A Miraculous Transformation

To my precious, magnificent, most kind and holy guru, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Thank you so much for your blessings and love. Since you stayed with us recently, my husband has had a miraculous transformation. It all started with your advice to recite the Sanghata Sutra eight times, with my family’s help. I casually asked my husband whether he would wish to help, although I thought it was likely that he would find an excuse to say no. To my surprise, he agreed to recite it once. We also invited the venerable Sangha from the center to join us.

I was very surprised when my husband completed the recitation first. He admitted that he was surprised that he could sit through the recitation, with some short breaks, because normally he had difficulty sitting down to recite prayers for more than 10 minutes. Also, he smokes almost continuously, but he hardly smoked during these three hours of recitation.

The following Sunday, after his return from an overseas trip, he agreed to recite the sutra a second time. He had the flu and would normally have excused himself, but this time he wanted to recite it, to my surprise and happiness for him. This time, he admitted that he recovered from his flu after completing the recitation of the sutra. He was astonished by his immediate recovery and, in fact, he was the one who told me about the result.

A few days later, he also received news from his boss that the company had decided to give him some stock options out of the blue. We are blessed indeed.

Then, he offered to do the third round of recitations to help me out, as I hadn't completed my eight recitations yet. I think it was an auspicious day and merit-making in the millions. Only two of us were reciting the sutra, and we finished at 2:30 am. This was the first time he did the dedication prayers completely. Afterwards, he told me he felt so good that he would go on for another hour. Also, he could sit steadily, which surprised him. He told me that he recited ten malas of OM MANI PADME HUM for the first time in his life that very same day, spontaneously, from his own side. Rejoice!

My husband said he would like to do the next Sanghata Sutra recitation this Sunday and dedicate it to your long life and for all your projects to come to fruition immediately, free from obstacles and hindrances.

Thank you so much for the miracle, Rinpoche. Thank you so much for your blessings and for showing us the path to enlightenment. You make our lives so meaningful.

May my parents, my husband, and my whole family be able to receive the teachings from you, and may you lead us to enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings as soon as possible. May my body, speech, and mind always please you. Please come and stay with us always.

With love and devotion,

Your student (a low, wretched, inferior sentient being saved by a most compassionate buddha, manifested as my magnificent guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche)