Assist the Deceased Dharma Rite Testimonial

My father John was 71 when he died. He had experienced a very traumatic life. Many things didn’t go very well for him. After two failed marriages, estranged from his son’s, living with Diabetes and Leukaemia and undergoing over 60 operations in 6 years, he had become very angry and sad with the world. Piece by piece he lost both legs under the knee. 
John was also a very spiritual man. He loved nature and animals. Wanted to be generous and loving and most of all felt that life was for living. He managed to return home on two legs, and although his eye sight and hearing was failing, he still managed to tell terrible jokes and have fun.
It was through my fathers eyes I first thought about spirituality and life. He suggested that God was everywhere and not just at church. He felt others pain deeply and at times had great compassion. He struggled though to leave his painful childhood memory’s behind and was at times cruel and bitter.
When I first heard about the Dharma Rite which could assist the deceased to move from the ‘soup’ to a better place, I knew instinctively that this was something which I wanted for my father. I asked for the opportunity, but for many reasons had to wait several months. I did not know what I would experience or what would happen for me or my father during the 7 day process, but I was sure that this was an important thing for me to do.
The rite is held at a temple or shrine, empowered by the Esoteric Buddhist Masters. Practitioners of this school carry out a ceremony where bells and drums are sounded and mantras are chanted. I sat in the middle on a chair and for the most part had my eyes closed and my hands upturned on my knees. The ceremony took around 45 minutes and was both magical and daunting.
I should mention that I do have experience of clairvoyance and that not everyone undertaking this process would necessarily experience the same as I. Each Dharma Rite is different! The ceremony took place daily and each day the experience was different. 
On day one, I felt the presence of my father very strongly in the room. He looked old and tired, although he did appear with both legs! He came and stood by my shoulder and was present with his father Philip. I was overwhelmed with a feeling of sorrow and despair. Tears streamed down my face as I connected with his torment and sadness. Towards the end of the rite, my father got on his knees and bowed down to the Buddha’s. My father smiled and faded, but I continued to feel sad for a short while after.
On day two the feelings changed. My father appeared dressed smartly and looking healthly, whilst still old. I had some sensations of tightening around my chest and head and it seemed as If I was experiencing his physical pain. He was on his own and this time he came with requests! He bowed throughout the rite and also spoke of his needs. My father asked for three things. He asked that I buy particular flowers for the alter. White – all white! No colour just white. This was very strange to me and he gave me a picture to go by in my mind. He then asked that my sisters request be supported and that I give her some financial assistance for her to fulfil her ambition of becoming a student. Thirdly (and most crazy of all!) he requested that I ask the Abbot if he could take refuge with Master and become a Buddhist student. I thought this was the craziest thing I had heard, but he was insistent. I later put this to the Abbot thinking he would raise his eyebrows, but he reassured me it was possible but that Master would have to play a part in this request.
On the third day, my father appeared in a white suit, looking middle aged and healthy. This was the gentlest of days and I felt as if a great burden had been lifted from us all. He thanked me for all of the effort that we were undertaking and smiled brightly. I felt a great deal of healing through my hands and body.
The fourth day, my father began to glow with an inner light. He still maintained his bows and showed his gratitude to all Buddha’s. On this day, the energy was very strong and I became very, very hot. At one point I seemed to loose time and only was present for the beginning and the end of a mantra sequence. 
The fifth day and sixth days continued to build with intensity. My father becoming more and more transparent and shining with a bright light. My experiences varied from seeing a demon and experiencing it taking payment to feeling very calm, relaxed and joyous.
The last and final day of the Dharma Rite was an incredible experience. There were 21 practitioners sharing the burden of karmic debt and together processing and transforming it. From the first set of mantras I was unable to speak out loud. I felt a strong presence in the room. Time was changed. My fathers sparking essence was present, but was formless. I was taken to a beautiful place where I saw 6 of myself all facing the alter, together with myself still sitting on the chair. I had no way of knowing for sure, but felt it was representative of my three past and future lives, and my current life time. I was in the presence of a beautiful being who reached in to my heart and gave me a burst of light energy. I was transported to an amazing space where time was still and boundless. My heart was filled with joy and boundless compassion. I felt overwhelmingly grateful to all those who had supported me on this journey. I asked if I could stay in this place and was told no, I had to return as I had work to do! I was very resistant to this but could feel myself being drawn back to the room. I was heavy and knew I was unable to speak. This feeling lasted for about three hours. I wanted to be alone but knew that I needed to ground myself and re-connect. Sounds were exaggerated and everything was so loud!. We went for a drive and I became more and more re-connected. I could still feel the wonderful and perfect feelings and will forever be thankful for this amazing experience.
Jules Gibson-Cranch – August 2009

Susan and Alice in conversation with

Vajracharya: Mary O Connor on their experiences since they began coming to the Healing Meditation Sessions, 5 weeks ago March 2011 Cork

Susan:Angie asked me to come and meet you here, you had come back from China and shewanted me to come and meet you because you had gone to do some healing course and so I came here and I sat there by the telephone and I spoke to you and you started telling me what you are all about and what you were doing in China.

I then called my friend Therese, that’s my neighbour in Youghal, she had gone to hospital because she also suffers with cancer, like me. And I told her to come and meet me here so she could have a healing session and so we went to meet Therese on the South Mall.

Therese was very stressed out because there was something happening in her throat and at that time I had a lot of pain because I had been diagnosed with secondary cancer.

I had breast cancer and then I had been diagnosed with bone cancer on the top of my neck, on the middle of my back, right at the bottom of my back on the left and side of my pelvis, my seventh rib on the right hand side, and the eight rib on the left hand side, but I was in a hell of a lot of pain, and I was on nine pain killers a day.

When we had our first session I felt so relaxed and then I started coming to you every week twice a week. Then I started getting spasms then I called my friend Alice and asked her to come and join me and she joined us and we met Dan Kendall and Dan did a healing on us and then we came back to Mary again and she did a healing on me and the spasms went and then she and Jennifer were doing healings on me and the pain subsided.

Then I went to the doctor and the doctor told me that they have seen another spot on the back of my neck and I started to worry but Mary and Jennifer continued to do the healing on me and when I went to see my Oncologist he told me that the cancer hadn’t improved and hadn’t worsened it’s just there.

And with the pain I don’t really suffer any more, I used be really tired and slept a lot andnow I’m not as tired as I used to be I’m more energetic. I feel like there is nothing wrong with me.

Alice: After your first session on Friday you told me how much you enjoyed it and how much you got from it and you asked if I would accompany you to the session on Sunday at the doctors house..... and that session for me was just incredible.

I still can’t get over it because during the healing my heart started to race and it was absolutely banging from side to side it wasn’t a panic attack or palpitations, it wassomething I never experienced before but I was not frightened so I relaxed into it and enjoyed it.

I had a lot going on with me, I was stressed and depressed at times I didn’t care if I lived or died, even out driving sometimes I thought you know it doesn’t matter if I go over a ditch or not. It was that bad.

There was so much hate inside me and so much anger I was just really bogged down with this and at some stage when my heart was really banging that time somebody opened the door during the session. I was aware of what was going on around me and I can remember one quick flash of thought and wishing I could get rid of those feeling's out of my heart and eventually the thought just went and the door closed.

We carried on with the session andwhen it finished and we opened our eyes I was sitting there mesmerised. I didn’t know what had hit me and when we were asked what we felt I related the story. It was just so amazing and the only way I could described what happened was when the door opened it was though it was opened to let badness and evil out.

When I said that, Dan just smiled and said “it was invited to go”and I can remember you saying to me I actually looked different. It was as if a millstone had been lifted off my chest and shoulders. I have actually been walking on air since. I’ve been a totally different person.

Out of the blue Mary said to me “by the way how’s your shoulder Alice” ? For two days previous I had had a vicious pain down the side of my neck and down into my shoulder. Now I suffer from arthritis but it wasn’t that and when Mary asked how it was after the two days of tremendous pain I realised that it was actually gone and I haven’t had it since.

And then during another session it was my arthritis that was bad in my shoulder and after that session that was gone and it hasn’t come back. People I haven’t seen in a while tell me I look great.

Susan: People are saying the same about me and the swelling in my face has gone down:

Alice: I met a friend who I hadn’t seen in a year and a half and I rang her and when she heard my voice she said she was so mortified we hadn’t talked in so long and we started talking and I told her how fantastic I was and she was so surprised because she had never expected that answer.

When she met me the next day she was amazed at how I look and that all the stress was gone out of my face.

Susan: I was also giving up and I was counting the days as I was given two years to live, but now I feel so confident I just feel good in myself. Little things don’t bother me anymore and I feel I am going to live and coming for these healing I know that something is going to happen. Everybody in my cancer group say Susan you look marvellous.

Alice: I remember after one session, in the morning I woke up light and bright as a button and it was as if layers of crap are being peeled away after every session.

Susan: I wish other women who are suffering or anybody would come and get from you what we have gotten. People wonder how I’m improving and I tell them about these healing's but of course it takes some people time to come around to these ideas.

Alice: I am a totally different person now, and before I often used think why can’t I go back to the nice person I used to be, you know, calm and patient . I had gotten to the stage where I was vicious with other people and with myself. I was out of control. I was angry with myself for feeling like that. I couldn’t even help other people with their problems anymore.

I really didn’t care ,and I had had enough and the thought of hitting a fence in the car didn’t frighten me because I looked forward to meeting my dad and my sister in heaven because I absolutely adored them.

Susan: And what about me?

Alice: I'll take you with me you’ll have to meet your twin. I feel Susan is a replacement for my sister that I lost.

Susan: We're not going anywhere.

This Conversation is Available as an MP3 download here