I just got this email from Bhaka Tulku's center:
Dear Friends and Sangha,
Given the current situation and for everyone's safety and concern due to the Coronavirus; for now Vairotsana Foundation Garden Grove has suspended all practices until further notice. We wanted to be mindful of your health concerns and we encourage you to practice at home. Please read below on what Bhakha Rinpoche has to say about this disease.
Concerning the recent Coronavirus disease:
Thangtong Gyalpo came around the 13th century. He was born in West Tibet near the holy mountain Chung Riwoche where the Northern Treasures were propagated and near the Yarlung Tsangpo river. He was the emanation of Padmasambhava and wrathful Avalokiteshvara, Hayagriva, combined in order to tame human and non-human beings, wrathful spirits and guardians. He met all the siddhas of India, traveled to Nepal and India for 18 years, and afterwards became a siddha. He composed the Four-armed Chenresig practice whose benefit goes as far as the sky goes and as far as beings exist. The power of blessing can reach that far. Through this prayer, and if you do one good practice, like 1.5 hrs, it can help sick people, living people, dying people. It can benefit everyone.
Then say Sampa Lhundrup prayer:
https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-ma ... 9d9SNwcX6U
In this prayer, there are Gurus who can stop war or invasion, prayers for sick people, even for very serious dangerous diseases. You can pray to blue standing Guru Rinpoche inseparable with Medicine Buddha. Unless the karma calls for the end of a person's life, the prayer can cure even sickness of any disease. It needs strong devotion to get the blessing and strong dedication- then it can really help.
Then there is Guru of Poverty for those who do not have enough food and things- Orgyen Khandro Norlha who can help beings to get good crops and protect from frost and crop failure, or promote wealth increase.
There is a Guru who controls 4 elements including sky- Jungyi Wangyur, holding symbol of universe- one statue of world and holding kapala of dutsi. With him there are 4 wisdom mothers he brought to help beings. Sangye Khyema in the South for Earthquake or Flood, Go Karmo red color dealing with Fire, Mamaki for Water protecting cyclone tsunami and flood, Damtsig Drolma Green Tara- dealing with Wind. Together they can protect the space element and dangers like tornado and lightening. They combine with Guru Rinpoche's blessing to protect others.
If sudden suffering is coming say these prayers.
Then, there are crazy people who shoot innocent people in schools and theaters. To protect from such immediate dangers there is Dorje Gotrab holding sword and lasso. Then, there is Orgyen Nangwa Thaye golden color holding a lotus for those who have passed and have fear and pain when dying, or bad visions when dying if they did bad things.
So do Sampa Lhundrup and Chenresig. Whoever is suffering, has died, or to stop disease people recite Om Mani Peme Hung. It is a powerful mantra for living or dying people. For future happiness, doing mantra is easy to say and can help whoever believes in it a lot.
-Bhakha Rinpoche March 12, 2020
May All Benefit~
"Please call me by my true names so I can wake up; so the door of my heart can be left open: the door of compassion." -Thich Nhat Hanh
"Ask: what's needed of you" -Akong Rinpoche