The Guhyasamaja Center is a circle of spiritual friends. Most of the time we don’t have the opportunity to be together. In fact, many of you live far away from the Washington D.C. area. Nonetheless, we are all interdependent which means if one person in our community is ill or has fallen on hard times (lost a job, lost a home), we all feel their suffering.
So I’m creating a new blog feature for you to request prayers for yourself or others. Please feel free to give us a brief description so we can honor your request for spiritual support.
May all beings be forever free from suffering and
May I help them attain that goal
please say prayers for our dear friend and supporter Patricia Turriago who is suffering from reactive arthritis (a temporary but painful condition)
For my husband and myself.He has migraines ,high blood pressure and a stressful job. I have ME with some extras.we have experienced difficulty with obstacles to our practice ,in particular recently.
Sue – keep practicing, don’t lose faith. We’ll keep you in our prayers. ~ Tendrol
Please pray for me as a beginning practioner. I am going against my family’s long standing religous practice and following my own spiritual path, which is very scary. Also, I divorced my husband three years ago in a post traumatic stress disordered & eating disordered haze and have much regret. Please pray for him to forgive me and to have understanding of what I was going through. I really miss him now that I am awakening. Thank you for offering this blog.
Hi Opal, it can be uncomfortable to explore new spiritual avenues seemingly without your family’s support. But, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, Buddhism has much in common with many religious traditions such as Christianity. So maybe a good way to maintain your positive relationship with your family is to dwell in the beauty of this common ground — basic morality, loving kindness and virtue. I have many friends who blend Buddhist meditation techniques with Christianity or Judaism.
As for divorce, having been though it myself, all I can say is that marital status isn’t necessarily what’s important in a relationship. My former husband and I are now closer than when we were married. But it took time, patience, honesty and mutual forgiveness. Above all, please don’t be hard on yourself! When you learn more about karma and purification, you’ll see that there’s nothing that can’t eventually be purified. It’s the inner change that’s important — your understanding of your family, your former husband, your situation. And you can change this perception and find peace. Pema Chodron has written several excellent books that you might find helpful. Be well, be strong, and don’t give up your practice : ) ~ tendrol