What to do when you visit people in the hospital?

Lots of folks tell me they don't like visiting the hospital becausethey feel like it has lots of ghosts and other "etheric beings" aroundand they want to protect themselves. They always feel like they arebeing attacked.So what do you do if that's the way you feel, or if you have to crossa graveyard or some other scary palce and are scared of "ghosts" andother things--whether or not they really exist? What do you do to protectyourself, or at least settle your mind so you calm yourself (should it not work)?

Simple. The method comes from China, and is based on theobservation and cultivation work of Buddhism and Taoism and theEsoteric School of Buddhism. Did you ever notice that babies are always clutching their hands?Babies are defenseless, so the only thing they can do when threatened is cry andcluth their hands. When they clutch their fists, they usually wrap their fingers aroundtheir thumbs. If you are sensitive you'll notice that when you place your thumb at the base of your third finger and wrap your otherfingers around it and press, that pressure point stimulates all the chi in your body to rise upwards.

Hence, that's the method.That's what you do when you enter scary places-- place your thumb inyour hand and wrap your other fingers around it in a fist and SQUEEZEso that your chi goes up.With your yang chi rising upwards, nothing much can attack you successfully or attach to you... remember, a lot of cultivation science has to do with yin andyangchi rising or falling.

Rising is healthy/protective and falling is usuallyrelated to a state of weakness, illness, sickness or death. Manypeople who are dying can no longer hold their urine or feces, which isrelated to losing their downward chi, and that's another proof of this method.

So there you have it. A five minute lesson on something simple and unobtrusiveyou can do if you have to visit the hospital or someplace scary. Whetheror not it works, it certainly calms people's minds because then theyfeel they're doing SOMETHING and get on with the task at hand anyway.So there you have it -- skillful means that work.

Extracted from "Meditation Expert" newletter.

Yan Kropetch (One of a Few Greatest Thai Mantras)

There are hundreds of stanzas of Thai Mantras, but one among a few greatest is I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG or the first stanza of a Mantra specifically prasing for the Lord Buddha. How great is this Maha Mantra? It's very effective for self-protection from all formidable dangers. Even a near-to-die one who has a reminiscence on the Mantra will never go to abyss hell but a good place after his death.

The more amazing is that there is a top most Mantra emerged from the vertical reading of I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG. The great Mantra is called " Yan Kro Petch" or the Mantra of Diamond Shield. Luang Phor Parn of Wat Bang Nom Kho, Ayuthaya province, found the Mantra in B.E. 2458 while he was making a pilgrimage to Suphanburi province.

Shortly before he found this great Mantra, he was meditating and a Yana (supernatural sense)had emerged from his mind that there was a very important plate buried in the main stupa of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, Suphanburi province, waiting for him to get. Not long after that he reached the stupa and found an ancient silver plate inscribed the Mantra text of Yan Kropetch. The plate describes that one who found this Mantra is so great because it's the heaven wish to specify the great one to get it. The plate also describes that one who recites this Mantra everyday his body will be covered with Diamond Shield and safe from all dangers, he will never be destroyed by the enemy. Moreover, the enemy will be destroyed by some strange phenomena because of the reflective result from the magic Diamond Shield !!
In any year that had the auspicious Sao Ha day (Saturday, the fifth day of waxing moon period, lunar month), Luang Phor Parn would perform a very special ritual, consecrating and embedding Yan Kropetch into his thousands disciples gathering in Wat Bang Nom Kho temple. Luang Phor Parn would write the Mantra on a blackboard and tell everybody to choose one letter of the script NA-MO-BUDH-DHA-YA (five Buddhas' names). Then he would stand behind the blackboard and recite a Mantra to push the script flashing on all disciples. If a recipient really has a good meditative property, a letter he chose will embed on his skull for life long. Amazingly, it always occurs when a recipient died and was brought to cremate, the script clearly appears on the forehead skull remnant.

My dear net-readers, this is one of a few greatest Mantras that deserves daily recitation. If this's done, you will be well-protected; all dangers even deadly ones will never come closer to you.

I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG:
I Ti Pi So Bha Kha Wa
A Ra Hang Sam Ma Sam Budh Dho
Wish Sha Ja Ra Na Sam Pan No
Su Kha To Lo Ka Wi Dhu A Nut Ta Lo
Pu Ris Sa Dham Ma Sa Ra Dhi
Sat Dha De Wa Ma Nus Sa Nang
Budh Dho Bha Kha Wa Ti

Translation
Lord Buddha is the Holy One, the Enlightened One, the Perfect One of all knowledge and conduct, the Well-Gone, the World Enlightener, the incomparable Supreme Teacher of gods and humans, and the Awakened and Blessed One.

YAN KROPETCH:
I Ra Sha Kha Ta Ra Sa
Ti Hang Ja To Lo Dhi Nang
Pi Sam Ra Lo Pu Sat Budh
So Ma Na Ka Ris Dha Dho
Bha Sam Sam Wi Sa Dhe Bha
Kha Budh Pan Dhu Dham Wa Kha
Wa Dho No A Ma Ma Wa
A Wish Su Nus Sa Nut Ti

The Limitations of Ba Zhi Xue

From local statistics, a baby is born in Singapore every 15 minutes on average (Based on the figure of 35,000 babies being born in year 2004; this information was taken from the Singapore Statistic Dept website). Thus, based on the fact that a Shi Chen (the Chinese equivalent of an hour) is actually made up of two conventional hours, we can calculate that around 8 newborns arrive into this world every Shi Chen. This implies that there is an average of 8 persons who share the same Bazhi (a form of Chinese horoscope) in Singapore. Using the President of Singapore as a medium of illustration, we can deduce that there are 7 individuals out there that have the same Bazhi as he does. But why is it that only him alone became the President? According to the study of Bazhi, whether a person takes on a high official post is already decided at birth, in other words, predestined. In our case here on the other hand, the accuracy is only one out of eight or 12.5% since only one of the eight can become our President. We can apply the mathematics to other renowned individuals like billionaires, celebrities, etc. but the result will be the same. With a low accuracy of only 12.5%, can the study of Bazhi really be taken seriously? And what can we say about the other 87.5%?

Also, based on the logical deduction above, can we say that the 12.5% accuracy will be greatly reduced if the country we talking about has a higher birthrate? Which actually in turn will mean more people are born in the country on the same day and time and thus sharing the same Bazhi.

In conclusion, we have to realize that any form of astrology has its limitations. They can only be used as a guide and not of an absolute nature. There are many other factors at play here.

Regards
Kinryu (aka Alvin Chua)

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Curse of the Kris

Watched Incredible Tales on Channel 5 last night. It was about a guy whose family has a tradition of passing down a kris (a snake-like dagger) as heirloom. His ancestor was a Javanese warrior who was given the kris and it in turn gave him supernatural powers. During the Dutch invasion of Java, this warrior was shot at many times but whenever his blood touches the ground, he will be resurrected again. The Dutch only managed to kill him by burying him alive. The kris must be fed blood from one of the family members everyday. If it is not appeased, it will take away the lives of the family members one at a time. The kris cannot be destroyed or discarded, or else the whole family will die. The tradition must go on. But from what I know, Daoist magic can be used to end the turmoil. In Daoist occult practices, there are many rituals that can be done to remove the spirit residing in the kris. However, the adept must be powerful enough in his spiritual power to battle the kris’ spirit since such tradition stretches over centuries, which means the kris, being fed blood for such a long time, has grown to be a rather powerful entity. In the show, incense was being offered to the kris also, which is a de facto practice. Krises are known to like the smell of incense.