Dear Manika,

I’m very sorry to read that you have been facing so many obstacles. There is an article here that can help you with the problems: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/trakze-to-dispel-black-magic-spirits.html.

This article is about the practice of Trakze, who is an emanation of Dorje Shugden who can dispel even the most severe of black magic and spirit disturbances. The article outlines who he is and how to engage in his practice. I have seen a lot of people benefit from Trakze’s practice and overcome major obstacles due to being the victim of black magic.

Though Trakze may appear to be very wrathful, he takes this form because he cares about us and acts out of compassion to help protect us from anything negative. The article explains more about this. From a Buddhist perspective we can be victims of black magic due to our negative karma. Trakze’s practice not only grants us protection but also purifies our negative karma so that the black magic can no longer affect us.

The key to Trakze’s practice is consistency. Over time you will see the obstacles lessen and ultimately stop. I hope this will help you. Thank you.

Dear Harry,

Thank you for your questions. I am glad that the previous answer was helpful. Manjushri Naga Rakshasa has a very strong connection to Nagas. In fact as you may already know, his lower half is in the form of a Naga. His practice is very much engaged in to appease Nagas or alleviate ailments caused by Nagas that have been offended. His form and practice indicate that he arose specifically to help in this matter, therefore he is not only intimately connected with Nagas, but also their homes which are the natural environment. In this form Manjushri can also help to heal unsettled environments because his practice helps to calm and bless Nagas who have control over the weather and other environmental factors.

In regards to Manjushri Naga Rakshasa having ‘dominion’ over Nagas I don’t think that this is the case. Rather than being a king or ruler over Nagas, which is a samsaric position, he is much more. He is fully enlightened being, who arose specifically to calm Nagas that cause obstacles and problems for sentient beings. At the same time, he blesses these Nagas so that they too can achieve enlightenment in the future. Manjushri Naga Rakshasa does not rule Nagas, in the same way that Buddha Shakyamuni does not rule humans. However, his practice is extremely beneficial for them, just like Buddha Shakyamuni’s practice is extremely beneficial for humans. I hope this helps. Thank you.

Dear Harry,

Thank you for your question. Both are actually correct, as they are the same mantra. The last syllable is exactly the same. When translating the mantra from Sanskrit into English, it is written as “Hum” whereas when written from Tibetan it is spelt “Hung”. This is because when the mantra was spoken by Tibetans and translated into the Tibetan language, the ‘m’ turned into a ‘ng’ sound, as the sound was difficult for Tibetan speakers.

This same difference occurs in the mantra to Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. When spelling the mantra’s Sanskrit version, it is spelt “Om Mani Padme Hum” but according to how the mantra is pronounced in Tibetan, it is spelt “Om Mani Peme Hung”.

In common practice today, “hum” is usually pronounced “hung” by most practitioners. So you can use that pronunciation of the mantra. I hope this helps.

Thank you

Dear Alessandro,

Thank you for your question. The Dorje Shugden Kangsol is recited in Tibetan during our puja. We do not have a version available online that is a full translation of the puja.

However, you can use the Extended Retreat Text to Dorje Shugden, available here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/dorje-shugden-retreat-a-powerful-practice-to-fulfill-wishes.html#004 This text has the major sections from the Kangsol and is also in English, which will help with visualisation during the puja.

As part of the puja, you should set up the various offerings necessary to generate as much merit as possible. You can following the offering set up as explained in the above article. Offerings will help to generate the merits necessary for Dorje Shugden and his entourage clear your obstacles and create the conducive conditions that you are looking for in life. I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Dear Eric,

Please contact Kechara House to submit a formal request which will then be passed on. Note that such requests are traditionally accompanied with offerings. As the one requesting that such a trance takes place, you will also need to sponsor the event, including the extensive offerings made to the Buddhas and those offered to the deities once they take trance.

Please be aware that due to the Panglung Oracle’s busy schedule, once the request has been passed on, it will depend on the Panglung Oracle’s discretion as well as the location of where the Panglung Oracle is, the preparation, the assistants, etc. I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Dear Eric,

Yes, clairvoyant abilities can carry over from previous lives. That is because it is an attainment that arises from the mind. In other cases, as explained before this clairvoyance is granted by en external party such as a spirit or a god, but since this is dependent on the external party its length in terms of how far into the future one can see and also the duration in which one has the ability (say a single lifetime, or a couple of lifetimes) is also finite.

However, when the attainment of clairvoyance is achieve within one’s mindstream, it carries over from lifetime after lifetime, it is just if that person wants to use that ability or not. For example, there are the examples of lamas who reincarnate back with the same level of clairvoyance as their previous lives.

This ability to develop clairvoyance however is not something unique to Buddhism or even one of the major goals of Buddhism. Clairvoyance can be developed a number of different ways throughout many traditions, and even within Buddhism there are many different ways of developing clairvoyance. This attainment can be temporary or one that carries over into future lifetimes. That is why it is something called a minor siddhi or minor attainment. It is not something that we should actually aim for, we should instead concentrate on the major siddhis or the realisations that bring us to enlightenment.

Now, the ability to take trance carrying over lifetimes, is different. This is because the ability is due to the person’s karma in that particular lifetime. It depends on the bodily karma for the trance to take place and also on the speech karma for the deity to be able to communicate, not on attainments or siddhis achieved in the mindstream. For example, there have been examples of oracles who had no high Dharma attainments, but have taken trance of some of the highest Dharma protectors through the grace and training of their gurus. However, there is no record that I know of that states that the ability to take trance carries over to the next life. As such the ability to take trance seems to be limited to one lifetime. But yet again, it is not outside the realm of possibility.

This video titled “What are the Differences between Boon and Siddhi (attainment)?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R_i-LtSjbs I hope this helps. Thank you.

Thank you Eric

Dear Nilesh Chhabria,

I think you are referring to the Kechara Buddhist Organisation. We are located in Malaysia, with a retreat centre, a temple in the city and many other departments. Our retreat centre is located about 1 hour’s drive away from Kuala Lumpur city, and in our temple is local in the city’s suburbs. Below is the address for the temple in the city:

Kechara House
No. 7, Jalan PJU 1/3G,
Sunwaymas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Tel: +603 7803 3908

And for the retreat centre:

The Kechara Forest Retreat
Lot 3189, Jalan Chamang,
28700 Bentong,
Malaysia

If you would like to visit, please call +603 7803 3908 to arrange your visit.

We have many activities including regular pujas (or prayers), Dharma sharing and talks, and more formal educational classes. I hope this helps.

Dear Kiki,

Thank you for your question. From a Buddhist point of view, clairvoyance, or the ability to perceive or see the future is very much a possibility. Some people are born with such abilities, while other train or develop it over time. Buddhism works with the mind and it is said that if you calm your mind through meditation, you can open up to many different abilities that most people would think are extraordinary or supernatural.

However, that is not to say that all people who have such abilities have developed the ability through meditation. Some people are born with this ability, which carries over from previous lives, and some people are even given this ability because they are in communication with unseen beings, such as spirits. In the last case, the one with spirits, these spirits can send this person messages which they can then tell you about. In most of these cases however, the person may not even be aware that their abilities are from these spirits or other beings. These other beings be helping this psychic person for either good or bad purposes.

However, when people use spirits for clairvoyant abilities, even though the spirits can be powerful, they cannot be relied on fully. This is because the abilities of the spirits exists within samsara or cyclic existence. The only beings that have true and complete clairvoyance are the enlightened beings known as the Buddhas, who have transcended samsara completely. And it is the goal of Buddhists to reach this same state.

From a Buddhist perspective these clairvoyant abilities can be developed as a side benefit to the real purpose of meditation, which is transformation of the mind. One of meditations most known for developing these abilities is known as single-pointed concentration meditation, which exists in every branch and school of Buddhism. I hope this helps.

Thank you

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your question. I am glad to hear that you are practising Setrap. He is a very powerful Dharma protector and the protector of Gaden Shartse Monastery and can be relied upon with full faith and confidence. When we practice enlightened Dharma protectors like Setrap, who is actually an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha, we face no harm whatsoever. Enlightened beings cannot harm because they operate from the highest form of compassion.

In the case of your dreams, it could mean a number of things and is not necessarily related to your practice of Setrap’s golden drink offering. It could simply be your unconscious mind telling you that you have unresolved issues with your boss, or that perhaps that the relationship with your boss is not what you thought it was.

There are two major functions of any Buddhist practice, and that is the generation of spiritual merit and also the purification of negative karma. Now, if we look at the situation from the angle of negative karma, since Setrap’s practice is very helpful in removing obstacles, this dream could even be a sign that Setrap is helping you to avoid this situation in normal life, by you experiencing it during your dreams. It is very much possible for karma to be experienced and purified in your dreams. Therefore, this might actually be the case here. Though, I am not 100% sure, this is definitely a possibility.

To really figure this out, you would have to examine what your relationship is like with your boss, and other such factors like your over all work life, etc. I hope this helps. Thank you.

Dear Tashi,

You posted these same questions on the Chat section. They were answered there.

Thank you.

Dear Eric,

Thank you for your questions. We have taken note about the statue. In regards to my thoughts about Shangmo Dorje Putri, please see my previous reply.

Thank you