December 13, 2011
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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
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.
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!
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.
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?
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.
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.