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transference, for then she might help our parents
attain a good rebirth, in case they should die while I
was away."
"Therefore, she began to meditate in seclusion in a
room of our house. While this practice was going on,
my wife did not engage in or talk about household
matters. Indeed, the only time when she spoke at all
was when we had gone to bed, and then only about
the meditation she was performing."
"Upon the table in her meditation room we had
constructed the mandala for phowa practice. As we
had no real jewels, some imitation stones were used.
On the fourth day, as she uttered the HI, one of
these stones jumped up out of the mandala, rose a
foot or so, and fell back into place. She told me that
night of her experience. I said, 'Good, good. It
means you will attain success in your practice!'"
"The next day, when she again uttered HI, she felt
some pain in the top of the skull. When she showed
this to me, I saw that the region of the Buddha-hole
was swollen, and that some blood was issuing out.
Knowing the extent of her practice and seeing these
signs, I knew that in only five days she had achieved
signs of proficiency in this method for the
transference of consciousness."
"During the remainder of the time, she practiced the
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