Meditation Practice Manual

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1 Meditation Practice Manual Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute Tucson, AZ Spiritual Director: Khenchen Paljea Dorjee Rinpoche President: Khenpo Drimed Dawa (Dr. Dean Pielstick) AwamInstitute.org 3400 E Speedway Blvd, Suite 204, Tucson AZ Mail: 301 N Longfellow Ave, Tucson AZ Phone:

2 Table of Contents Session Text...1 Sadhana Practices...8 Green Tara...8 White Tara...11 Praises to the 21 Taras...13 Rigpa Guru Yoga...16 Amitabha...18 Yeshe Tsogyal...21 Vajrayogini...23 Simhamukha...26 Shakyamuni Buddha...28 Manjushri...30 Chod...31 Chant Songs...32 May All Beings Be Happy...32 May Blessings Be Poured Upon You...32 Show Us the Way of Compassion...33 Source of Our Being...33

3 SESSION TEXT Blessing Mantra Om Sambara Sambara Bimana Sara Maha Zambaba Hung Phat Soha! (3X) 1 Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind Homage to Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri! Because I suffer due to my own actions, and I now have this precious human life without knowing when I will die, I will now engage in virtuous actions for the benefit of all sentient beings with joy and devotion! Therefore Refuge Visualizing the refuge tree: I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and Sangha most excellent, in order to enable all sentient beings to attain enlightenment. (3X) Bodhicitta The Four Immeasurables May all mother sentient beings, boundless as the sky, have happiness and the causes of happiness. May they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering. May they never be separated from the happiness, which is free from sorrow. May they rest in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion. (3X) Vajrasattva Purification Vajrasattva and Vajratopa appear above me purifying me and all beings and phenomena with nectar from the place of their union. Chant 100-Syllable Mantra (p. 2) to melody while receiving water in left hand. Take into mouth, swallow, wipe the remainder on crown of your head.

4 2 Om Benza Sato Samaya Manu Palaya Benza Sato Tenopa Tishta Drido Me Bhawa Suto Khayo Me Bhawa Supo Khayo Me Bhawa Anu Rakto Me Bhawa Sarwa Siddhi Me Prayatsa Sarwa Karma Sutsa Me Sitam Shriya Kuru Hung Ha Ha Ha Ha Ho Bhagavan Sarwa Tathagata Benza Mame Muntsa Benzi Bhawa Maha Samaya Sato Ah (3X) Mandala Offering to the Three Kayas Om Ah Hung In the Dharmakaya pure realm, dharmadhatu equality, The realms of the five Sambhogakaya families self-appear unobstructedly, Along with the array of Nirmanakaya pure realms that fill all of space. All this I offer as Samantabhadra s clouds of great bliss. Om Ratna Mandala Pudza Megha Samudra Saparana Samaye Ah Hung <Snap fingers and/or bell> Short Seven Limb Prayer Whatever merit I have gathered through prostrations, offerings, confession, rejoicing, requesting, and praying for the sake of the enlightenment of all sentient beings all this I dedicate. The Seven Line Prayer & Guru Yoga In the northwest of the land of Orgyen, In the heart of a lotus flower, Endowed with the most marvelous attainments, You are renowned as the lotus-born, Surrounded by many hosts of dakinis. Following in your footsteps, I pray to you: Come and bless me with your grace! Guru Peme Siddhi Hung Om Ah Hung Benzra Guru Peme Siddhi Hung (108X)

5 3 Light radiates from the Guru s four places into my four places purifying my body, speech, mind and all subtle obscurations, granting the four empowerments and planting the four seeds. The Guru dissolves into light and merges inseparably into myself. Meditation: Dissolve visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness. Musical Chant Let Go, Let Be per- es-sence Modified slightly by Khenpo Drimed Dawa. Nature of Phenomena Prayer Do this towards all you see: Outside, inside, environment and beings, all things While seeing them, remain without grasping. This freedom from the trap of duality, subject-object clinging, Is the very form of the deity luminous and empty. To this lama, the very self-liberation of desire and attachment, we pray! To the Lotus-born Guru of Orgyen, we pray! Do this towards all that you hear: All sounds, grasped as sweet or harsh, While hearing them remain empty without after-thought. This empty sound, with no beginning and no end, Is the speech of the victorious ones. To this empty sound, the speech of all the Buddhas, we pray! To the Lotus-born Guru of Orgyen, we pray! Do this towards all that stirs in the mind: Whatever thoughts and emotions of the five poisons arise, Don t invite them, don t chase after them, Don t let mind fabricate or contrive. Simply allowing them to settle in the face of their own arising Is liberation into the Dharmakaya. To this lama, rigpa s self-liberation, we pray! To the Lotus-born Guru of Orgyen, we pray!

6 4 Thus, outwardly purify appearances of their allure; Inwardly, free mind from grasping; And, by the self-recognition of luminosity, May the compassion of all the Sugatas of past, present and future Inspire and bless beings like us with self liberation! Prajnaparamita The Heart Sutra HOMAGE to the Noble Lady: Transcendent Conqueror Heart of Transcendent Wisdom. Thus I have heard. Once the Transcendent Conqueror was dwelling in Rajghir on Vulture Peak, together with a great sangha of Bhikshus and a great sangha of Bodhisattvas. At that time from among the different Dharmas, the Transcendent Conqueror entered the samadhi called profound illumination. At the same time the noble and powerful Avalokiteshvara the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva looked clearly at the profound practice of transcendent wisdom and saw clearly that the five aggregates are empty by nature. Then by the Buddha s power, the venerable Shariputra asked the noble and powerful Avalokiteshvara the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva, How should noble men and women, who wish to engage in the profound practice of transcendent wisdom, train? Thus he spoke. The noble and powerful Avalokiteshvara the Bodhisattva- Mahasattva answered the venerable Shariputra with these words: Shariputra, noble men and women who wish to engage in the profound practice of transcendent wisdom should see this clearly the five aggregates are empty, thus transcending all suffering. Oh, Shariputra, form is emptiness, emptiness is form; form is not other than emptiness, emptiness is not other than form. The same is true with feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and consciousness. Oh, Shariputra, all phenomena are emptiness; they are not produced nor destroyed, not defiled nor pure, not deficient nor complete. Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no feelings, no perceptions, no mental formations, and no consciousness. There is no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind.

7 There is no seeing, no hearing, no smelling, no tasting, no touching, no thinking. There is no realm of sight and so on up to no realm of consciousness. There is no ignorance and no extinction of ignorance. There is no old age and death, and no extinction of old age and death. Likewise, there is no suffering, no origination of suffering, no extinction of suffering, no path; there is no wisdom, no attainment. Since there is nothing to be attained, the bodhisattvas rely on this perfection of wisdom and abide in it without fear. Liberating themselves from illusion, they awaken ultimate enlightenment. All Buddhas in the past, present, and future attained ultimate enlightenment by relying on this perfect transcendent wisdom. Therefore, one should know that perfect transcendent wisdom is the greatest mantra, the highest mantra, the incomparable mantra, the mantra that clears all suffering, the deepest truth. The mantra for perfect transcendent wisdom is proclaimed: Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi soha! Shariputra, this is how a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva should train in the profound transcendent. Then the Transcendent Conqueror arose from that samadhi and praised the noble and powerful Avalokiteshvara the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva saying, Excellent, excellent noble son; it is so; it is just so profound. Transcendent wisdom should be practiced just as you have taught. All the tathagatas rejoice. When the Transcendent Conqueror said this, the venerable Shariputra, the noble and powerful Avalokiteshvara the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva, the whole retinue and the world with its gods, people, demigods, and gandharvas rejoiced and praised these words of the Transcendent Conqueror. Thus ends the Mahayana Sutra called Noble Lady, the Transcendent Conqueror, the Heart of Transcendent Wisdom. Sadhana Practice announced by Chant master. First Sunday Tara Second Sunday Guru Rinpoche Third Sunday Amitabha Fourth Sunday Dakini Fifth Sunday Shakyamuni Buddha 5

8 6 Request for Teachings Please turn the wheel of the Dharma of the two vehicles and their combination according to the dispositions and, likewise, the mental capacities of sentient beings. Reading and/or dharma talk by teacher Blessing Chant Om Ah Hung Hri while receiving saffron nectar in right hand. Take into mouth and swallow, wipe any remainder on crown of head. Continue chanting until all receive blessing. Musical chant: Selection indicated by chant master (pp ) Long Life Prayers H.H.Dalai Lama For this realm encircled by snow-covered mountains You are the source of every benefit and bliss without exception. Tenzin Gyatso, you who are one with Avalokiteshvara, May you remain steadfast until Samsara s end! Khenchen Lama In the Dharmadhatu appearing as Amitabha, In the Sambhogakaya form as wisdom Buddha Manjushri, Padmasambhava s heart son Sangye Yeshe, Incarnated as Padma Dagnag Lingpa in previous life And Paljea pa Dorjee in this lifetime, May your life be longer than the duration of samsara So that all your virtuous intentions can be accomplished. Please give me your heart blessings so that My mind is united with yours in the Buddha nature. So, I pray! Khenpo Drimed Dawa Emaho! You understand the knowable objects of Samsara, Great Teacher. You have realized the intent of the sacred Dharma, Yogi Khenpo. Your Dharma practice is Unification of the Two. Khenpo Drimed Dawa, Stainless Moon, may you live long!

9 Wish for Bodhicitta Om Ah Hung Shri Ananta Benzra Sarwa Siddhi Phala Hung Ah 7 Glorious, precious root lama, Sit on the lotus seat on the crown of my head. With your great kindness please accept me. Please bestow the realizations of body, speech, and mind. In all the activities of the glorious lama, May no wrong view arise even for a moment. By the devotion of seeing whatever he or she does as perfect, May the blessing of the lama enter my mind. Throughout the succession of my lives, From the perfect lamas may I never be separated and, Enjoying the glory of the Dharma, Perfect all the qualities of the stages and the paths And swiftly attain the stage of Vajradhara. The lamas who have become the glory of the Dharma, may their lives be stable; May the land be entirely filled with Doctrine-holders; May the wealth and power of the patrons of the Doctrine increase, And may the auspiciousness of the Doctrine remain forever Bodhichitta, the excellent and precious mind. Where it is unborn, may it arise. Where it is born, may it not decline, But ever increase, higher and higher. Musical chant: Om Mani Padme Hung Hri Dedication I dedicate the merit of this practice for the benefit of all sentient beings! (3X) <Bell & Drum>

10 8 PRACTICE SADHANAS Week 1 Tara Green Tara I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha most excellent for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3X) Om Svabhava Shuda Sarva Dharma Svabhava Shudo Ham From emptiness appears the letter PAM which transforms into a lotus seat. On the top of this appears the letter AH which transforms into a moon seat on which my mind appears in the form of the green letter TAM, From this green letter TAM, rays of light are manifested which make offerings to all the Aryas for the benefit of all sentient beings. <Bell> The light then reabsorbs into myself, and I become Tara. The color of my body is green and I have one face and two hands. My right hand rests on my right knee in the giving mudra. In it I hold a Vessel of Life. My left hand is at my heart with the ring finger and thumb pressed together holding the stem of the blue upala flower, which blossoms at my left ear. I am peaceful and smiling and am fully matured. I am adorned by all precious ornaments and garments. My right foot is slightly extended, and my left foot is tucked in. My back rests against a moon disk. At my forehead is a white OM. At my throat is a red AH. At my heart is a blue HUNG. From the HUNG light rays radiate and invoke all the Tatagatas of the ten directions in the form of Green Taras. <Bell>

11 Om Benzra Samaya / Dza Hung Bam Ho 9 The wisdom beings absorb into me. Again from the seed syllable at my heart, light rays are extended and invoke the five initiating Dhyani Buddhas. <Bell> Om Benzra Samaya Please, all Tatagatas, bestow on me all empowerments. Then the Tatagatas pour water from a vessel on top of my head. The water goes through my body purifying my bodily defilements. It fills up my body to the top of my head. Then on top of my head appears Amitabha. Recite with the offering mudras Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Argham Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Padyam Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Pupe Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Dhupe Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Aloke Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Gande Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Newidye Partiza Soha Om Arya Tara Sapariwara Shapta Partiza Soha <Bell> In my heart on the moon seat, there is a green letter TAM surrounded by the syllables: Om Ta Re Tu Ta Re Tu Re So Ha. From these syllables rays of light are extended and make offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. <Bell> All the powers, blessings and compassion of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas manifest in the form of rays of light which absorb into the rosary of seed syllables. As light rays emanate from the TAM and mantra syllables purifying all and performing activities of compassion, recite:

12 10 Om Tare Tutare Ture Soha (108X or as much as possible. Then dissolve the visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) Atisha s Prayer to Green Arya Tara Om! Homage to the lady who protects us from the eight fears! Homage to the lady who blazes with the splendor of auspiciousness! Homage to the lady who closes the door to lower rebirths! Homage to the lady who leads us on the path to higher realms! You have always sustained me in your care. Now, protect me still with your great compassion, I pray! <Bell> Dedication By this merit may I quickly reach The enlightened state of Green Arya Tara, So that I may lead all living beings without exception To the same Enlightenment. <Bell & Drum>

13 White Tara 11 You who are the bridge from the ocean of samsara, I take refuge in the noble Tara who leads sick and suffering sentient beings of the three realms to liberation. (3X) Om Svabhava Shuda Sarva Dharma Svabhava Shudo Ham I perceive all inner and outer phenomena as the indestructible union of emptiness and wisdom. All my feelings, thoughts, perceptions of phenomena, and discursive thoughts are understood as being empty. From the emptiness arises a lotus sitting on the top of my head with thousands of white and red petals; in the center of the lotus is a moon seat. On the top of the moon seat is the heart syllable of Tara TAM emanating and receiving beams of light. The seed syllable transforms into stunningly beautiful White Tara of radiating white color like a full moon, having one face and two arms, wearing the thirteen adorations of the Sambhogakaya Buddha: auspicious bracelets, anklets, rings, bracelets on the arms, crown, earrings, necklace, ribbons hanging over ears, jewel garland hanging down to the heart level and navel, and the shawl. Tara s right hand is displaying the mudra of generosity and holding a stem of a white lotus; her left hand is positioned at the heart level with tips of thumb and ring finger touching, holding the stem of the upala lotus. Inside the upala flower is a vase with the nectar of longevity. Tara s legs are bent but not crossed and her right leg is in front of her left leg on the full moon cushion.

14 12 She has seven eyes: one eye on the palm of each hand, one on the sole of each foot, one on the forehead in addition to her two eyes. From the toes of her right foot flows nectar of radiating white color like a melting full moon. As the nectar enters my body, I am full of pure bliss and transform into the immortal indestructible diamond form. While visualizing this recite the mantra Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ahyur Puye Jyana Putring Kuru Soha (108X or as many as you can. Then dissolve the visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) Homage, Mother whose face is filled With the light of an array of a hundred full autumn moons, Shining with the brilliant open light Of the hosts of a thousand stars. (3X) <Bell> Victorious pure Tara, through this practice may all my sickness, demons, unfavorable conditions, curses on my body, speech and mind be swiftly finished, and may I achieve liberation. <Bell> Make offerings to Tara Om Argham, Padyam, Pupe, Dupe, Aloke, Gande, Newite, Shapta Pratisa Soha <Snap fingers and/or Bell> Noble Tara, you are helping beings in samsara, You remove all suffering and fears of samsara, You heal all sickness, I praise you Mother of all Buddhas. <Bell> Dedication By this virtue may I quickly achieve the state of Noble Tara, and establish every being without exception in that state. (3X) <Bell & Drum>

15 Praises to the 21 Taras 13 OM I prostrate to the noble transcendent liberator. 1 Homage to Tara, swift and fearless, With eyes like a flash of lightning, Lotus-born in an ocean of tears Of Chenrezig, three worlds protector. <Bell> 2 Homage to you whose face is like One hundred autumn moons gathered, And blazes with the dazzling light Of a thousand constellations. <Bell> 3 Homage to you born from a gold-blue lotus, Hands adorned with lotus flowers, Essence of giving, effort and ethics, Patience, concentration, and wisdom. <Bell> 4 Homage to you who crown all Buddhas, Whose action subdues without limit, Attained to every perfection; On you the bodhisattvas rely. <Bell> 5 Homage to you whose Tuttare and Hum Fill the realms of desire, form and space. You crush seven worlds beneath your feet And have power to call all forces. <Bell> 6 Homage to you adored by Indra, Agni, Brahma, Vayu and Ishvara. Praised in song by hosts of spirits, Zombies, scent-eaters and yakshas. <Bell> 7 Homage to you whose Trey and Pey Destroy external wheels of magic. Right leg drawn in and left extended, You blaze within a raging fire. <Bell>

16 14 8 Homage to you whose Ture destroys The great fears, the mighty demons. With a wrathful frown on your lotus face, You slay all foes without exception. <Bell> 9 Homage to you beautifully adorned By the Three Jewels gesture at your heart. Your wheel shines in all directions With a whirling mass of light. <Bell> 10 Homage to you, radiant and joyful, Whose crown emits a garland of light. You, by the laughter of Tuttare, Conquer demons and lords of the world. <Bell> 11 Homage to you with power to invoke The assembly of local protectors. With your fierce frown and vibrating Hum, You bring freedom from all poverty. <Bell> 12 Homage to you with crescent moon crown, All your adornments dazzling bright. From your hair-knot, Amitabha Shines eternal with great beams of light. <Bell> 13 Homage to you who dwells in a blazing wreath Like the fire at the end of this age. Your right leg outstretched and left drawn in, Joy surrounds you who defeats hosts of foes. <Bell> 14 Homage to you whose foot stamps the earth, And whose palm strikes the ground by your side. With a wrathful glance and the letter Hum, You subdue all in the seven stages. <Bell> 15 Homage to the blissful, virtuous, peaceful one, Object of practice, nirvana s peace, Perfectly endowed with Soha and Om, Overcoming all the great evils. <Bell>

17 16 Homage to you with joyous retinue You subdue fully all enemies forms; The ten-letter mantra adorns your heart And your knowledge-hum brings liberation. <Bell> Homage to Ture with stamping feet Whose essence is the seed-letter Hum; You cause Merus, Mandara and Vindaya And all three worlds to tremble and shake. <Bell> 18 Homage to you who holds in your hand A moon like a celestial lake; Saying Tara twice and the letter Pey, You dispel all poisons without exception. <Bell> 19 Homage to you on whom the kings of gods, The gods themselves and all spirits rely. Your armor radiates joy to all; You soothe conflicts and nightmares as well. <Bell> 20 Homage to you whose eyes, the sun and moon, Radiate with pure brilliant light; Uttering Hara twice and Tuttara Dispels extremely fearful plagues. <Bell> 21 Homage to you, adorned with three natures Perfectly endowed with peaceful strength; You destroy demons, zombies and yakshas O Ture, most exalted and sublime! <Bell> Thus, the root mantra is praised, And twenty-one homages offered. Meditation: Rest in the natural state as long as you can. Dedication: By this virtue may I quickly achieve the state of Noble Tara, and establish every being without exception in that state. (3X) <Bell & Drum>

18 16 Week 2 Guru Rinpoche Rigpa Guru Yoga Ah, Rigpa Guru Padma Gyalpo, I take refuge in the selfrecognizing nature of my mind. Because of their ignorance sentient beings are wandering in samsara, May all sentient beings reach the great liberation. By recognizing their nature as the primordial awareness of Samantabhadra, All demons and malicious forces, even their concepts and names fall apart. The nature of all phenomena is dharmadhatu and The unchanging self-arising wisdom is your only protection. Jnana Rakcha Hung Phenomena perceived through the six kinds of consciousness (the five senses and the mind consciousness) Without attachment are recognized as the rays of rigpa, All surroundings appear as Buddhafields and sentient beings as Buddhas, Everything is the blessing of wisdom, Jnana Ahwe Shaya Pem/ Primordial self-arising ultimate Padmasambhava Appears as my rigpa space there is no face, no limbs, no image, Primordial rays of rigpa fully encompass the three kayas Without the impurity coming from discursive mediation.

19 Primordial nature of my rigpa is my guru. There is no coming and going in every moment I welcome his presence. Everything firmly abides in dharmadhatu. I prostrate to the understanding of the real nature that eliminates ignorance. I offer recognition of the Buddha nature in objects of the six kinds of consciousness. I praise the nature of the vajra three kayas of the body, speech and mind. In the great unchanging Dharmadhatu, All moral ethics are encompassed in the pure guru mind. I recognize the deepest empty nature of all sounds and speech, In all my activity I recognize its Dharmadhatu nature and recite the mantra: Om Ah Hung Benzra Guru Peme Siddhi Hung/ Recite 108X, or as many times as you can, then rest in the natural state of pure awareness. Dedication With all the good virtue I have accumulated in samsara and nirvana, I pray that discursive thought of all sentient beings would be eliminated, That they would achieve the ultimate liberation and Obtain the rainbow body just like Rigpa Guru Padmasambhava s. <Bell & Drum> On a strong request of Lama Rigzin Dho Ngag Gya Stos, this mind terma was received by Nupchen Sangye Yeshe in the great place of Ma Gyal Pom Rai mountain in the west and written down by Padma Sam Zin for the benefit of all sentient beings. 17

20 18 Week 3 Amitabha Homage to the Three Jewels and Three Roots, the sources of refuge; I go for refuge. In order to establish all beings in Buddhahood, I generate the supreme enlightenment mind of Bodhicitta. (3X) On a water-born lotus flower, I appear as the white Bodhisattva Chenrezig. In front of me, on a lotus and moon disc, sits the Lord of Boundless Light Amitabha, red in color. He sits in the vajra posture, wearing dharma robes. He has one face and two hands, resting in the mudra of equanimity and holding a begging bowl. On his right side is the powerful Lord of the Universe, Chenrezig, white in color. He has one face and four arms. He holds the palms of the first two hands together at his heart. In his right hand he holds a circle of beads; and in his left a lotus. He stands on a lotus and moon disc. On the left side of Amitabha is the Great Powerful One Vajrapani. He has one face, two arms, and is blue in color. In his right hand he holds a dorje; in his left hand a bell. He is standing on a lotus and moon disc. Countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Shravakas, and Arhats surround them. Lights radiate from the three syllables in the three places of the three main deities and invite the wisdom deities from Dewachen.

21 Om Ami Dewa Hrih Benza Samaya Dza Dza Hung Bam Ho Tik Thra Lhen A Ti Pu Ho Om Hung Tram Hrih Ah Abhi Khen Tsa Mam 19 Om Argam Padam Pupe Dupe Aloke Gende Newide Shapta Ah Hung <Snap fingers and/or bell> Hung In the Land of Great Bliss you turn the wheel of dharma and always look upon sentient beings with compassion, fulfilling your commitment to protect all beings. We offer praise and prostrations to you, Lord of Boundless Light, whose hands rest in the mudra of equanimity. <Bell> Emaho To the wondrous Buddha of Infinite Light, to the Great Compassionate Chenrezig, to the Great Powerful Vajrapani, and to all the countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, I pray with a mind of one-pointed devotion. Please bestow the supreme siddhi. Bless me with the realization of Amitabha. <Bell> Lights radiate to the west from the bodies of the assembled deities. Amitabha s form, strings of his mantra, and hand symbols in countless numbers fall like rain from the pure land of Dewachen and flow into me. <Bell> Om Ami Dewa Hrih (Recite 108X or as many times as you can.) Hrih Then the Buddha in front dissolves into light and melts into me. (Dissolve the visualization, then meditate in the natural state of pure awareness for as long as you can.) My body reappears like a rainbow in the sky and appears in the form of Buddha Amitabha. Luminosity and emptiness have become inseparable.

22 20 Emaho The wondrous Buddha of Infinite Light to his right is the Lord of Great Compassion (Chenrezig), and to his left stands the Bodhisattva of Great Power (Vajrapani). All are surrounded by countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. There is miraculous, immeasurable happiness and joy in the Buddha field called Dewachen. Instantly, when I pass from this life, without taking another birth, may I be reborn in Dewachen and see Amitabha s face. Having made this aspiration prayer, by all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions, may I be blessed with unhindered accomplishment. <Bell> Tayata Bentsa Dri Awa Bodha Na Ye Soha Om May all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas abiding in the ten directions and three times think of me. I rejoice in their accomplishments of the two accumulations. I offer all the virtue I have gathered in the three times to the Three Jewels. May the teachings of the Victorious One flourish. <Bell> I dedicate this virtue to all sentient beings that they may attain enlightenment. May all virtue accumulated ripen in my mind stream. May the two obscurations be purified and the accumulations perfected. May life, health, practice, and realization increase. May the tenth level be reached in this very life. <Bell> When we leave this life may we instantly be reborn in Dewachen. Once born there, may the lotus open and may we achieve enlightenment in that very body. After reaching enlightenment may we manifest in order to guide sentient beings until samsara is empty. <Bell & Drum> Samaya Gya Gya Gya

23 Week 4 Dakini 21 Yeshe Tsogyal Namo In my own pure awareness as the Wisdom Dakini, I take refuge beyond coming together and separation. The confused mind of unrealized beings clings to duality. I arouse the awakened mind of great natural liberation. (3X) Ah From thusness unmodified primordial purity and its dynamic energy of compassion, naturally manifest and all-illuminating BAM, the syllable of discerning wisdom, rises like a rainbow in the sky. Its radiating light purifies impure grasping to substantiality. The universe and its beings become the Lotus Light pure realm of great bliss. At the center of its wondrous citadel of purity, on a lotussun-moon seat, I am Yeshe Tsogyal, with the rosy white complexion of inseparable bliss-emptiness, perfectly resplendent with the beauty of enlightenment s marks and qualities; face, serene and smiling, the single sphere of totality; two arms, the unity of means and wisdom; holding a curved blade that severs the root of self-identity and a skull cup that bestows the supreme accomplishment. Standing evenly on both legs, I am naked, yet adorned with various silks, jewels, and a garland of flowers. Above my crown, the supreme method, the Lord of the Enlightened Lineage, Pema Garwang Thotrengtsal with sambhogakaya ornaments and holding bell and vajra shines brilliantly in an expanse of rays and spheres of rainbow light. Arranged in the three

24 22 seats of his wisdom form, countless victorious three roots, overflow like sesame seeds in a pod distinct and perfect. From the beginning, the commitment and wisdom aspects are inseparable. At my heart center inside a hollow sun-moon amulet box, BAM encircled by the turning mantra garland radiates light which pervades all matter, animate and inanimate. All phenomena forms, sounds, and mental events are perceived as the display of deity, mantra, and wisdom. Om Jnana Dakini Bam Ha-Ri-Ni-Sa Siddhi Hung (Recite 108X, or as many as you can, then dissolve the visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) Ho Self-manifest pure awareness, the deity of characteristics, pervades great nonduality beyond conceptual mind. Once again indivisible unity illusory dynamic energy arises as the wisdom display of the universe and its beings. Om Ah Hung Ho All virtues accumulated in the three times without conceptuality, I dedicate in the expanse that is free of limits. May all beings in the three realms of cyclic existence awaken as buddhas in great equal purity. <Bell> By the power of the blessings of the Three Roots and the dakinis, for myself and the retinue of excellent practitioners, pacify all unfavorable circumstances and fulfill our wishes. May there be the auspiciousness of stirring the depths of sentient beings. <Bell> With flowers falling from the sky, everything is imbued with happiness and excellence. <Bell & Drum>

25 Vajrayogini 23 In the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha most excellent, I take refuge until enlightenment is reached. By the merit of generosity and other good deeds, may I attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3X) Om Svabhava Shuda Sarva Dharma Svabhava Shudo Ham From emptiness comes the sound of HUM HUM. Then the foundation of the universe arises, establishing the vajra ground. Around it is a vajra-fence, and above it a vajra-tent, all surrounded by the blazing fire of wisdom. In the center of this circle of protection is the syllable E (ay), which transforms into a tetrahedron, the small point of which is down, expanding upward. It is blue on the outside and red on the inside. On top is a red PAM, which changes into a multicolored lotus. Above that is an AH, which is transformed into a moon disk. On that is a RAM, which is transformed into a sun disk. On this is the essence of my mind in the form of a red BAM. Red light radiates out as an offering to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and purifying all sentient beings, who are transformed into Vajrayoginis. The light returns and transforms me into Vajrayogini. My body is red and brilliant, like 100,000 suns. I have three eyes and bared fangs, showing wrath and affection. From the right rear of my head is a grunting black sow. My head is adorned with a crown of five skulls. My hair is partially

26 24 loose. I wear a garland of 51 fresh skulls and am adorned with the five bone ornaments. My right hand holds a vajra and my left hold at skull cup filled with blood at my heart. On my left shoulder rests a khatvanga. I am naked with the body of a 16 year-old girl with upright breasts. I stand on my bent left leg with my right leg folded in the dancing posture. I am surrounded by the flames of primordial wisdom. At my navel is a red Vajravarahi, at my heart a blue Yamani, at my throat a white Mohani, at my forehead a yellow Shobhani, at the crown of my head a green Bhariavi, and at all my limbs smoke-colored Chandali, each in the same form as Vajrayogini. At the secret place of Vajrayogini is a red tetrahedron at the center of which is a red HRI, which radiates light and invites all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and their retinues in the form of Vajrayoginis. These dissolve into my crown, generating bliss and energy throughout my body. Their voices manifest the red vowels and consonants at my throat, generating the energy of voice. Their minds manifest streams of Bodhicitta into my heart, generating the wisdom of bliss and emptiness. My appearance as Vajrayogini is experienced as an illusion. Emptiness is the clear nature of the Dharmakaya. Om Vajravarahi Mahayogini Atmako Ham Om Vajravarahi Argham Padyam Pupe Dupe Aloke Ghande Newite Shapta Pratitsa Soha <Snap fingers and/or bell> I prostrate and praise the glorious Vajradakini, wheel turner of the Dakinis, embodiment of the five wisdoms and the three kayas, who protects all sentient beings. <Bell> At the secret place of myself as Vajrayogini is a red tetrahedron glowing like a flame. In the center is a red lotus, upon which is a red sun disk and a red BAM, surrounded by the mantra circling counterclockwise.

27 325 Om Om Om Sarva Buddha Dakiniye Vajra Varnaniye Vajra Vairochaniye Hum Hum Hum Phat Phat Phat Soha (Recite the mantra 108X or as many times as you can.) Light radiates from the BAM and all phenomena dissolve into me. I dissolve from the top down and the bottom up into the BAM. The BAM dissolves from the bottom up into the crescent, the bindu, the nada and into emptiness. (Meditation: Rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) I arise as Vajrayogini with one face and two arms. By this virtue may I quickly attain the state of Vajravarahi, and may I lead all sentient beings into that state with none left behind. <Bell & Drum>

28 26 Simhamukha I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha most excellent for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3X) Om Svabhava Shuda Sarva Dharma Svabhava Shudo Ham From emptiness appears a HUM on a lotus and sun disc. From the HUM rays of light shine forth establishing the vajra-ground. Around it is a vajrafence, and above it a vajra-tent, all surrounded by the blazing fire of wisdom. In the center of the vajra-tent is the syllable E (ay), which transforms into a dark-blue dharmakara. In the center of the dharmakara is a lotus and a sun disc. On top of corpses of the Maras stands my mind in the form of a dark-blue HUM from which light rays emanate destroying all demons and gathering all the powers and accomplishments of the dakas and dakinis to be absorbed into the HUM. Due to that, I myself arise out of the HUM as Simhamukha. My body is dark-blue with one face, two arms and three red rounded eyes. My mouth shows the bared fangs with the tongue curled upwards, looking extremely ferocious. In my right hand I am holding a curved knife; in my left hand I am holding a skullcup filled with blood. On my left shoulder leans a khatvanga. My hair and brows are yellow-red, streaming upwards. A crown of five skulls adorns my head; a necklace made of fifty freshly cut human heads hangs around my neck. I am wearing a tiger-skin skirt and the five bone ornaments. I am in dancing posture with the left leg extended and the right one tucked in, surrounded by the blazing flames of the wisdom fire. At my forehead is white OM, at my throat red AH, at my heart dark-blue HUM from which light rays spread

29 forth summoning the wisdom-being surrounded by all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. <Bell> Om Vajra Samadzah / Dza Hum Bam Hoh I become one with the wisdom beings. Then again from the HUM at the center of my heart, light rays shine forth summoning the five Buddha families and their retinue. <Bell> Om Vajra Samadzah Om Panja Kula Sapariwara Argham, Padyam, Pupe, Dupe, Aloke, Ghande, Newide, Shapta Pratitsa Soha <Snap fingers and/or bell> Request the initiation: Please bestow the empowerment on me. They reply: Om Vajri Bhawa Abhishekata Samaya Hum <Bell> My whole body is filled with initiation water from the vase and is purified of all its defilements. The water overflowing the crown of my head is the totality of becoming, out of which appears a blue five-pointed vajra to adorn the head. In the center of my heart, residing on a sun disc, stands a dark-blue HUM, surrounded by the mantra syllables arranged counter-clockwise. The flames coming from the mantra garland incinerate all maras. Ah-Ka-Sa Ma-Ra-Tsa Sha-Da-Ra-Sa Ma-Ra-Ya Phat (Recite108X or as much as you can.) Dakini Simhamukha, please bestow the common and uncommon siddhis upon me and all sentient beings. This requested, the lotus seat and sun disc are absorbed into me in the form of light. (Meditation: Dissolve the visualization, then rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) By the virtue of this may I and all sentient beings accomplish the state of the dakini. Without leaving a single sentient being behind may I be able to liberate them to the state of the dakini. <Bell & Drum> 27

30 28 Week 5 Shakyamuni Buddha I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha most excellent for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3X) Without focus on any phenomena, within the expanse of emptiness and compassion, from the syllable HUNG radiating and absorbing light instantly, I am Buddha Shakyamuni, golden and radiantly clear. With Nirmanakaya attributes complete, touching the ground in meditation gesture and sitting in vajra posture, as a vivid presence of five-colored light. With the three syllables in the three places, light emanates from the seed syllable at my heart, inviting the wisdom beings which dissolve inseparably into myself. <Bell> I am empowered by the deity, receiving the crown of the Lord of the lineage. With a limitless Samantabhadra cloud of offerings of appearance and existence, samsara and nirvana, I offer pure perception to the deities of purity. In the expanse of awareness, the primordially unfabricated allground, I praise the miraculous display of all appearances of the mind of the deity myself. <Bell> Around the HUNG on moon-disk at my heart, the mantra circles, radiating offerings to the Victorious Ones and absorbing blessings purifying the two obscurations of beings. <Bell> Appearance and existence become the spontaneous presence of the three vajras. Om Namo Bhagawate Shakyamune-ye Tathagata-ya Arha-te Samyak-sam Buddha-ya Tayatha Om Mune Mune Maha Mune Ye Soha (3X)

31 Om Muni Muni Maha Muni Ye Soha (Repeat 108X or as many times as you can. Then dissolve the visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) Hri I offer an ocean of offering clouds, actual and imagined. I praise the deities of the all-expansive purity of samsara and nirvana. Forgive me for any faults, errors or wrongs I have done. Accept my apology and bestow the siddhi of purity. 29 Om Benza Sato Samaya Manu Palaya Benza Sato Tenopa Tishta Drido Me Bhawa Suto Khayo Me Bhawa Supo Khayo Me Bhawa Anu Rakto Me Bhawa Sarwa Siddhi Me Prayatsa Sarwa Karma Sutsa Me Sitam Shriya Kuru Hung Ha Ha Ha Ha Ho Bhagavan Sarwa Tathagata Benza Mame Muntsa Benzi Bhawa Maha Samaya Sato Ah (3X) Appearances, sounds and thoughts are the nature of the deity, mantra and dharmakaya. In the practice of this great yogi of the profound secret, may the infinite display of the wisdoms and kayas be inseparable one taste within the heart-drop. <Bell & Drum>

32 30 Other Sadhanas Manjushri I prostrate to the Bhagavan Natha Manjushri. Your mind is completely pure and luminous, like the sun free from the clouds of the two obscurations. You hold a text at your heart, since you see all the variety of objects just as they are. You love like your only child all the multitude of beings, who are trapped by the darkness of ignorance in the prison of Samsara and afflicted by suffering. Your speech, possessing the sixty kinds of melody, roars mightily like a dragon. Thus you awaken from the sleep of the kleshas, liberate from the chains of karma, and dispel the darkness of ignorance. You hold aloft a sword, since you cut all the sprouts of suffering. You are primordially pure and have completed the ten bhumis. You have perfected all the qualities. The kaya of the elder son of the Victorious One is adorned with the 122 ornaments. You dispel the darkness of my mind. I pay homage to Manjushri. <Bell> (Repeat all of above 3X) Om Ahra Patsana Dhi (108X, then dissolve the visualization and rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) By the rays of your kind, supreme knowledge, dispel the dark ignorance of mind. That I might understand the teachings and the commentaries as in the canon, I beseech you to grant the luminosity of confident wisdom. <Bell & Drum>

33 Chöd (chant with Drum & Bell) Phat No longer cherishing the body, the god demon of distraction is overcome. The mind emerges into the expanse of space through the Brahma opening, overcoming the deathlord demon and turning into the fierce goddess. Her left hand holds a skull as an instrument and her right a curved knife conquering the demon of afflictions, cutting off the skull and overcoming the demon of the form aggregate. She sets it on a hearth of human skulls which form the Three Bodies. Inside it the corpse filling the thousand million worlds is distilled into pure nectar by the syllables, Ah and Ham, and is purified, increased and transformed by the power of the three syllables. <End Drum & Bell> Om Ah Hum (108X or as many times as you can) <Trumpet 3X> Phat Offerings are made to the high guests and their intentions are fulfilled. <Bell> Masses of merit completed, I attain the common and supreme siddhis. The low guests of cyclic existence are pleased and all my debts are cleared. <Bell> Especially all those who harm and obstruct are well satisfied, sicknesses, spirits and interrupters vanish in the expanse. <Bell> Bad circumstances and selfishness are all reduced to dust. At last all that is left of the offerings and recipients is the unfabricated Ah in the Great Perfection nature. (Meditation: Dissolve the visualization, then rest in the natural state of pure awareness.) Add: By the merit of this practice, may I achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3X) <Bell & Drum> 31

34 32 CHANT SONGS May All Beings Be Happy May Blessings Be Poured Upon You

35 Show Us the Way of Compassion 33 Source of Our Being

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