Mitukpa and Prostrations
A student wrote asking Rinpoche what purification practices she should do. He advised the following.
My very dear Nina,
Thank you very much for your kind letter. As you asked for purification practices, I checked, and according to my divinations it comes out for you to do the following:
- 20,000 Mitukpa mantras.
If you have not received the Mitukpa initiation, then please visualize Mitukpa in front of you. As you recite the mantra beams of nectar are emitted, enter your body, and purify all your sickness, negative karma, harm from spirits, and defilements.
A condensed way to do the practice is to recite refuge and bodhicitta, the four immeasurables, the seven limb prayer, the mandala offering, and one lamrim prayer, then visualize Mitukpa in front of you. Beams are emitted, enter your body and mind, and purify your negative karma and defilements. Mainly focus on the purification of all the negativities you have collected since beginningless rebirths. Also, as you recite the mantra you can visualize all sentient beings are in your heart sitting on a moon disc, which is on top of a lotus. As you recite the mantra, beams of nectar enter you and purify all the beings of the six realms who are in your heart. Sometimes you can focus more on purifying yourself and sometimes on purifying other sentient beings. You can do this a little each day. You can also do some in retreat or do a few sessions over a weekend.
It also came out very good for you to do 200,000 prostrations by reciting the Thirty-five Buddhas’ names. This is extremely good.
Please make your life most meaningful with the thought of bodhicitta.
With much love and prayers...