In the Lam-Rim
teachings there are six methods given to purify
karma:
reading the profound sutra texts
meditating on emptiness
reciting powerful special mantras
making holy objects such as statues, stupas, and
scriptures
making offerings to the Guru-Triple Gem
reciting the powerful Buddhas - holy names
There are many methods one can use for purification
of negative karma.
The practice of Vajrasattva and reciting The
Sutra of the Bodhisattvas - Confession of
Downfalls are two extremely powerful ways of
purifying negative karma and so are important to learn
and apply in daily life. These two are unbelievable
solutions. Just as one stone can chase away hundreds of
birds that cover an entire field, in the same way even
practicing either of these two methods just once can
purify inconceivable numbers of negative karma.
Multiplying heaviness of bad karma and Purification
practices
If one commits just one small negative karma today -
for example, killing one tiny Insect - and does not
purify that negative action by the end of the day with
Vajrasattva
practice, then
the results of that action will multiply exponentially
day by day. After 18 days the negative karma created has
become 131,072 times heavier, and as each month and year
goes by, the one tiny karma becomes like the size of
this earth. By doing Vajrasattva practice, by even just
reciting the one-hundred-syllable mantra at least 21
times or the four-syllable mantra at least 28 times, the
negative karma is stopped from increasing day by day,
month by month, and year by year. Not only does reciting
this mantra purify todays negative karma, but it also
purifies the negative karma of past lives. Also by
performing the Vajrasattva mantra and practice conjoined
with meditating on the four opponent powers, they become
perfect and powerful purification
practices.
Reciting The Sutra of the Bodhisattvas -
Confession of Downfalls is another extremely
powerful purification practice in which one recites the
names of the 35 Buddhas of Confession. By
reciting the names of the different Buddhas, one
purifies specific various negative karmas. By reciting
the name of just one Buddha, such as that of Guru
Shakyamuni Buddha, one purifies the negative karma
of 80,000 eons. You can see that this is an extremely
powerful practice, especially if you recite the names
of the Buddhas while prostrating. Thus, through the
practice of these purification practices, you can
experience the positive results in this life.
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