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Question

Does anyone here know how to remove curses and negativity from places and objects? If our prayer beads, sadhanas and other ritual objects are being tainted by the touch of those who slander our Spiritual Guides, Deity or Dorje Shugden, is there anyway to cleanse them and restore their purity?

A sharing by TK

I will do a short explanation for you and hope it helps. There are the general methods and Tantric methods. (However, in my explanation on the Tantric methods, I will not go beyond what is allowed).

You have to identify, if you can, where the curses or negativities are coming from. For example, if it is a lot of general talk, malicious talk or jealous talk towards you, then you can recite a Sutra called Miga Tramdo, or have it recited for you. This Sutra is especially for turning back the effects of speech from many that could hurt you. Speech can turn into something physical that interferes with you.

If the problem is coming from a land god, or regional deity, then there is a short ritual – extracted from the Shugden Kangsol or Lama Chopa Tsok – which you can do to make offerings to them as a friend.

If you have offended a spirit, you may generate loving compassion or think good thoughts and apologize. Reciting the Heart Sutra and Refuge formula (“Namo Guru Bey, Namo Buddhaya, Namo Dharmaya, Namo Sanghaya”) would be powerful antidotes if recited with deep conviction (There is no limit to how many times you should recite. It would be good if you can recite one mala a day or more of the Refuge formula (i.e. 108x or more).).

None of the recitations or rituals should be done with the intent to harm the land, god, ghost etc. It should be done with the altruistic wish for their liberation and planting seeds in their mindstream. You should think that it is also to purify the karma you have to be able to receive this type of harm at all.

For curses, spells or black magic that you are confirmed about, the following pujas can be selected, depending on the intensity of the harm:

• Sheningdodo (Heart Sutra with ritual)
• Gyabshi (400 offerings)
• Chasum
• Kabardo
• Dukkar
• Dukkar dondo
• Protector Puja
• Dukkar Se Sum (Dukkar, Singdogma and Heart Sutra recitation)
• Receiving Vajra Yogini or Yamantaka Kakko (a short ritual done by a qualified lama to block interferences)

The above are just some to name a few. It would be best to consult a lama. There are more, but I am just giving general pujas here. All these pujas can be done in any Gelug Monastery.

You can also do any of the personal recitations, prayers, mantras or sadhanas below for repelling curses, spells and black magic; or a combination of these:

• Reciting one’s lama’s personal name mantra
• Singdongma Goddess
• Ekazati Goddess
• One’s protector
• Vajrapani
• Black Manjushri
• Hayagriva (Thamthing Samdrup)

If one has the higher Annuttara tantric initiations then they can engage in:

Yamantaka or Vajra Yogini would be very powerful. One can engage in their sadhana and focus on the following:

• Soliciting the lineage lamas and one’s lama during the sadhana is very important for the success of the practice and dissolving.
• Protection wheels
• Protection deities/armour in the case of Vajra Yogini
• Dissolution and emptiness of all phenomena in either generation or completion stages

Their sadhana / practice should not be engaged in to conquer demons, spirits, black magic, etc. That would be a side benefit. One should engage in their sadhana with an altruistic motivation wishing to gain great bliss and wisdom (Detong Yermey). Doing their sadhanas daily will be very powerful and effective protection.

One can also engage in the following method. However, this is not recommended as you need great skill, good samaya, strong concentration and you also need to have to ‘accomplished’ your deity (Yidam):

Do one’s meditational deity practice as per the sadhana. Then, generate the spirit as the deity you are doing, place the spirit as a deity in a pillar, or something stable in the house. Bless the pillar to generate it as a divine palace of the deity. Seal the pillar and recite the auspicious verses.

Those are the various means I have explained in short and general terms. There are many variations depending on circumstances. The best way is to consult a great practitioner, lama or above all, one’s own lama. You need not take what I have written and start doing it yourself. I have purposely omitted many details as I am just sharing knowledge not writing instructions on how to do this. I am letting you know just in short what is available.

There are a few methods to protect yourself against those with broken samaya or negative intent who ‘contaminate’ your objects. Any of the following are fine for you to do:

• Ask a lama to bless.
• Recite OM AH HUM 108 times or more, focusing on what you know on Emptiness. Then blow on the contaminated object.
• Recite any amount of your guru’s name mantra, trust your teacher and bless.
• Use the consecrated water from a Trusol ritual to wash the objects.
• Recitation of your protector’s mantra, focusing on altruism.

If you are doing any of the Annutara tantric deities, then just before the recitation of their mantras in their sadhanas, there is a section for consecrating the mala. That would be very sufficient. In fact, any of these practices/sadhanas will consecrate your environment, the objects within, the beings within and more importantly, your mind. Hence, everything becomes purified and blessed.

It is said that wherever there is a pure practitioner of Heruka Chakrasamvara / Vajra Yogini, when he/she recites their 8-line praises, the Dakas/Dakinis from the 24 holy-power spots will converge to bless the practitioner, the environment and all beings in that space immediately. It becomes a sacred environment to plant the seeds of enlightenment in the minds of those beings and visitors.

I wish you luck and speed in your practice always.

TK

There were so many procedures and we had to submit many documents to different places in order to obtain the visa. Everything went smoothly and during our interview with the immigration officer, he suddenly offered me a multiple-entry visa so that I would be able to travel in and out of the country easily. My husband and I were very surprised; we never knew that there was even such a thing as a multiple-entry visa. We had expected to get only a single-entry visa.

This multiple-entry visa made things much more convenient because it enabled me to travel to other countries for work and to go home to my own country. I said a big thank you to my Lama for his love and care, and did a thanksgiving serkyem offering to thank Dorje Shugden for clearing all obstacles so that I could obtain my visa without any problems.

Throughout my first pregnancy, I was very worried and nervous about the delivery. Since I was very young, I have always been very scared of pain; I would even avoid an injection if I could! Giving birth to a baby – be it by natural childbirth or by Caesarian – is a very big thing and I was very scared.

My Lama again kindly advised me to chant Dorje Shugden’s mantra daily and blow onto my stomach after I finished chanting for the benefit of the baby. I did this everyday, and during my pregnancy, the usual migraines I suffered disappeared and I suffered no sickness, headaches, flu or fever (which I usually get once every few months). I only had a little vomiting after meals, which is normal during pregnancies.

My Lama also gave me advice on what to do during my labor and the visualizations I should do. He told me to not worry, not to be scared of the delivery, and that everything would be fine.

On the day of the delivery, I went through all the procedures without any problem. Even as the baby was moving down, which caused pain in my back, it was still at a level of pain I could bear. I followed what my Lama had advised me: I thought about my Lama and Dorje Shugden as one and chanted Dorje Shugden’s mantra. I visualized that any pain experienced by the people I knew would come to me and that I could absorb their pain so that they may be free of suffering. I thought about this again and again, starting with the people who are close to me, and moving on to include strangers.

Finally, the baby moved down and came out by natural delivery. I was conscious throughout the birth and knew everything that happened. I just felt very weak (as I was not allowed to eat for a whole day in case there was an emergency and I needed to go for an operation.)

My baby was born healthy and well. I chanted Manjushri’s mantras and blew on her mouth and ears right after she was born, as advised by my Lama. I stayed at the hospital overnight and was allowed to go home the very next day with my baby. My baby was easy to take care of throughout her infancy and hardly ever cried unless she was hungry. She was blessed by Dorje Shugden.

I’m very grateful to my Lama and my Protector. They have protected me and my family, and have helped me during difficult times, to make sure everything went smoothly. Their love and care towards us are unending and they really benefit all beings.

~ Winnie Wong ~

He told me to have faith and trust, and to recite 100,000 Protector mantras; Dorje Shugden would help me all the way and he would also pray for me. That was the biggest relief to me at the time because my ex-husband was a very violent, difficult person who often threatened me and my children. My faith was very strong in the Protector and eventually, I chose to file for divorce.

A few months later, through my Lama’s blessings, I invited Gyenze home. My Lama had said that Gyenze would help me. I never failed to pray and offer serkyem to him every day. I prayed for my divorce to go through smoothly and peacefully. I didn’t want any violence or arguments to hurt either one of us further. Within a few months, my ex-husband called and offered to sign the divorce papers. Everything went through as I had prayed for.

I had to start my life over again. I had to set up a new office for my business and move into another apartment with my children; my mother also moved in to stay with me so I could take care of her better. She was experiencing some health problems then and we were constantly going in and out of clinics. Shortly after, my teenage son also began giving me problems.

It was a very frustrating time but at the same time, I was also grateful that I was able to go through it because I have now truly learned to appreciate the good things that I have in my life. The Protector gave me a base to fall down upon so that I could pick myself up, rebuild and grow even further. I know he has watched over me throughout this time. I am ashamed that I have disappointed him many, many times with my laziness, stubbornness and pride. I still slip but I will continue to improve.

Things are much better now. Both my children are becoming more involved in the Dharma centre and are participating regularly in the activities. I am in a very loving relationship with a new partner and have set up my own home with my children. The things I have wished for are being granted one after another. Please have faith, trust and let Dorje Shugden take charge because he knows what’s best for us and will never want anything from us.

~ Jillian ~

Dear sir or madam,

RE: The basis for a free independent Tibet

I have been reading online some information that has greatly troubled me. It is regarding the formation of the Chushi Gangdruk. I recently learned from a reliable source that the group was formed at the insistence of Dorje Shugden, via the Panglung Oracle. This happened in 1956 and without Chushi Gangdruk, His Holiness the Dalai Lama would never have had an escort to guide him safely out of Tibet in 1959.

Therefore to me, the very fact Tibet has even the remotest chance of independence today is because His Holiness the Dalai Lama escaped, due to Dorje Shugden’s kindness. So what confuses me is this – how come the Tibetan people, who owe so much to Dorje Shugden, are so ungrateful?

I truly do not mean to be rude but you see, Dorje Shugden has helped me so much since I received his practice. Dorje Shugden saved my son from a coma – he had swallowed a bunch of anti-depressants and fell into a coma state. It wasn’t until I completed my lama’s advice of a Protector retreat, and 1 million mantras that my son awoke. The timing was incredible too; my son awoke as I recited the final words of my final dedication.

As you can imagine, I am awash with gratitude and for that reason, I continue to do my practice…and it bears results! So I simply cannot fathom how it is the Tibetan government continues to believe they have a realistic chance of gaining independence, if they fail to show gratitude to the very reason they exist.

Tashi deleg to you and the rest of your esteemed colleagues.

With sincere greetings,
~ Athena Chua ~

We go through so much hell, finding and maintaining our relationships. I went through a divorce several years back. He was my first true love or so it seemed. One day I caught him cheating on me and I just kind of spiraled down. I turned to drinking and in my drunken stupor I slit my wrist, my brothers discovered me in time to send me to the hospital. I still did not remember that incident well but when I came out from the hospital I realized there was something really wrong with my life.

I knew I needed to seek for help, I went to every temple, church, synagogue looking for how to find some answers to resolution to my unhappiness. I chanted every mantra, prayer I could get my hands on, still nothing offered any respite until I chanted ‘OM BENZA WIKI VITRANA SOHA’. My mind just became quiet all of the sudden, all the anguish was sucked away. That was a turning point for me, as it allowed me to have a safe haven everytime my mind became too heavy and convoluted with too much thinking. The divorce still went through but I was able to carry on life and function normally and even look forward to a better future. Thank you Dharmapala.

~ Iona Watson from Connecticut ~

I must tell you of this one incident involving my schnauzer Frodo. He’s the beloved of my beloved and means more to me than my family- I love him much more than my own wonderful daughter! (oh don’t worry, she knows and she understands!)

Last Thursday my dear Frodo fell ill with pancreatitis. It’s a terrible illness for doggies to have, and it’s usually fatal and causes them to have a great deal of pain. And my poor Frodo had this awful thing going on inside of him.

I didn’t know what else to do so I started reciting mantras. I’d visit the poor dear in the vets’ every day, and carry him in my lap and just stroke his head and recite whatever I know. I’m not the greatest at memorising so I did Medicine Buddha’s mantra, and also Dorje Shugden but I did more Dorje Shugden.

And do you know what, after a few days, Frodo made a recovery! The vets were all shocked because they said normally it takes dogs much longer to recover from pancreatitis, if they can recover at all.

And you what else? I’d recently just come back from a trip to Nepal and had met an oracle, and the lovely man had given me some Protector rice that he said was blessed by Dorje Shugden himself. So when Frodo first took ill, I shoved a couple of grains down his mouth every day and made sure he ate it.

And after that I took to soaking the grains in water, and letting him drink that water. It was simply the oddest thing when the vets told me Frodo wouldn’t drink any water other than the consecrated holy water that I gave him! In the end, they just gave up trying to give him water and asked me to feed him with the holy water instead.

Well, it just made me think that dogs are definitely much smarter than humans!

So my dearest Frodo is coming home tomorrow and I’m so so pleased! I can’t thank Dorje Shugden enough for his help. I feel awful because I’ve not been making a connection with him for very long but already he’s come to help someone I love. Fantastic deity really!

~ Jenn Kwok ~

Dorje Shugden is a Dharma protector who has helped me in my time of need. I’d like to share my story with you and the rest of the world. I have been a believer of the protector for a very long time and my whole family practices it.

It happened one night when I was traveling in my car on the highway with my friend who is driving. It was around 9pm and we were returning home from a business trip. Both of us were tired but needed to get back into the city.

I soon fell asleep in the car. I was awakened by a strong jerk and the next thing I know, the car was swerving to the oncoming lane at a very fast speed. My friend apparently fell asleep on the wheel!

We crashed into a tree and our car fell straight into the ravine. All our bags and things were strewn all over because our car rolled down the ravine. We were still in the car when the car landed.

I am still alive today because of Dorje Shugden. The last thing that was in my mind was Dorje Shugden, I don’t even have time to do my mantras. But a visualization of him is enough for the protector to save me.

Both of us escaped unhurt with only a few scratches on our limbs, considering the car was flying and tumbling down the ravine. This is a miracle but I truly believed that Dorje Shugden was there for me.

Even the police who came later was shocked that we were unhurt after looking at our car.

From that day onwards, my friend also has become a believer in Dorje Shugden.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
~ Ming Chan ~

Sir,

I wish to share with you this incredible story. How I can never forget the way Dorje Shugden helped my mother in her moment of leaving this life…

Near midnight of 1st November last year, my mother (who had been bedridden and very ill for quite a while) started to show signs of leaving us. My sister, brother and I were by her bedside. Her labored breathing from her mouth subsided and she started to breathe gently from her nose. We thought she was breathing her last and were glad that she was looking peaceful in passing.

However, much to our great dismay, at around 2am she suddenly reverted to gasping and breathing heavily from her mouth and looked very agitated. I had not stopped my recitation of the Protector’s mantra. I entreated Him more earnestly to help my mother leave this life in a state of calm and peace and to take her to a safe good place where she would be practicing the Dharma in her new life.

At around 6.45am, my brother and sister left the room and I was alone with her. I prepared a serkym/black tea offering to the Protector.

I had made the black tea offering to the Protector, whom I saw as one with my Guru, and was reciting His mantra, when I turned round to look at my mother. I saw she had become still and had stopped breathing.

I stepped closer to her. When I bent to look, I saw that her face was in calm, peaceful repose. I touched the crown of her head. It was warm, where the rest of her face was cold. My heart should have been very sad at her leaving us. Yet, my uppermost thought then was one of joy for her. The Protector had come to ease her passing and to take her to a new and happy place!

Thank you, Dorje Shugden, for coming to my help at a time of greatest need. Thank you for the greatest gift of all to my mother!

~ Doreen Park ~

Dear sir,
I don’t know if you remember the economic crisis of 1997 but it had a very deep impact in Thailand where I live, and it made things difficult for a lot of people. I am sure it had an impact too, on your Tibetan people who basically have no rights as a result of the Chinese occupation of your homeland.

Anyway during that time, my family fell into near-financial ruin. My father was a businessman who was so successful that my mother did not need to work. My uncle was a stockbroker who had made a lot of money on the stock market, so my aunty and cousins also did not have to work.

So financially, before the crisis, we never had to worry about anything. But then of course, everything changed in 1997 and we lost nearly everything. We had to sell whatever valuables we owned to make sure our family survived. It was the same story with my uncle’s family.

It was during that time we asked for help from our lama. My parents and uncle’s family were at their wit’s end, and didn’t know what else they could do or how much longer they could keep going just buy selling their things. Between the two families, there were seven young children who were all still in school.

The situation was really disturbing my parents’ mind and making them distracted from their spiritual practice so my lama compassionately asked them to enter a retreat, and to recite 10 million Dorje Shugden mantras.

He said it was to clear their obstacles so they could become successful again. But in reality, by the end of the retreat, my parents felt wealth was not so important anymore. They realised that all of their stress was the result of their expectation of how things should be, or how they should do things.

I believe that it was my lama and Dorje Shugden’s blessings which allowed my parents to become free in their minds. Once they were free, they could see our situation from different points of view. So Dorje Shugden gave them the ability to think of their own solution out of our problem, and also made them feel secure so our finances no longer disturbed their minds.

I am thankful to Dorje Shugden for giving my family our wealth back. But I am MORE thankful that my parents no longer suffered from living in a continuous state of worry. This is all I wanted to tell you.

May you always be well, and may you always have the ability to serve the Tibetan people with the sole motivation of benefiting them.

With folded hands,
~ Vivienne Parachornawat ~

Mantras are a very powerful, effective and simple way to connect to the Buddhas and their blessings. You can recite them anywhere or combine them with your daily prayers. The more you recite, the stronger your connection is with the Buddhas. You are directly creating positive karma and merit to strengthen your affinity to the Three Jewels when you sincerely recite mantras with a strong and positive motivation.

Below are some mantras which you can recite anytime, anywhere and as many times as you wish. You do not need to have any initiation to recite these mantras.

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for peace

For gaining attainments through the energy of Peaceful Shugden, peace of environment and mind, harmony in one’s abode and dwelling area, and calming of disasters
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SHANTI SIDDHI HUNG

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for health

For long life, increasing life, healing of disease and protection from diseases
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA AYU SIDDHI HUNG

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for increase

For gaining great merits and increase of all necessary needs, both material and spiritual
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA PUNYE SIDDHI HUNG

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for control

Of worldly deities, negative people and nagas and for influencing friends towards the positive
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA WASHAM KURU HO

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for destruction

Of obstacles and inner/outer ‘enemies’
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SHATROO MARAYA PET

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for obtaining all siddhis

OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SIDDHI PALA HO

Dorje Shugden’s mantra for obtaining all attainments supermundane

OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SARWA SIDDHI PALA HO

Dorje Shugden’s mantra to grant protection

Visualize that you are in the Protector’s mandala, fully protected from outside interferences. Recite when in danger or for dangerous situations, for protection while travelling or when residing in dangerous/hostile places
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA RAKYA RAKYA HUNG

Kache Marpo’s mantra

OM SHRI DHARMAPALA HUM PAT

Namka Bardzin’s mantra

OM BIYA-TA PAR DHARMA DHARA SOHA

His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Dorje Chang Dechen Nyingpo

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU BENZADHARA METRI SHASANA DHARA KARMA SARWA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

The current incarnation of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU BENZADHARA SUMATI MUNI SHASANA KARMA SARWA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang Losang Yeshe Tenzing Gyatso

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU BENZADHARA SUMATI JANA SHASANA DHARA SAMUDRA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Dorje Chang Lobsang Tsondrue

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU BENZADHARA SUMATI BIRYA MUNI SHASANA DONZA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU VAJRADHARA VAGINDRA SUMATI SHASANA DHARA SAMUDRA SHRI BHADRA SARVA SIDDHI HUM HUM

His Eminence Gangchen Rinpoche

Sacred name mantra
OM AH GURU VAJRADHARA SUMATI MUNI SHASANE KARMA UTA WARDANYE SHRI BHADRA WARSAMANYA SARVA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

Buddha Shakyamuni’s mantra

OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI SHAKYAMUNI YE SOHA

Buddha Shakyamuni’s short mantra

OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI YE SOHA

Migtsema

MIGMEY TSEWEY TERCHEN CHENREZIG
DRIMEY KHENPI WANGPO JAMPALYANG
DUPUNG MALU JOMZEY SANGWEY DAK
GANGCHEN KEPEY TSU GYEN TSONGKAPA
LOSANG DRAGPEY SHABLA SOLWA DEB

Long-Life Tsongkapa’s mantra

MIGMEY TSEWEY TERCHEN CHENREZIG
DRIMEY KHENPI WANGPO JAMPALYANG
DUMEY CHIWA JOONGSEY ZEPAKMEY
GANGCHEN KEPEY TSU GYEN TSONGKAPA
LOSANG DRAGPEY SHABLA SOLWA DEB

Long-Life Tsongkapa’s short mantra

OM AH GURU SUMATI KIRTI APARAMEDA AYU JANA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG

Tsongkapa’s name mantra

OM AH GURU BENZADHARA SUMATI KIRTI APARAMEDA SIDDHI HUNG HUNG