Refuge Until I reach the heart of awakening,I take refuge in all buddhasAnd likewise in the DharmaAnd the host of bodhisattvas. Repeat three times. Seven Section Prayer With complete faith I bowTo Buddha Shakyamuni andAll the victorious ones and their followersWho abide in the ten directions and three times. I offer … [Read more...] about Daily Bodhisattva Vow
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Aspirations for Mahamudra
Namo guruGurus and yidams, deities of the mandala,Buddhas of the three times and ten directions and your offspring,Consider me with kindness,Pour into me your energy so that these wishes are fulfilled.A river of virtue undefiled by the three spheresSprings from the snow-mountain of pure actions and intentions --Mine and those of all sentient beings … [Read more...] about Aspirations for Mahamudra
All the Matter in the World
by PadmasambhavaAll the matter of the world, living and not living,Appear as objects to my eyes.Let me rest in the appearance of things, without seeing them as things.Empty clarity without fixation is the deity form.I pray to my guru — naturally releasing empty appearance.All the sounds of the world, pleasant or unpleasant,Resound as objects in my … [Read more...] about All the Matter in the World
A Shower of Energy
A prayer to one's teacher Namo gurubhyaHomage to the teacher Myriad forms appear continuously from relationships and coincidence:The teacher of appearances as symbol arises around me.Indescribable this dance of magical forms!In experiencing the natural freedom of appearance and emptiness, I pray to you.Give me the … [Read more...] about A Shower of Energy
A Prayer Song to Mother Labkyi Drönma
Namo guru dakiye Above my head, a foot aboveIs a three-tier seat, lotus, sun and moon,Rainbow light forms a canopy:Inside it is the teacher I trustEssentially identical with the mother of the four noble ones, Mother Labkyi Drönma, white in form. Her silken black hair flows down her back,Her face is peaceful and smiling, her three eyes look into the … [Read more...] about A Prayer Song to Mother Labkyi Drönma
A Light in the Dark
Pointing out mind nature in the tradition of old sages by Ju Mipam Jampal DorjéI bow to my teacher and to Manjushri, being of timeless awareness.Not needing a lot of training in study and reflection,Just keeping to mind nature as in the Instruction Tradition,With little difficulty, a city practitioner becomes a knowledge holder.Such is the … [Read more...] about A Light in the Dark