More Preliminary Practices
A student had finished their preliminary practices and wrote to offer them to Rinpoche and to ask for more.
My most dear, most kind, most precious wish-fulfilling one,
Thank you for your email. I checked and it seems you have obstacles to your life, so I suggest having a White Tara painted for you on the Tibetan 8th. It has to be done all in one day and consecrated.
Do White Heruka long-life meditation if you can. If you do not have the initiation, you will need that first before doing the practice. Even if death happens, it is very good, according to my observation.
That’s most amazing, most amazing, most amazing, what you have informed me about your retreats and practice. Fantastic! So you can just rely on Vajrayogini. This year it seems there is a life obstacle, but as I said, even if death happens that’s very good.
Yes, if you can continue reciting the Arya Sanghata Sutra, that is excellent. If you can, do one more three-month Vajrayogini retreat, with lamrim, bodhicitta, renunciation and right view.
Also do these practices:
- Four immeasurable thoughts: 200,000 times. This is a preliminary practice.
- Water bowl offerings: 50,000.
- Samayavajra: 400,000.
- Mandala offering: 50,000.
Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand is the main lamrim text for you to study. Please study it four times from beginning to end and do effortful lamrim meditation, following the lamrim outline twice. Then do effortless meditation.
Numberless thanks for your practice. This makes your life so meaningful. Wow, wow, wow. It is really great, and I am sure you are doing it for the benefit of all sentient beings. I am sure.
With much love and prayers ...