WHAT TO DO WHEN WE FEEL STRESSED OUT IN PERFORMING RECITATION?
Question: Just recently, my Buddhism practice hit a bottleneck and I was struggling to break the impasse. After a few days of diligent practice, I would backslide in the ensuing few days and this scenario kept repeating itself. It feels like a war against the force of karma and it’s not an easy struggle.
Having left with no other alternatives, I offered three Little Houses and implored Bodhisattva to help eliminate the karmic obstacles that were hindering my diligence in my spiritual practice.
After doing so, I managed to make progress. In this context, I’d like to know whether the method I used can be applied on a case-by-case or universal basis?
Answer: It can be applied universally. Those who have foreign spirits on their bodies will lack diligence in their spiritual practice. These can either be the major or the scattered spirits. There are many people who fail to continue in their recitation. This is due to the demons on their bodies.
All of us are faced with karmic calamities. Those who are unable to avert their misfortunes have foreign spirits on them. Hence, they should quickly offer Little Houses. In such a scenario, a minimum of 21 Littles Houses should be offered.
If you are able to regain your diligence merely by offering three Little Houses, it goes to show that the quality of your recitation is very good.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 219), 10 April 2018
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