Mother Has Cancer

Rinpoche's First letter, July 2006

Dear Elizabeth,
I checked this morning for your mother and what is best to do at this time. I advise the following:

• Arrange 11 Medicine Buddha pujas to be performed for her.
• Recite the Thirty-five Buddhas’ names. Visualize the Thirty-five Buddhas with nectar coming out from them and entering your mother’s body and mind. Think that she is totally purified. This is best to be done in front of her, so she can also hear the Buddhas’ names. Also, she can try to do the meditation. This came out the best practice for her.
• Make the three types of buddhas (Manjrushri, Chenrezig, Vajrapani) tsa-tsas. Make the same number as her age.
• Make 100 Vajrasattva tsa-tsas.
• Recite Vajrasattva mantra with her (or from a distance) 100 times.

I am making prayers for her, as well as the Sangha in my house.

With much love and prayers...

Student's letter, August 2006

Dear Rinpoche,
My mum had the kidney with the cancer taken out. She's now taking an injection of a drug every two days to deal with the cancer that has spread to her lungs. She's experiencing some side effects from the drug, like long hours of sweating, tiredness, and sometimes loss of appetite. Otherwise, she's still functional.

All the pujas and tsa-tsas you advised earlier for her have already been done at Kopan Monastery. She's reciting the names of the Thirty-five Buddhas herself every day. I would like to ask if there are any additional pujas or practices that can be done for her.

Thank you.
Elizabeth

Rinpoche's second letter, September 2006

My very dear Elizabeth,
Thank you very much for your email. I am very sorry about your mother’s sickness.

1. Please recite the attached text three times a day for one month. This text will benefit the sick and people who are old and are dying. This text is extremely good for anyone who is sick or to prolong life.
2. She should take three inner offering pills for four months.
3. You should burn these blessed pills from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which he blessed during retreat, twice a day for three days near her.
4. She should take Precious Pill Moon Crystal, three a week for three weeks (have a two-day break between pills).

Then, she should take a few drops of blessed water each day. The blessed water is from:

• Mount Kailash
• Maratika (holy place of Padmasambhava)
• Lake Manasarovar in Tibet. From tasting this you will be reborn in the pure land of Vajrayogini.
• Pabongka Rinpoche’s cave in Tibet. This is where Pabongka Rinpoche had a vision of Heruka and the water dripping in this cave is in the sound of Vajrayogini mantra.
• Lawudo Lama’s cave
• Potala Palace in Tibet
• Wu-Tai Shan Mountain in China—extremely precious water
• Reting in Tibet

I am also making prayers for her. Also, I have asked the Sangha in my house to dedicate a few months of animal liberations for her (they do three a month). Also, they are dedicating long life tsa-tsas to her.

With much love and prayers...