chanting of sutras to cure the sick....
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Hi all,
I'm pretty much a novice in buddhism and am opening my doors in learning and practising the teaching of the great one, buddha. I have read that chanting of sutra can help eliminate negative karma and generate good merits. May i know which sutra would be best for healing the sick?
Great Compassion Mantra - Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guan Yin)?
Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha (Di Zhan Wang Pu Sa)?
Medicine Buddha?
My father is critically ill and i would like to know how can i help in anyway to alleviate his pain and agony?
Thank you for your kind attention and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm Regards,
depth09 -
Just pm me .. I will provide u my hp
You can chat with me on that.
I know you are going thru an agony phase,
we just try our best in alleviating the suffering of our parents -
First of all is your father a buddhist or from some other religion? Does he know the dharma and has he taken refuge? You should ask your father to chant amitabha himself. You may want to buy those amitabha players and play for your father. And how ill is he? If it is possible find a buddhist venerable to speak to your father.
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You are already an extraordinary individual.
Just simply chanting may not serve any purpose. A certain level of sincerity, mindfullness and a still-mind are needed. It will be very effective, if you can do these. It will be also very helpful, if more family members can participate. They are all equally great, whether it is the Great Compassion Mantra, or the Earth Store Sutra, or .....
What is more important, which I suggest, is to choose one which you have the affinity with. A good choice will probably be just recitation of "NaMoAMiTuoFo" or "NaMoDiZhangWangPuSa" or "NaMoGuanShiYinPuSa". Remember, the most important thing still is about the state of your mind, during the recitation.
The most immediate action which you can consider doing, to mitigate bad karma is by going vegetarian and to dedicate merits to your father, the more family members the merrier. Avoid all unwholesome deeds and cultivate all good deeds using the name of your father. Volunteer for something etc.
If you come from a Chinese background, you may be interested to get the "DiZhangPuSa BenYuanJing" - 101 VCDs by Master Chin Kung. It will be very helpful.
NaMo AMiTuoFo.Originally posted by depth09:
Hi all,
I'm pretty much a novice in buddhism and am opening my doors in learning and practising the teaching of the great one, buddha. I have read that chanting of sutra can help eliminate negative karma and generate good merits. May i know which sutra would be best for healing the sick?
[b]Great Compassion Mantra - Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guan Yin)?
Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha (Di Zhan Wang Pu Sa)?
Medicine Buddha?
My father is critically ill and i would like to know how can i help in anyway to alleviate his pain and agony?
Thank you for your kind attention and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm Regards,
depth09
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Originally posted by depth09:
Other than chanting for your father, you might want to make offerings to the Buddha, like lamp, fruit or money to the monastaries in the name of your father, to help him overcome this. Always stay positive and never give up.
Hi all,
I'm pretty much a novice in buddhism and am opening my doors in learning and practising the teaching of the great one, buddha. I have read that chanting of sutra can help eliminate negative karma and generate good merits. May i know which sutra would be best for healing the sick?
[b]Great Compassion Mantra - Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guan Yin)?
Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha (Di Zhan Wang Pu Sa)?
Medicine Buddha?
My father is critically ill and i would like to know how can i help in anyway to alleviate his pain and agony?
Thank you for your kind attention and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm Regards,
depth09
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As for you, you can chant medicine buddha for him. I usually recommend people chant medicine buddha for the sick. Its up to you and the advises given by our forummers are also very good. But if possible your father should also chant himself.
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Isnt books and sutras just physical items? Its the state of ur mind when you are reading that matters... Hard to imagine what one's state of mind is when hitting the john... Similarly, the individual mind might drift when lying down, (that position is hard to sustain as well)... Its not about having respect for the book.. its about having respect for the teachings inside the book... and whether the physical body when acting as a medium in bridging ur mind to the truth, accommodate realisation...
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think when granny was ill, daddy chanted the medicine buddha sutra. even tho my gran lives with my uncle and my dad chanted it at our own home, she did feel better w/o knowing he had been chanting it. so i guess u can try that
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Erm, is this reply meant for the topic on rules of reading sutra? If so can you pls remove this here and post in respective thread thanks...Originally posted by crescent:Isnt books and sutras just physical items? Its the state of ur mind when you are reading that matters... Hard to imagine what one's state of mind is when hitting the john... Similarly, the individual mind might drift when lying down, (that position is hard to sustain as well)... Its not about having respect for the book.. its about having respect for the teachings inside the book... and whether the physical body when acting as a medium in bridging ur mind to the truth, accommodate realisation... -
Hey there!
I'm very sorry to hear about your father. I hope that he will get better soon or have an auspicious rebirth.
What you can try to do for your father is take a clean cup and fill it with clean water and recite the great compassion dharani 7 times, and then recite the medicine master dharani 108 times while leaving the clean up of water on the altar. You may want to continue this for 49 days and hopefully during that time he will be healed.
You may also want to recite to Amitabha Buddha for your father, as well as heart sutra.
May your father regain his health and may his sickness come to an end.
Namo Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata _/\_ -
Hi, thank you all for your kind response, very much appreciated it!
To answer your questions:
"An Eternal Now" :
1) My father has advance adrenal cancer, a very rare and deadly disease, the drugs can't hold his diease and he is getting weaker by the day.
2) My family is Taoist, but we do "mix" taoist and buddhist in our prayers and offerings.
3) He hasn't taken any refuge.
4) I have been seeking a venerable master to seek his advice but to no avail. I would appreciate for a recommandation.
5) What are the correct process and steps in chatting medicine buddha at home?
"concerned_man" :
1) I have went vegetarian for a few months for him already.
2) I would appreciate if you can kindly recommand where can i get a copy of "DiZhangPuSa BenYuanJing" - 101 VCDs by Master Chin Kung.
I have heard that DiZhangWang suttra is very powerful and is not recommanded to recite it at home?
"path_seeker" :
1) My family and I have done all that we can to help and allevaite his suffering. As you have mentioned, offerings to the Buddha, like lamp, fruit or money to the monastaries. you name it, we have done it.
"crescent" :
1) Please advice what are the right way and things to observe when chanting suttra?
I'm aware that one must respect the content of the suttra and it's power, i usually sit cross-legged on the floor when chanting. When i do some reading and surfing on the internet, i'm usually on a lie down position with my notebook, is this an act of disrespect?
"Passions" :
1) Thank you for your advice, my family offer to taoist dieties at home, can i place the glass of water in front of the alter or can i place in on the table where i sit for my recitation?
2) The Amitabha Buddha suttra is only "NaMoAMiTuoFo" right?
sgforum.com
"bohiruci" :
Thank you for the kind assistance, will give you a buzz.
Once again, i would like to express my sincere thanks to fellow believes for your kind recommandation and advices!
warmly thanks..
[email protected] -
Originally posted by depth09:
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Hi, thank you all for your kind response, very much appreciated it!
To answer your questions:
[b]"An Eternal Now" :
1) My father has advance adrenal cancer, a very rare and deadly disease, the drugs can't hold his diease and he is getting weaker by the day.
2) My family is Taoist, but we do "mix" taoist and buddhist in our prayers and offerings.
3) He hasn't taken any refuge.
4) I have been seeking a venerable master to seek his advice but to no avail. I would appreciate for a recommandation.
5) What are the correct process and steps in chatting medicine buddha at home?
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Originally posted by depth09:
Amituofo,
My father is critically ill and i would like to know how can i help in anyway to alleviate his pain and agony?
Thank you for your kind attention and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm Regards,
depth09
You may want to download the ShanSi Xiao Yuan 1-6 to let your father watch. A group of cancer patients chanted Di Zhang Wang sutra and their cancer were cure all together!
http://www.amtb-aus.org/media/index-M.htm
You can also make use of wat Buddha taught - cause and effect. in term of doing fearlessness giving.
if u and ur father can help other cancer patient (like donate to cancer society and help them recovered or something), the effect can back fire and cure your father in return.
Another method is freeing animal. however nowaday freeing animal is not easy. hence vegetarian is one alternatively to replace freeing animal. that mean, by prolonging other's lifes, u are prolonging YOUR life.
eventually u can dedicate the merits to your father.
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Hi depth09,
I feel sorry to hear about your dad's condition.
I suggest you do life releasing and dedicate the merit to your father.
Golden pagoda temple organize life releasing event every month, it is done by experienced people and sometimes monks do join us. I can give you the number of the person in charge if you want to know.
It is usually fully booked very fast so be quick.
Whatever good things you do, try not to think about the merit, the less you think about it, the more merit you will get. You should mention "merit" only when you want to convince a non-buddhist or novice to practise.
Di Zhang Wang suttra is very powerful, you can chant it at any place including your home.
I remember my late uncle who passed away years ago, when he is in coma state, suddendly he waked up and tear off all the medical instruments on his body and started to talk with different style & tone, everyone is so scared, my mum saw it then go in and do chanting of Di Zhang Wang suttra at the same time placing some chanting book on his bed, he immediately turns back to normal.
When one do chanting, nearby dharma protector or even ghosts will politely come and listen, they will feel happy and grateful of you, because you give them chance to listen to dharma. But if you chant with a disrespect attitude towards the sutra, they will get very angry.
Whatever effects the above will help to achieve, I hope it will make you more dedicated in your spiritual path. -
You should be able to get the VCD set at No2 Lorong 35 GeyLang from Jing Zhong Xue Hui.
If the mind is clear and pure, there is no problem reciting the DiZhangPuSa BenYuanJing at your living room. Remember not to recite it in not so appropriate place like the toilet. But you can still recite in your heart in such place, but not to produce sound. According to the Sutra, your Dad will recieve 1 out of 7 merits which you have dedicated to him. 6 portion still goes to you.
You may want to get a small "AMITABHA" recitation player for your Father. I can send it to you FREE, should you want it. It will be excellent if you can gently get your dad to recite it in this mind. Remember, it is at this time to be at peace with him and MUST not confuse him and to always keep his mind clear and pure. Do not agitate him.
You can also consider "FANG SHENG".Originally posted by depth09:
Hi, thank you all for your kind response, very much appreciated it!
To answer your questions:
[b]"An Eternal Now" :
1) My father has advance adrenal cancer, a very rare and deadly disease, the drugs can't hold his diease and he is getting weaker by the day.
2) My family is Taoist, but we do "mix" taoist and buddhist in our prayers and offerings.
3) He hasn't taken any refuge.
4) I have been seeking a venerable master to seek his advice but to no avail. I would appreciate for a recommandation.
5) What are the correct process and steps in chatting medicine buddha at home?
"concerned_man" :
1) I have went vegetarian for a few months for him already.
2) I would appreciate if you can kindly recommand where can i get a copy of "DiZhangPuSa BenYuanJing" - 101 VCDs by Master Chin Kung.
I have heard that DiZhangWang suttra is very powerful and is not recommanded to recite it at home?
"path_seeker" :
1) My family and I have done all that we can to help and allevaite his suffering. As you have mentioned, offerings to the Buddha, like lamp, fruit or money to the monastaries. you name it, we have done it.
"crescent" :
1) Please advice what are the right way and things to observe when chanting suttra?
I'm aware that one must respect the content of the suttra and it's power, i usually sit cross-legged on the floor when chanting. When i do some reading and surfing on the internet, i'm usually on a lie down position with my notebook, is this an act of disrespect?
"Passions" :
1) Thank you for your advice, my family offer to taoist dieties at home, can i place the glass of water in front of the alter or can i place in on the table where i sit for my recitation?
2) The Amitabha Buddha suttra is only "NaMoAMiTuoFo" right?
sgforum.com
"bohiruci" :
Thank you for the kind assistance, will give you a buzz.
Once again, i would like to express my sincere thanks to fellow believes for your kind recommandation and advices!
warmly thanks..
[email protected]
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