Question asked by Eli Levine
Good day/evening Pastors,
Tashi delek! 🙂
It's been awhile, and I hope you all are well in Malaysia.
I've just received word on a PhD program I applied to. It came back as a "no". I'm now left with less than a year to find a job after my current job ends in September, 2017. I'm not sure how or why I'm constantly experiencing rejection in my adult life. I know that I won't experience anything if there weren't seeds for it sown in the past, and I know that I am imperfect in this human form to know how or why these things are occurring, or how to interpret this karmic problem correctly. I really felt as though I did everything right in this application, even though I recognize it clearly wasn't enough or correct enough to get into the program. What practices could I do to deal with this particularly difficult problem in my own mind? I'd like to hope that I'm walking a good path that may be hidden from me at this present time. I just don't know whether it is deep-past karma, or more immediate karma that's causing it, or whether I am on the right path in my mind yet.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Dear Eli,
Good day to you. I hope this reply finds you well. All of us face rejection and what you had experienced is normal and this is just like what everybody experiences. The way to overcome rejection is to try again and again and find all ways (that do not harm or break the law) to turn the situation around. Successful people are not those who do not experience rejection but they are those that do not give up and is willing to go the extra mile to succeed.
If we have that attitude and have a little extra help from a Dharma Protector like Dorje Shugden, things can turn around quite easily. Here’s a simple prayer to Dorje Shugden you can recite daily and mantra to begin propitiating Dorje Shugden immediately ( https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/a-short-prayer-to-dorje-shugden.html ) The key to gaining the blessings and protection of any Dharma Protector is to recite his prayers and mantras daily and if possible, setting up a shrine to the protector if we do not already have a shrine to the Buddha. Doing all these creates the affinity and merit for Dorje Shugden to come to our aid quickly. All the best in your future endeavours and I hope this helps you.