A Pearl Strand of Starlight Bodies  ( 「串珠般的『星光身』」)
Book 223 Stories of Supreme Spiritual Responses (《無上殊勝的感應》)

‧Written by Sheng-yen Lu‧
Translated by Janny Chow
A US Daden Culture Publication

On May 1, 2011, at 2 p.m., I arrived at the Asia World-Expo in Hong Kong to conduct a Mahamayuri Water Offering Ceremony. During this major ceremony, I bestowed empowerments for the following sadhanas:

Mahamayuri Starlight Bodies Sadhana
Mahamayuri Rain Supplication Sadhana
Mahamayuri Nectar Water Sadhana

I was staying at the W Hotel. Before departing for the ceremony, I prayed to Mahamayuri:
“Will you give me an auspicious sign?”
Mahamayuri replied,
“Yes.”
I asked, “What kind of a sign?”
Mahamayuri replied, “It will look like a strand of pearls.”
I was baffled and asked, “What will look like a strand of pearls?”
Mahamayuri replied, “You will know when the time comes!”

I boarded the tour bus, and when everyone settled down and took their seats, the bus started moving towards the cross roads in front of the hotel. Suddenly, everyone cried out: “Look at that fleet of Ferraris, moving along like a strand of pearls.”
Everyone was looking out the window, with dazed looks on their faces.
Outside the window, a fleet of close to a hundred Ferraris moved through the cross section. Ferrari sports cars are quite expensive cars. This sign greatly astonished me.
A pearl strand fleet of Ferraris.
Matching the honorable sadhanas to be transmitted.
This is, of course, a great yogic response.
(This major ceremony turned out to be an auspicious success. Thirty-thousand students attended the ceremony. All three venues in the Expo center were filled to capacity!)

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During the ceremony, I described the essence of the Mahamayuri Starlight Bodies Sadhana. However, the description I gave was a brief one, and I feel a need to elaborate on it, so students will not be at a loss after hearing the practice.

This is an addendum to the practice:

1. Transform the Sanskrit seed syllable “YU ” to a peacock.
   Transform the Sanskrit seed syllable “BAM ” to a lotus.
   Transform the Sanskrit seed syllable “MO” to Mahamayuri.
2. Mahamayuri sits in the empty space across from the practitioner. He emits the “OM”seed syllable light to merge into the forehead of the practitioner, the “AH” seed syllable light to merge into the throat of the practitioner, and the “HUM ” seed syllable light to merge into the heart of the practitioner. The practitioner attains purification of body, speech, and mind.
3. Mahamayuri transforms into light points of seed syllable , which enter into the central channel of the practitioner. Inside the central channel, these light points form a pearl strand of seed syllables .
4. The seed syllables of transform into a pearl strand of Mahamayuris.
5. The practitioner maneuvers his Treasure Vase Qi to transport Mahamayuris to the night sky studded with stars.
6. The light of each star unites with Mahamayuri. In other words, each single star is a single Mahamayuri.
7. One then draws the Mahamayuris, which have merged with starlight, to return to one’s central channel.
8. The central channel is filled with pearl strands of Mahamayuris.
9. Practice this Tu-Na (exhalation and inhalation) repeatedly until one attains billions of these Mahamayuri starlight bodies.

This is also a method to manifest in multiple bodies outside one’s physical body. One should only start cultivating this practice after achieving yogic union with Mahamayuri. It is after attaining yogic union, that this will become an easy practice.

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The practices of Tantrayana can be categorized into extensive, medium, and brief teachings.
“Extensive” is the comprehensive teaching.
“Medium” is the part related to sadhanas and actual practice. “Brief ” refers to the simplified essence.
During this ceremony, the descriptions I gave pertaining to the Starlight Bodies Sadhana, Rain Supplication Sadhana, and Nectar Water Sadhana were all brief teachings.
My noble students must remember that a practitioner has to comprehend the sadhanas tacitly and apply the transformations accordingly. When you actually practice these sadhanas diligently, over time you will naturally achieve yogic union.
(The End)