Question asked by BC
Dear Tsem Tulku Rinpoche,
Good morning.
My husband and I are recently started to learn Dharma from You via your blog and website. We are currently facing a lot of problem from our family and uncertainties from our career. We hope to refuge in Lord Setrap and ask for obstacles to be removed. Therefore, we started to practice the mandra of Lord Setrap. However, we worry we do wrong method and the end up with no result. Kindly allow me to list down our doubts here:-
1) Can we read mantra at any-where/time/position? Do we need to be sat on certain position?
2) By reading on the mandra "OM MAHA YAKCHA TSA SOHA" and visualize Lord Setrap wholeheartedly, is this the correct/complete way? If not, can You lead us to the correct way? We wish to practice the mandra correctly.
3) Currently we are reading mandra anytime anywhere whenever we are allowed. For example while we are driving and while we are lying on bed before sleep. One day could be a few different sessions at different time. So in this case, do we need to keep repeating our prayers/wishes each time before we end the session? or we just need to say it once a day?
4) Currently we read only mandra without the black tea pouring step, is it okay? Is it still our offering effective?
My husband and I truly wish to success in Dharma learning path together. Once again, thank Rinpoche for putting so much effort to guide us always through internet.
I am sorry to hear of the obstacles you are facing. Yes, Lord Setrap’s practice would be very beneficial.
1. Please recite the text as provided here http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/setrap-prayer-composed-by-tsem-rinpoche.html
You can be seated anywhere when you do the prayers however, it is good to have a comfortable place where it is quieter to do your practice to help reduce distractions.
2. For the complete teaching and visualisation, Rinpoche has kindly made these videos as follows. Do also check out youtube.com/tsemtulku for many teachings which have been made available.
SETRAP Superstar (1 of 4) – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InTFjv-ggjo
SETRAP Superstar (2 of 4) – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp2HiCOI90E
SETRAP Superstar (3 of 4) – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwpnq1WBMIQ
SETRAP Superstar (3 of 4) – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMATQBHAXaw
Also, i highly recommend you to purchase the Setrap Boxset. Do take a look here
http://vajrasecrets.com/books/box-sets/english-setrap-box-set.html
3. You can recite the mantra anywhere you (ie. driving) however, it is good to do your prayers by reciting from the beginning and also to be seated somewhere with least distraction.
4. The complete teaching as in the links provided above has a DVD to show you how to offer Serkym. It is ok if you do not do serkym. Anything we offer the Buddhas is a way for us to purify and collect merits. If time permitting, i highly recommend to offer serkym.
wishing you well