Mantra Broadcasting Family

--> On Thursday morning, Penny contacted me on FB messenger and told me that her friend will be coming to the temple in the evening. Reason being was that her friend's daughter, C for the past 3 consecutive days have suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and cried uncontrollably.

Someone even suggested to C's parent to take her to see a child psychiatrist. I also jokingly told Penny that I am no doctor. What we can do at the temple is just fan her (using one of the talisman fan) to clear of any negative energy.

Anyhow before I left for the temple from my home, suddenly there's an urge to bring Tai Shang Lao Jun seal 太上老君印 with me that evening. After her friend arrive in the temple and go through the usual offering of respect to various deities.

When her mother was carrying her in our temple main hall, I saw a green streak of qi between her eyes. Usually I can't and don't notice these type of signs unless the deities wanted me to notice it. Anyway, streak of green qi between the eyes, means that it is not possession or anything serious – just that she had a fright and possibly encountered some residue Yin Qi 陰氣 in Taoist terms.

After fanning her to clear of any Yin Qi and also sealing her body with the seal, then her mum did ask me some questions regarding how to do water offering for pretas and etc. In the midst of our conversation, only I realized that they have been 'broadcasting' Amitabha mantra 24/7 for the past 1 year in their apartment home. Usually these mantra devices can be easily bought at chinese incense shop.

Their family does not have a altar at home, only praying to Tian Gong 天官. I explained to them, if they are into broadcasting mantra, they must at least being doing some form of Buddhist practice either morning or evening and also need to do dedication in their practice and also mantra broadcasting.

C's mother told me that it was her friend that gave her the advice to broadcast mantras. I further explained to her that because Amitabha's resolute is to help and receive all sentient beings that chant his name in their final moments of life. Many sentient beings who are in Bardo (state of after death but before rebirth) are in a state of confusion as having just being ejected from their physical body. They would usually be drawn to wherever they can hear mantras or prayers.

As they are attracted to the sound of mantra's especially of Amitabha's mantra, those broadcasting it MUST do dedication to all sentient beings that have listened to the mantra. If not they will all gather and just wait, of course they DON'T have any intention to hurt or disturb anyone, but if lots of Bardo beings were to gather in a spot, then it will create an imbalance of Yin Qi for that particular area or home. Adding to the point that they are not doing any Buddhist practice, no home altar of any sort.

With that, I have taught C's mum and dad to do a final dedication before turning off their mantra device, herbs and sandalwood to clear their home of any excess Yin Qi and some Taoist blessed salt to cleanse C's of any further Yin Qi if any.

The following morning, I have asked Penny to follow up with C's mum and according to her, the daughter slept through the night like a baby.