Mountain Burnt Offering Ritual

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[…] Ever-present Good, Entirely fill the domains of the awakened. These tongues of flame blaze with the offering rays of the five wisdom lights. The light fills the six realms down to the depths of the deepest hells. Those who go round and round in the three realms are freed in rainbow-light bodies. May all beings […]

Close-up of thangka of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), depicted seated in royal posture, wearing the lotus hat, holding a vajra and skull cup.

Ever-Present Good’s Prayer of Intention

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Through my awakened intention When strong aversion arises In any being in the six states, May they let it be, without doing anything with it. As awareness finds its own place, May they attain the pristine awareness of clarity.

Tibetan-style thangka of a blue deity, Samantabhadra, embracing a consort, framed by a patterned halo.

The Ship of Freedom

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[…] the time,May I and others find refuge in the Three Jewels and the Three Roots.May love and compassion be born from the depths of my heartFor all six kinds of beings, my parents, infinite as the sky. Practice In an uninhabited place in the mountains with all the favorable conditionsMay I practice single-mindedly and […]

Black-and-white photograph of Kalu Rinpoche in in traditional Tibetan robes.

Devotion Pierces My Heart

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[…] to the pure Realm of Bliss.6 Guru Avalokitesvara, think of me.Look upon me from the sheer clarity of the vastness of enjoyment.Calm completely the suffering of the six realmsAnd churn the three realms of samsara to its depths. Guru Padmakara,7 think of meLook upon me from your palace, Lotus Light, in Chamara.8In these dark times […]

Traditional Tibetan thangka depicting a seated lama in red robes teaching, surrounded by disciples and ornate details.

A Prayer Song to Mother Labkyi Drönma

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[…] me energy to live a life of no regret.The laws of the way things5 are work internally.Grant me energy to live without shame.Suffering is present in all six realms.Grant me energy not to take birth in these states.The three jewels are the reliable and definite refuges,Grant me energy to trust them.The six kinds of beings […]

Thangka of a dakini in dynamic dance, holding a curved knife and skull cup, surrounded by a halo of light.

Traditional Session Prayers

Practice Material

[…] me energy to live a life of no regret.The laws of the way things are work internally.Grant me energy to live without shame.Suffering is present in all six realms.Grant me energy not to take birth in these states.The three jewels are the reliable and definite refuges.Grant me energy to trust them.The beings in the six […]

Stained glass windows depicting religious figures and scenes, set in tall, arched frames.