Twenty-one Taras—do what you can each day until this passes. The nuns here are going to do the Praises tonight with me, and we are arranging for the nunnery in Dharamsala to do 20,000 as soon as possible.
Recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra three times, as soon as possible.
Sued for Negligence
A student, who is a nurse, wrote to Rinpoche saying she was being sued by a woman who alleged that her child had developed health problems after a vaccination the student had given the child. The student said she was innocent but was very afraid of the court case.
My very dear Wendy,
Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am very sorry for the delay. I am making prayers for your and your family.
I checked and it would be very good if you could recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra eight times. If you are able to recite it more that is even better, but please do at least eight recitations.
In Italy, a Dharma student who was a medical doctor explained that she had been treating a pregnant mother, but something went wrong and the baby died before birth. Then the mother sued her for negligence. The doctor told me that there was no way she was negligent. It was just something unavoidable. Anyway, the case had to go to court, and the doctor was very, very anxious She knew that she was completely innocent, but was quite sure that since it involved a medical hearing, she would be fined. She kept thinking, “You don't know what karma could ripen, even though I’m innocent in this case.”
It came out in my observations for her to recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra eight times. She received this information the evening before her court appearance. She had a lot of faith and devotion and she immediately went on the Internet, found the Diamond Cutter Sutra, downloaded it and recited it eight times through the night. The next morning, she went to court and won the court case. They said she was innocent. So, it would also be good for you to recite it eight times, but you can do more.
It is extremely important that when you recite it, you don't just dedicate it to the court case, with the motivation to not be sued or to win the suit. Instead, have the motivation of liberating so many sentient beings from the ocean of samsara and its causes, and bringing them to the highest enlightenment. For that reason, one needs to achieve enlightenment oneself, especially the wisdom realizing emptiness.
It would also be good for you to recite four malas of the Black Court Case mantra each day until the court case finishes.
Please make your life most meaningful with the thought of bodhicitta and meditating on the lamrim.
With much love and prayers...
Being Sued
A feng shui expert was being sued over advice she had given.
My dear Emma,
You can explain that while it is your definite experience that many people have received benefits from feng shui, including prosperity and so forth, nevertheless, feng shui alone doesn’t guarantee success. You also need merit. You can explain that there are many ways that merit can be collected by people, including those who are not Buddhist, and who do not have faith in karma and reincarnation.
The simple way is by practicing compassion in daily life, helping others without any expectation or thought of benefiting themselves. Also, you can explain that you collect merit by being generous, giving things to others, serving others, solving people’s problems, and bringing them peace and happiness. Also, you can collect merit from rejoicing in your positive thoughts, rejoicing in actions of loving kindness, actions of cherishing others and of charity, and feeling happy about these things happening—we collect merit whenever we do any of these things, too.