Metastatic Breast Cancer
A student had breast cancer which had eventually spread to her lungs. Rinpoche sent this advice.
My very dear one,
I am very sorry for the delay. I checked regarding your health, and this is what came out.
Take this Tibetan medicine:
- Gur chung: take three pills each day for three days.
- Moon crystal: take three pills each day for five days.
Vajra Cutter Sutra: recite this four times. Please read the sutra mindfully in order to leave as much imprint on the mind as possible, to eliminate the root of samsara, ignorance. This is a way to be free from the oceans of samsaric suffering of the six realms. Also you can read it [with the motivation] for all sentient beings to be free from the oceans of samsaric suffering, as you are just one and they are numberless. So read the sutra four times and then read it from time to time. Keep reading it as much as you can, not just for this disease, cancer, but to be free from the oceans of samsaric suffering and to achieve enlightenment for numberless sentient beings; not just for your enlightenment but for numberless sentient beings’ happiness and enlightenment.
Recite the Buddha’s name, La ma tön pa chom dän dä …. Recite this and visualize nectar coming out from the Buddha and purifying all the obstacles and negative karma collected from beginningless rebirth, as well as all disease, spirit harm and sickness. Think that you and all sentient beings are totally purified.
Please try like this and please continue to live your life with bodhicitta as much as possible. Also, please read my advice on tonglen practice.
I am sending you the new morning direct meditation. [See A Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment)] I am very sorry I missed meeting you when you came to visit Tushita.
With much love and prayers ...