Snake Spirit
In this episode, we sail along the river banks of Amphawa Floating Market. Located at Samut Songkram, this beautiful province is a two-hour drive from the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok.
The Amphawa tourist-friendly floating market is accessible by renting a small boat which can be rented by the hour or per round (around the river market). Along the riverbank, tourists are sure to see local resident housing, restaurants, shops and Wat Chulamani (a local temple).
This week, I share with you a story that relates to the time when I was residing in southern Thailand. I stayed there for about a month to do a retreat in a monastery called Wat Tham Khao Rup Chang.
Whilst I was there, I was brought a young Malaysian man who had a serious case of spirit possession. He explained how he wanted to become a model/actor, but due to his recurring blackouts for almost a year, he was unable to pursue his dream…
What took possession of him, and what did he have to go through to overcome it?
Enjoy!
Tsem Rinpoche
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Addendum
Spirits have no definitive form and just like humans, some may be benevolent and some malicious. They are trapped by their negative karma, hence they exist as spirits for thousands of years. Only when their karma is exhausted can they then take a new rebirth into another existence. A malicious spirit can attach itself to us, causing interferences or harm, such as accidents, negative dreams and in some severe cases, even death.
Dorje Shugden’s practice, especially in the form of Trakze, is efficacious for overcoming negative and harmful energies. This practice also offers protection from negative speech, negative mantras, spells or charms, sudden deaths and fatal accidents. To learn more, please click here.
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There is Chinese verbs says, “We need to address hosts before entering a house or even in temple.” It was a conduct of showing respect and humble to the elderly. Therefore, is a lesson to younger people to show more respect and awareness not only to older people but to the nature as well. Just a simple prayer for forgiveness before doing your business will do. Other than that, keeping the environment clean and safe may appease entities that had resided from giving harm.
Glad that had a positive resolution. Interesting (and fortunate) that he went for a spiritual solution – maybe because it was Thailand and not a strictly medical one for this case. That might not have ended as well.
The naga spirit must have been pretty pissed off…yikes.
You can also check out the comic version of this story here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/personal-attendant/the-miracles-of-tsem-rinpoche-true-story-11.html
Spirit possession is commonly heard in this part of the world, and it is a dangerous complications. The symptoms of a person attacked may be mental, physical or both. The person possessed needs help to be cured, usually through persuading or forcing the possessing spirit to leave. Through a strong practice of Setrap or Dorje Shugden, we are able to protect ourselves from such situation. It is sad that vengeful spirits can cause so much harm. Luckily the person was saved and able to return home and continue with his life.
This is a very interesting story, I’ve been looking through Rinpoche’s paranormal blog hoping to find more paranormal posts. I love Rinpoche sharing these interesting stories to everybody because I’m a very big fan of paranormal stuffs but I’m afraid of spirits. (I don’t know how is that possible though hahahaha). This Snake Spirit story is very interesting. I remember that used to be a Kecharian who had two snake spirits aka nagas that followed him everywhere he goes because there was once when he went to have something like a picnic and peed under a tree where the two nagas lived nearby. They were very furious even during when Rinpoche ask the nagas to leave the person, they refused. Rinpoche then gave him a retreat to do and also ask him to be a vegetarian because nagas are a type of animal spirits. But in the end, I heard that he disappeared because he didn’t listen and follow Rinpoche’s instruction to do the retreat. Dear Rinpoche, I would like to know more about this story because both of my parents didn’t quite remember about what happened then. Thank You
Dear Rinpoche, I’ve heard of this kind of stories before, I remember their other name is called Nagas. I believe that Nagas are far more powerful than other kinds of spirits, and when they appear in front of humans they will disguise as very pretty ladies with snake tails. They hate people who eat meat because they themselves are a type of half human half animal
wow, see spirits have feeling and well can be aggressive. so please try not to offend a spirit in anyway it can be horrible for you. spirits are real and they can fight back so do not think they are just spirits and they are weak, because they are not.
Rinpoche’s story reminds me of a similar case of a young man possessed by a naga spirit a few years ago. He came to Kechara House to seek Rinpoche’s help and he was given a Vajrapani retreat to do. Unfortunately, he did not complete his retreat and obviously, he didn’t recover.
I remember when I was small, my father would always tell my younger brother and me to ask permission if we had to urinate in the open, either under a tree or near some bushes. In Chinese, the words mean “please move aside, (I wish to) urinate”. This action could be regarded as superstition, but after listening to Rinpoche’s story, it makes sense to be cautious because you never know who you might be offending.
Yeah we were taught since young to be wary of where we urinate as we do not know who or what inhabits those areas. Glad to hear snak spirit possession can be overcome.
This story is probably the same as the one found in the book about Lord Setrap, published by Kechara Media and Publication. The only difference is that in the book, the young man started experiencing these possession episodes after he had killed a snake. So are they the same story? If yes, why the difference in the details? Can someone please explain?
Malaysians of Chinese heritage warn their children to ask for forgiveness to the beings residing on/in hedges, trees, rocks, rivers, ponds, pools, etc after urinating by clasping their hands together in a ‘prayer’.
It is commonly believed that certain spirits reside in such places and when urinated upon may invoke their wrath on the doer. Also not to talk loudly using foul words in such places. What cannot be seen by the ordinary eyes does not mean they do not exist. It may be better to hold that pee until a toilet is found. Better safe than sorry.
Thank you so very much, Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, for relating to us this interesting and stimulating true story of snake spirit. Spiritual possessions have been regarded by some as supernatural events, where spirits, demons, extraterresterials take control or possessions of the human body, resulting in certain changes in health and behavoiur of that particular person. Such things are said to exist in many religions, be it Buddhism, Taoism,Christianity, or Islam and many others. Common features of possession include involuntary, uncensored behaviour and an extra-human aspect to the individual actions. He/she is dehumanised, bereft of normal powers of recognition and reaction. In case of animal possession, the individual’s behavioural aspect will denote that of an animal. Certain sects of Taoism practices have people who are known as “mediums” being possesed with the supernatural powers to do channeling of such practices. In this respect, it seems, from the point the channelled spirit takes control of the body, the “medium” looses consciousness, and is unaware of anything the spirit does during the process of channeling. It is said that this unconsciousness is complete, unlike regular sleep in which people dream. One limitation in this said practice, is that two people may not simultaneouslychannel the same spirit!
Very cool story, thank you very much Rinpoche. It makes me think about nagas, spirits, and the local territories they attach to.
Personally I was never interested in the paranormal until Rinpoche’s blog. However quite a few times, at least 10 or more since high school, I’d awake from a dream and see a very clear image of something/someone. I looked it up and people experience those hallucinations after dreaming, sometimes. (I don’t have mental health problems which would indicate that.)
The last one i saw was a “serpent general.” That was what “it was”, not my visual description, though it did look like one. At first, early on, the images were so vivid that I was terrified, then later on I resorted to saying nasty things and “flipping them off” literally, because they would last 10 seconds and were very intrusive (and I hadn’t come to my senses yet just waking up). The naga-type hallucination stood out though. I don’t wish to ask for any help from anyone, nor is it a problem, and hasn’t happened in a year, just sharing since it’s slightly relevant to this story.