Teacher-Union Prayer

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[…] to see through life’s illusions.Grant me energy for reactive thinking to come to an end.Grant me energy to know mind has no beginning.Grant me energy for confusion to resolve itself.Grant me energy to know all that arises is empty presence. Bengar Jampal Zangpo This is the Guru Yoga Prayer from Karma Kamtsang Foundation Practices (Ngöndro).

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The Ship of Freedom

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[…] as space.May we all be free from suffering, know sublime happiness,And together attain full awakening. This prayer was composed in the Male Earth Dragon Year (1928) by Karma Rangjung Kunchab (Kalu Rinpoche) who is the latest in the line of transmission of the Glorious Shangpa Tradition. May this prayer be of great benefit to […]

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Opening a Path to the Sea of Awakening Mind

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[…] word and deedAnd good works free from any grudge.With lives emptied of titans and strife may they knowA timeless awareness that sees just what to do. The karma potential of Infinite Compassion.Those whom arrogance weighs down,The gods, they struggle with loss and shame.From all these beings, in their infinities,I take into me their pain […]

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Eight Thoughts of Great Individuals

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[…] all beings who are poor, hungry, or thirsty, may I be able to give them whatever they want effortlessly.All the great burdens of intolerable suffering, such as the hell realms, may I take on myself. May those beings be free of them. Composed by Karma Rangjung Kunchab (Kalu Rinpoche) and later translated by Ken McLeod

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Devotion Pierces My Heart

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[…] crown of my head.Help me to meet what is, natural awareness, face to face,And awaken completely in this one life. Alas!Sentient beings like myself, evildoers with bad karma,Have wandered in samsara for time without beginning.Though I continue to suffer endlessly,I do not experience even a moment’s disillusionment.Guru, think of me: look upon me quickly […]

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A Shower of Energy

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[…] no distinction between the mind of student and teacher,Attain full awakening. This heartfelt song about experiencing the world of experience as one’s teacher was sung spontaneously by Karma Rangjung Kunchab (Kalu Rinpoche) at the request of the diligent practitioner Karma Sherab. Through this prayer, may the energy of the glorious teachers enter his heart. […]

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