Question asked by Glicel lagat loyola
Im from Philippines glicel lagat loyola born dec. 30, 1970. My life is full obstacle ups and down i want to know how heavy is my karma from my past life up to the present and what i might do. I start reading from your website i want to learn more.Varjarasattva is my birth budda?
Thank you for all the guidance you will teach me and i willing to practice it in my life
Dear Glicel lagat loyola,
Thank you for your comment. You can calculate your birth Buddha using this link: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/tibetan-astrology.html
If you are interested, you can read more about Tibetan Astrology here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/introduction-to-tibetan-astrology.html
If your birth Buddha is indeed Vajrasattva, you can follow the prayers on the Vajrasattva birth Buddha page: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/mewa-3-birth-buddha-vajrasattva.html. Alternative, if you want more of an explanation and a longer version of the practice, you can find more information here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/an-important-purification-practice.html
In life, according to Buddhism, all obstacles we face in life are caused by our Karma. Karma is the accumulated results from actions we have taken in this life and also in previous lifetimes. In order to overcome these obstacles you need to purify that karma so the negative effects are lessened. Vajrasattva is extremely beneficial is purifying this negative karma.
If however, your obstacles are quite strong right now, you should engage in the daily practice of Dorje Shugden. His practice is very well-known for holding back negative karma, which lead to obstacles, until we can purify the karma. He basically helps to hold back negative effects, until we are able to purify them, through practices like that of Vajrasattva. You can find his daily practice here: https://www.dorjeshugden.org/practice/diamond-path-a-daily-sadhana-of-dorje-shugden.
I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, you are more than welcome to ask them here.