YAO SHIH FWO BHAISAJYAGURU BUDDHA While reciting the above dharani or the Buddhas name, one should Contemplate on the Buddhas image & then one may arrive at the state of the Buddharecitation samadhi when one is reciting & yet not reciting, not reciting & yet reciting . For those who do not have an image of the Buddha, either of the two pictures on Yao Shih Fwo should serve the purpose. The same is true of all the illustration of the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas provided in this, they are all suitable objects of meditation or contemplation.Here is a simple medhod of practise which may be of some help to those who have no idea of how to ptay & therefore are not likely to have a Buddhas image Worship can be prectised anywhere but a quite & clean room is the most suitable.Place before you the image or picture of the Buddha that you would like to worship.Gaza at the picture for a minute or two to calm your mind & generating the desire ti worship. Lightly close your eyes & imagine that the Buddha has manifested before you. Make three bows as a gesture of reverence. Make known the purpose or motivation of your worship i.e,,praying for long life for ones parents or the well-being of certain friends.r Softly or mentally recite his name ---in the case of this Buddha: NAMO HSIAO TSAI YEN SHOU YAO SHIH FWO or one may choose to recite the great dharani from 9 up to 108 times witj utmost sincerity & reverance. It may take a great deal of effort at the beginning of the pratice to hold the prayer with full concentrstion, but after some time, with perseverance, the result of one-pointedness will be felt. In the midst of prayers one should first imsgine that the Buddha is a happy with ones effort then he gives his blessings by radiation pure light onto oneself. The Buddhas light fills up the entire body with itd radiance purifying one defilements or illness .One shoulf generate a very happy feeling for this blessing & be moved to practise such virtues as lovingkindness & compassion towards all other sentient beings so that, without hesitation, one immediately transfers all such blessings received to them.This is done by imagining that the radiance of onrs own body is absorbedby all beings in the universe which will help purify their bad karma & cause them to be happy in the future. In case one is praying for the Buddhas blessings for a friend,oneshould then iagine that he is sitting in front of oneself so that all the light that is radiated from the Buddha will flow into his body thus benefiting him solely .After the prayers one should sit for a short while to feel the calm & blissful feelings that one had built up & then sincerely pray that all beings toowill be blessef with such happiness. (END) 23/ 10/2014 ( 30 day of 9 moon ) YAO SHIH FWO BIRTHDAY.
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