Lay supporter : Respectful greetings Luangta.
The spread of the novel coronavirus is causing me a lot of anxiety. It is possible to become infected from hand-to-hand, for instance by serving oneself food at a mu kratha restaurant or a buffet, or by using a shared serving spoon. Wearing rubber gloves seems to be more important than ever.
Luangta : Be careful and vigilant. But you needn’t be overly frightened or anxious.
Every day, repeat the following meditation to increase the power of your body and mind, and to strengthen your immune system:
With mindfulness and clear comprehension, rhythmically, breath in deeply … breath out deeply… then, while holding your breath, make the following aspiration:
(Verses of Aspiration & Balancing the Elements)
“Buddhānubhāvena Dhammānubhāvena Saṅghānubhāvena**, and of any goodness that I have performed over countless lifetimes, may all primary and constituent elements, states of matter, energy fields, the state of emptiness, the faculty of knowing, active immunity, purity of mind, and purity of phenomena be naturally stable and in equilibrium from this moment onwards.”
Repeat this aspiration until you can no longer hold your breath.
Alternatively, hold your breath while inwardly chanting :
(Chanting & Balancing the Elements***)
“Buddho phra arahaṃ, Buddhaṃ raksah, Dhammo phra arahaṃ, Dhammaṃ raksah, Saṅgho phra arahaṃ, Saṅghaṃ raksah, took soke roke py saniat janry, cheua roke rai, sahn pit rai, cell neua rai, dy dy mee mah, anattā soon plao, na soon, mo soon, poot soon, tah soon, ya soon, soon hai bpy duay, namo buddhāya, yatah pootmona, sampacitto, pacchāmi.”
Swallow your saliva and then resume breathing.
Alternatively, do both : the aspiration and the chant.
May the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the enlightened Sangha protect you.
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Notes :
** Buddhānubhāvena Dhammānubhāvena Saṅghānubhāvena, means “by the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha”
*** See below translation of the Chanting & Balancing Elements :
May the power of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha protect us all from any dukkha (sufferings), sorrow, illness, danger, unfavourable condition, disease, poison or venom, as well as deadly symptom. May them all be gone - Na gone, Mo gone, Budh gone, Dha gone, Ya gone - with the power of Namo Buddhaya, Ya-dha-budh-mo-na. Sampacitto Pacchami.
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Luangta Narongsak Kheenalayo
Dhamma Teaching from Q&A Session
14 February 2020 (Revised on 3 April 2020)
NB: Recommended Dhamma talks (Thai audio only) on YouTube:
200222A-1 ทางปฏิบัติเพื่อห่างไกลจากโรคภัย
https://youtu.be/z3Obv4m6yOw
200306A พลังลมปราณ
https://youtu.be/atQd2MLsJig
Picture Sources :
Verses of Aspiration & Balancing the Elements and Chanting & Balancing the Elements : By Luangta’s disciple team
COVID-19 : From YouTube Channel : Easy biology by DrPukan
https://youtu.be/J9c23jL1z7w
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For further English information, please visit
English Website :
http://www.luangtanarongsak.org/home/index.php/other-languages/english
English YouTube : Luangta Narongsak Kheenalayo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8eL0quDPs0tGJk_p3vYg
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