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The phenomenon of body invasion does not happen only with yin-spirits but also with animal spirits. One time, an elderly student who had taken refuge for many years came to Seattle for the first time to seek help from me. On the questionaire, he only wrote down these two words: shoulder pain. "How long have you had the pain?" "Eight to nine years." I collected my mind and, after focusing on the matter for a moment, I said, "It was the same year you killed the huge snake." After carefully counting the number of years using his fingers, the old student thought a little and said, "Yes, that was the same year. I discovered this huge snake at the backyard of our new house, and I killed it with a hoe." This elderly student asked, "Does my shoulder pain have something to do with the snake?" I just smiled. The old student went on to tell me how he had been tormented by this excruciating shoulder pain for the last eight to nine years. He had tried applying all kinds of Chinese and Western medicinal ointments on the site of pain, and he had taken many different kinds of pills, but all to no avail. Whenever the pain attacked, he would feel greatly perturbed, depressed, and a generalized discomfort throughout the whole body. I tapped on his shoulder with my palm. He uttered, "I feel much better!" I saw a slender black shadow. It jerked each time I tapped, but it held tightly onto the shoulder joint, refusing to let go. He shouted, "It is hurting again, it's like my bone is being sawed apart." Therefore, I had to invoke the Great Yamantaka. Forming the Great Yamantaka Diamond Mudra with my hands, I chanted the Great Yamantaka Diamond Mantra, and I visualized my body and mind transforming into the Great Yamantaka.
Grabbing that black shadow with my hand, I tossed it into the "six realms of transmigration," giving it a chance to quickly seek birth again! And I let out a loud cry, "Hum, Hum, Hum." During the rest of his stay in Seattle, the elderly student's shoulder pain completely went away. He was so happy that he was telling everyone he came across that he believed he would remain pain free even after he went home. However, this matter did not end there. One day, while meditating, I suddenly saw a long slender black shadow soaring down from the empty space. It flew right up to my chest and, before I could stop it, it slithered inside into my chest. I was greatly shocked. "This slender black creature had entwined itself around the old student's shoulder joint, causing him great pain for eight to nine years. Now it has scurried into my chest cavity. Does this mean I have to endure some kind of heart ailment? It does not seem like it has come with any good intents," I thought to myself. "I am in trouble this time." I had not expected it to be so stubbornly fierce. For a moment, I could not decide what to do. Right at that time, the "Lord of Six Realms of Transmigration" appeared in the empty space. The Lord of Six Realms of Transmigration spoke, "Living Buddha Lian-sheng, this creature has already acquired a psychic awareness, and it is willing to become your guardian. It would be a pity to let it go and get trapped in transmigrations. Just take it in as your protector. It will serve you well and create some good merits for itself." "No!" I refused adamantly. But the Lord of Six Realms of Transmigrations had already taken off. When I thought of the presence of a snake inside my chest, I felt nauseated. I did not have any other phobia except that of snakes. Snakes cause a great fear and aversion in me. Wouldn't it be a nuisance if I had to look at the form of the snake every day! Lodging its body in my neck, its tail hanging down to my navel, the snake rested its head in my chest. Flicking its tongue, it even giggled. I cried out, "No!" The Great Yamantaka manifested. He reached out his hand, lightly grabbed hold of the snake, and wore it in front of his own chest. It turned out that the Great Yamantaka wears the following as adornments: a tiara made of fifty freshly severed human heads, arm nets made of black snakes, ornamental wheels made of bones, etc. So, this time, the huge black snake had found its true master. Joining my palms, I chanted once the name of the Great Yamantaka.
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