ORGYEN DZAMBALA

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offers Advice to Protect from the Coronavirus

Lama Zopa Rinpoche was recently asked what can be done for the recent outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China.

Rinpoche advised the arrangement of a Most Secret Hayagriva wrathful fire puja in Sera Je Monastery.

Individual students can do the following mantra recitation practice:

As a motivation before reciting the two mantras, Rinpoche said it’s best if people can do The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment), which is the daily motivation Rinpoche has put together. That is best. But if that is too much, then do the lamrim motivation, which is the beginning part of The Method up to the “Blessing the Speech” section. So at least do that part as a motivation before reciting the mantras.

Recite Vajra Armor mantra, which is a famous mantra for healing. You can do the entire Vajra Armor Protection Wheel if you want. Otherwise, just do the mantra:

OṂ PADMAŚHAVARI PHAṬ / NÄN PAR SHIG / NĀGANAN / TADYATHĀ / SARVAVIRITA / HANA HANA / VAJRENA RAKṢHA RAKṢHA SVĀHĀ

After you finish reciting the mantra, hold your hand in front of your mouth and blow the air up, so it goes into your nostrils.

Then also recite Black Manjushri mantra. The Meditation-Recitation of Black Manjushri is also good to do if you want. Otherwise, just do the mantra:

OṂ TRA SÖ / CHHU SÖ / DUR TA SÖ / DUR MI SÖ / NYING GO LA CHHÖ / KHA LA JAḤ KAṂ ŚHAṂ TRAṂ / BÄ PHAṬ SVĀHĀ

Then at the end, do dedication prayers:

JANG CHHUB SEM CHHOG RIN PO CHHE

May the precious supreme bodhichitta

MA KYE PA NAM KYE GYUR CHIG

Not yet born arise.

KYE PA NYAM PA ME PA YI

May that arisen not decline,

GONG NÄ GONG DU PHEL WAR SHOG

But increase more and more.

GE WA DI YI NYUR DU DAG

Due to this virtue, may I quickly

LA MA SANG GYÄ DRUB GYUR NÄ

Become a Guru-Buddha,

DRO WA CHIG KYANG MA LÜ PA

And lead all transmigratory beings,

DE YI SA LA GÖ PAR SHOG

Without exception, to that state.

Due to all the merits of the three times collected by me, the numberless buddhas, and the numberless sentient beings, may all wars, sickness, famine, torture, poverty, and economic problems in the world, and all dangers of earth, water, fire, and wind, be pacified immediately, and may perfect peace and happiness prevail in everyone’s hearts and lives. May the Buddhadharma last for a long time, and may the sentient beings in this world meet the Buddhadharma and achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible.

Due to all the past, present, and future merits collected by me and all the merits of the three times collected by the numberless buddhas and numberless sentient beings, which are completely empty of existing from their own side, may I, who am completely empty of existing from my own side, achieve the state of full enlightenment, which is completely empty of existing from its own side, and lead all sentient beings, who are completely empty of existing from their own side, to that state, which is completely empty of existing from its own side, by myself alone, who is completely empty of existing from my own side.

Scribe: Ven. Holly Ansett, January 23, 2020.

Links to the practices in this advice can be found here:

https://fpmt.org/educati…/teachings/texts/prayers-practices/

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.

https://fpmt.org/…/lama-zopa-rinpoche-offers-advice-to-pro…/

Caption: Vajra Armor