Removing Business Obstacles
Business Obstacles
A student was experiencing obstacles with his business and wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice.
- Start writing the Arya Sanghata Sutra. It can be just a few lines a day, whatever you can manage. Others can also do it.
- Print the Golden Light Sutra 100 times or more.
- Recite the Two Names of the Buddha that represent the recitation of the entire Kangyur.
- Organize a recitation of the entire Prajnaparamita (short, middle, and longest versions) at Ganden Jangtse.
Trying to Sell a Business
Two students started a business to benefit Dharma centers and Rinpoche’s projects. They were now trying to sell the business but having many obstacles, including buyers pulling out.
Dear Jean, Lorenzo, Sharon, Keith, and Jackie,
I have been checking extensively and this is my advice for you all:
- Recite Gyaltsen Tsemoi Pungyen—Jean and Lorenzo, especially Jean.
- Practice Kurukulla meditation—Lorenzo, Jean, Jackie, Sharon, and Keith.
- Wear special Dzambala and Kurukulla protection—Jean and Lorenzo.
Obstacles to Business
A student asked Rinpoche how he could remove obstacles to his business, which was very important to him and his family and involved a large amount of money. The person mentioned that he was able to do a short retreat.
At the beginning of each session, meditate for at least 15 minutes on the lamrim, following the outline.
In your first retreat session please practice Lama Chöpa.
In the second, third, and forth sessions practice the Four Mandala Offering to Tara.
At the end of your last session recite the King of Prayers, Vajrasattva mantras, and protector prayers.
Recite each of the Tara mantras after the praises and emphasize the individual Taras for wealth and success. Recite more of these Taras’ mantras.
Experiencing Business Problems
A student was experiencing business difficulties.
My very dear Tim,
How are you? If, through serving others with a good heart, you lose even your whole business, there is always so much merit gained from that. Even if a lot of money does not result from your efforts, sooner or later you will enjoy the result.
When you work for projects that have greater and deeper benefit for sentient beings, usually obstacles arise. Not every time, but many times. You have to have a lot of merit to be able to offer that service. Otherwise, sentient beings would be able to attain enlightenment very easily, and there wouldn’t be any left by now.
But it is very important work, because it makes your life meaningful. Even though the money didn’t come, because it made your life meaningful, your effort was not wasted.
In the world, in most people’s cases, even though they may be making many billions of dollars, it’s all done for the self and for this life, so everything becomes negative karma. Their whole life becomes negative karma—a cause to reincarnate in the lower realms—besides such a life being meaningless and empty. You can see the big differences between these two lives, this one and the one who is serving sentient beings and the teachings of the Buddha.
With much prayer and love from the Lawudo Mickey Mouse...