Dear Family,
For reference:
From time to time I find myself staying in places with a being or two that are lost. My go-to method is telling the spirit about Sukhavati, and telling it to pray to Amitabha Buddha. There's an old thread where this is described, which I can't find at the moment. Perhaps someone can help with this.
I recently came upon another case like this, and while usually the effect of telling the spirit about Sukhavati is almost immediate, this time it seemed the spirit was resisting. I asked Sigung how to proceed and his answer was similar to the above quote from his recent Q&A. Every night for about five days I would go to where I felt the spirit was hiding and would talk to it, telling it to let go of its suffering, accept the blessing of God, pray to and accept the blessing of Amitabha Buddha, how it can be happy and go to another world, etc. Gradually I felt the spirit letting go, until it was gone. Five days is very short compared to possibly many years of being lost.
Thank you for this guidance, Sigung, and may this teaching help many beings.
Andrew
For reference:
Question
Sifu, what prayers would you recommend I recite to help (my grandfather) be reborn into a better life? For how long?
Answer
You can recite any suitable prayers according to the person's religion or according to your religion.
A highly recommended prayer is to ask the Divine to enable the spirit to be reborn at a happier place than the one he left. A highly recommended mantra is the Amitabha mantra, i.e. Namo Amitabha Buddha, repeated many times.
There is no definite time frame for prayers and mantras. You can pray or recite as long or as briefly as you wish. The crucial point is sincerity. A short sincere prayer or recitation is better than a long insincere one.
Sifu, what prayers would you recommend I recite to help (my grandfather) be reborn into a better life? For how long?
Answer
You can recite any suitable prayers according to the person's religion or according to your religion.
A highly recommended prayer is to ask the Divine to enable the spirit to be reborn at a happier place than the one he left. A highly recommended mantra is the Amitabha mantra, i.e. Namo Amitabha Buddha, repeated many times.
There is no definite time frame for prayers and mantras. You can pray or recite as long or as briefly as you wish. The crucial point is sincerity. A short sincere prayer or recitation is better than a long insincere one.
From time to time I find myself staying in places with a being or two that are lost. My go-to method is telling the spirit about Sukhavati, and telling it to pray to Amitabha Buddha. There's an old thread where this is described, which I can't find at the moment. Perhaps someone can help with this.
I recently came upon another case like this, and while usually the effect of telling the spirit about Sukhavati is almost immediate, this time it seemed the spirit was resisting. I asked Sigung how to proceed and his answer was similar to the above quote from his recent Q&A. Every night for about five days I would go to where I felt the spirit was hiding and would talk to it, telling it to let go of its suffering, accept the blessing of God, pray to and accept the blessing of Amitabha Buddha, how it can be happy and go to another world, etc. Gradually I felt the spirit letting go, until it was gone. Five days is very short compared to possibly many years of being lost.
Thank you for this guidance, Sigung, and may this teaching help many beings.
Andrew
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