Practices To Do When Invaded By Insects
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Rinpoche has advised the following practices when there is an invasion of insects in one's house.
- She Zong: Casting away the spirits.
- Offer one hundred tormas. [See Engaging in the Practice of the Hundred Torma Offerings.]
- Make offerings to the Three Jewels. [See Extensive Offering Practice.]
- Make offerings to the nagas and landlords to repay your karmic debts. [See Practices to Benefit Pretas, Nagas and Spirits eBook and PDF.]
- Sur Offering: Aroma Charity for Spirits. [See also Rinpoche’s commentary on the sur practice.]
[Find links to the above practices in the FPMT Catalogue.]
Note: Ultimately, when insects are invading one’s house it is due to past karma, so another method Rinpoche recommends is saving the insects and taking them around holy objects. You can set up a table in the room with statues and books, take the insects around that and then liberate them outside. Each time you do this, so much merit is created, and this is what has the power to change the karma.