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Removing Obstacles at the Center

Obstacles at the Center

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Rinpoche recommended these practices for a Dharma center that was having a lot of problems. The director had asked Rinpoche for advice and practices.

  • Drugchuma puja: To be done by the Kopan Lama Gyupas fifty times.
  • Sutra of Golden Light: Read this three times.

Removing Obstacles for New Gompa

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Rinpoche advised these practices to remove obstacles for a new gompa, which would be located in the house at the Dharma center in Brazil.

To remove obstacles for the new gompa in the house:

  • Recite the Prajnaparamita in 8,000 stanzas (Tib: gye tong pa) three times
  • Gyab shi: to be recited by the Kopan umdze (chant master)
  • Chag sum: to be recited by the Kopan umdze

County Planning Issues

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A center asked Rinpoche for advice in order to remove obstacles to compliance work they were undertaking with their county. Rinpoche checked and advised these practices.

  • Recitation of the Arya Sanghata Sutra three times. This is best done by the Gyuto monks.
  • Recitation of the Kangyur, by Shelkar Monastery in Boudha.
  • It’s very good if students can recite the Golden Light Sutra.

Practices for Legal Obstacles

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Rinpoche advised these practices for a Dharma center that was having legal problems.

  • White Umbrella Deity (Skt: Arya Sitatapatra; Tib: Dukka; Wyl: gdugs dkar): 60 times
  • Chanting the Names of Manjushri (Tib: Jamphel Tsenjö; Wyl: 'jam dpal mtshan brjod): 50 times
  • Diamond Cutter Sutra: 40 times. This is the most important practice for you to do
  • Kurukulla tsog
  • Tea Offering to the Eight Classes (Tib: Degyä)

 

Clearing Obstacles at the Center

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Rinpoche advised these practices in order to clear obstacles regarding the center property.

Rinpoche checked a lot and said it’s very difficult to have development of the mind in this place. Rinpoche understands the issues and advised it's OK to use the place for now, but keep it as short as you can.

This is what needs to be done to clear the obstacles:

  • Recite the Prajnaparamita six times. The geshes and monks should try to organize this well and make it something that people can be invited to and be a part of, as with these other things.
  • Most Secret Hayagriva One Hundred Tsog offering. This one is especially important and needs quite a bit of preparation by monks who know how to do that.
  • Namtose prayers need to be recited regularly, especially in the beginning.
  • Drugchuma puja.
  • Ten drel nye sel: recite this prayer four times.

Obstacles to a New Gompa 

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A center director was building a new gompa, but there were many obstacles. Rinpoche checked and gave the following advice.

The Padmasambhava prayer Sampa Lhundrupma needs to be done fifty times at Kopan.

Also, there is a very important mantra of Ganapati that you need to recite at least fourteen times a day. Generate bodhicitta motivation before reciting the mantra each day, so you are doing the practice for the benefit of all sentient beings. The Buddhist aspect of Ganapati is a manifestation of Chenrezig.

Then the last thing to do is the Padmasambhava prayer to eight goddesses (Verses for the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones).

When doing something very beneficial for sentient beings, there are always many obstacles. We need to expect this.

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