Serious Stomach Illness
A humble young student was very sick with a serious condition involving a swelling in her stomach. Rinpoche wrote the following letter to her.
My very dear Kelly,
I checked and it would be very good for you to recite theDiamond Cutter Sutra 30 times as soon as possible. This would be very beneficial for your health.
You may not think that you are very important, and also your mother may not think that she is very important, but you are both very important in the world because of your intelligence and dedication, but mostly because of your devotion. Without doubt, this is the foundation of the path to enlightenment, the basis of bringing all sentient beings out of suffering and to the highest enlightenment. Along with Dharma education, you can bring so much benefit to the world. Your mind is full of potential. With blessings and devotion, you can liberate countless ants and mosquitoes, and you can gain realizations on the path. The reason why? Devotion. Devotion is like the fuel that runs a car; devotion is like electricity, which allows so many people to do so many things, like having lights in the city. So many things happen due to electricity. Devotion is like the fuel for airplanes. Think about these things. Your life is very precious, and for this reason you should have a long and healthy life to benefit others.
Are you doing the practice “giving pieces to the torma”? This practice purifies pollution that comes from selling the Dharma. It seems there is some connection with past actions like this, because this is the specific reason for this puja/practice.
When I come to your city, I can give the lung to you and to all the sentient beings living inside your body. All those sentient beings are not labeled Kelly. All those sentient beings in the future could be your disciples.
With much love and prayers...