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Various Sutras

Writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra

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Rinpoche made this comment about a student who had been writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra every day for over twelve years.

Every day writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra, even one word, is more precious than making skies of offerings to numberless buddhas. Writing just one word is more than making skies of offerings to numberless buddhas, so you collect more merit than that.

Sutras for Peace and Harmony in Brazil and the World

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When Rinpoche visited Brazil in 2015, he advised recitation of the following sutras for peace, happiness and success.

Reading these sutras is good for Brazil and also for the whole world:

Of course, when you dedicate the merits of these practices, it doesn’t only have to be for Brazil; it can be for the whole world, for peace and harmony and success.

Positive Imprints to Realize Emptiness Quickly

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A student wrote to Rinpoche after reciting the Heart Sutra one thousand times for another student who had died recently. Rinpoche sent this advice.

My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one,
A billon, zillion, trillion thanks for reciting the Heart Sutra, not only for that student but for yourself to be free from samsara quickly.

This leaves positive imprints for you to realize emptiness quickly, to eliminate quickly the root of samsara—the ignorance holding the I, the aggregates, as truly existent, while it is not, while it has never been that way.

You should be great, enjoying, because the person you were doing prayers for has already been born and will be wealthy or is wealthy.

I hope to see you soon. Either with the same body or a different body, maybe as a puppy. I could see you maybe as a puppy, hopefully a nice puppy that gives more pleasure to people even though it doesn’t sing.

With much love and prayers ...

Thanks for Reading the Long Life Sutra

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A student had recited the Long Life Sutra fifty times and asked Rinpoche what practices to do next.

My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one,
I was very happy to hear news about you.

Continue with the Long Life Sutra and also read Chanting the Names of Manjushri if you can. This is a most profound, extensive teaching, especially on tantra, taught by the Buddha—it is not Hindu tantra, but tantra taught by the Buddha—and this causes us to achieve buddhahood, the peerless happiness, the total cessation of obscurations and completion of realizations, quickly.

I am so happy that you enjoyed and were able to read the Long Life Sutra fifty times. That is incredible. Thank you very much.

With much love and prayers ...

 

The Virtuous Friend

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This quote from the Stainless Sky Sutra was translated by Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, February 19, 2014. Scribe: Ven Sarah Thresher.

“Ananda, the tathagatas do not appear to the sentient beings but the virtuous friend completely appears and reveals the Dharma and plants the seed of liberation; because of that, cherish the virtuous friend as more special than the tathagatas.”

 

Benefits of the Sutras

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Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student, with three sutras (the Sutra of Golden Light, the Sanghata Sutra, and the Diamond Cutter Sutra).

Dear Sue,
Reading these holy texts is the happiest life for you; all your wishes will be fulfilled, including enlightenment. Also, sometimes please read the Heart Sutra. You can also print copies of the longlife sutra that I have just finished translating. Before printing it, read it mindfully. From time to time, you can also print the Arya Sanghata Sutra and the Diamond Cutter Sutra.

Please do this especially when you have financial difficulties with projects.

If you read the Golden Light Sutra, it becomes healing for all the sick people in the city where you are living. It stops violence, brings peace and happiness to the country, brings protection from others to the country, from harm, war, terrorist attacks, and so forth. It gives power to the leader of the country. It also directs your life towards enlightenment.

HA HA HI HI!

I also suggest that you write out the Diamond Cutter Sutra, the Arya Sanghata Sutra, or the Sutra of Golden Light, or one after another. This creates unbelievable merit.

With much love and prayers...