LAMA KHYEN
NO
Lama, thinks of us.
DRIN CHEN
TSA WIE LA MA KHYEN NO
Kind root lama thinks of us.
DU SUM SANG
GYE KYI NGO WO
Essence of the Buddhas of the three times,
LUNG TOK
DAM CHO KYI JUNG NE
Source of genuine Dharma in scripture and realization,
PHAK TSOK
GEN DUN GYI NGA DAK
Master of the noble gathering of sangka,
TSA WEI
LAMA KHYEN NE
Root lama, may you think of us.
JIN LAB
THUK JE YI TER CHEN
Great treasure of blessing and compassion,
NGO DRUB
NAM NYI KYI JUNG NE
Source of the two siddhis,
TRIN LE
CHI DO KUN TSOL DZE
Buddha activity that grants whatever is desired,
TSA WEI
LA MA KHYE KHYEN NO
Root lama, may you think of us.
LA MA O
PAK ME PA KHYEN NO
Lama Amitabha, thinks of us.
TRO DRAL
CHO KU LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of the dharmakaya, free of fabrication,
DAK SOK
LE NGEN KHOR WAR KHYAM NAM
We wander in samsara through the force of negative karma;
DE CHEN
DAK PAY ZHING DU DRONG DZO
Bring us to rebirth in your pure land of bliss.
LA MA CHEN
RE ZIK WANG KHYEN NO
Lama Chenrezik, thinks of us.
O SAL LONG
KUE LONG NE ZIK SHIK
See us from the expanse of the luminous sambhogakaya.
RIK DRUK
DUK NGAL TSE NE ZHI ZHING
Pacify completely the suffering of the six kinds of beings
KHAM SUM
KHOR WA DONG NE TRUK DZO
And totally transform the three realms of samsara.
LA MA PE
MA JUNG NE KHYEN NO
Lama Padmasambhava, thinks of us.
NGA YAB
PE MA O NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the luminous lotus of Nga Yab Ling.
NYIK DU
KYAB ME BO BANG NYAM THAK
In these dark times, swiftly protect with your compassion
THUK JE
NYUR WA NYI DU KYOB DZO
We, disciples, who are destitute and without refuge.
LA MA YE
SHE TSO GYEL KHYEN NO
Lama Yeshe Tsogyel, thinks of us.
KHA CHO
DE CHEN TRONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the dakinis' city of great bliss.
DIK DEN
DAK SOK SI PAY TSO LE
Bring us, who have committed negative actions,
THAR PAY
DRONG KHYER CHEN POR DROL DZO
Cross the ocean of samsara, to the great city of liberation.
KA TER GYU
PAY LA MA KHYEN NO
Lama of the oral transmission and terma lineages, thinks of us.
ZUNG JUK
YE SHE LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of primordial wisdom, the union of appearance
and emptiness
DAK GYU
TRUL PAY MUN KHANG TOL NE
Break through the dark prison of our confused mind
TOK PAY
NYI MA SHAR WAR DZO CHIK
And make the sun of realization rise.
KUN KHYEN
DRI ME O ZER KHYEN NO
Omniscient Drime Ozer, thinks of us.
LHUN RUB
O NGEI LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of the five spontaneous lights.
KA DAK GONG
PAY TSAL CHEN DZOK NE
Help us to perfect the great display of mind, primordially pure,
NANG SHI
THA RU CHIN PAR DZO CHIK
And complete the four stages of Ati yoga.
NYAM ME
JO WO YAB SE KHYEN NO
Incomparable Atisha and your heart sons,
GA DEN LHA
GYE U NE ZIK SHIK
Amidst hundreds of deities, behold us from Tushita.
TONG NYI
NYING JEY NYING PO CHEN GYI
Bring about the birth in our mind stream
JANG SEM
GYU LA KYE WAR DZO CHIK
The bodhicitta, the essence of emptiness and compassion.
DRUB CHOK
MAR MI DAK SUM KHYEN NO
Supreme siddhas, Marpa, Milarepa, and Gampopa, think of us.
DE CHEN
DOR JE YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space of great vajra bliss.
DE TONG
CHAK CHEN CHOK NGO DRUB CHING
Enable us to attain the supreme siddhi of Mahamudra - bliss and emptiness
inseparable;
CHO KU NYING
U SE PAR DZO CHIK
Awaken the dharmakaya in our heart of hearts.
JIK TEN
WANG CHUK KAR MA PA KHYEN NO
Lord of the world, Karmapa, thinks of us.
KHA KHYAB
DRO DUL YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space where all beings, in numbers as vast as the sky,
are trained.
CHO KUN
DEN ME GYU MAR TOK NE
Bring us to see that all phenomena are like an illusion, without any true
existence,
NANG SEM
KU SUM CHAR WAR DZO CHIK
And to realize appearance and mind arising as the three kayas.
KA GYU CHE
ZHI CHUNG GYE KHYEN NO
Lamas of the four great and eight lesser Kagyu lineages, thinks of us.
RANG NANG
DAK PEI SHING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the realm of pure appearances that naturally arise.
NE KAB ZHI
YI TRUL PA SANG NE
Clear away the confusion of the four situations,
NAM TOK
THA RU CHIN PAR DZO CHIK
And bring us to the perfection of experience and realization.
JE TSUN
GONG MA NAM NGA KHYEN NO
Five Sakya forefathers, think of us.
KHOR DE
YER ME LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of samsara and nirvana inseparable.
NAM DAK
TA GOM CHO SUM DREL NE
Help us to blend together pure view, meditation and action;
SANG WAY
LAM CHOK TRO PAR DZO CHIK
Take us along the supreme path of the secret vajrayana.
NYAM ME
SHANG PA KA GYU KHYEN NO
Lamas of the unequalled Shangpa Kagyu, think of us.
NAM DAK
SANG GYE ZHING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the totally pure realms of Buddhas.
THAB DROL
NYAM LEN TSUL ZHIN JONG NE
Train us correctly in the methods of practice that bring liberation;
MI LOB ZUNG
JUK NYE PAR DZO CHIK
Lead us to discover the path of no more learning, the ultimate union.
DRUB CHEN
THANG TONG GYAL PO KHYEN NO
Great Siddha, Thangton Gyalpo, thinks of us.
TSOL ME
THUK JEY LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of effortless compassion.
DEN ME TOK
PAY TUL ZHUK DRUB NE
Enable us to attain the discipline that brings realization of
LUNG SEM
RANG WANG DU WAR DZO CHIK
Ultimate non-existence, and to master prana and mind.
PHA CHIK
DAM PA SANG GYE KHYEN NO
Only father, Dampa Sangya, thinks of us.
LE RAB DRUB
PAY YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space of the accomplishing supreme activity.
GYU PAY
CHIN LAB NYING LA ZHUK NE
Bring into our heart the blessing of the lineage,
TEN DREL
CHOK ME CHAR WAR DZO CHIK
And make auspicious signs arise in all directions.
MA CHIK
LAB KYI DRON MA KHYEN NO
Only mother, Labkyi Dronma, thinks of us.
SHE RAB
PHAR CHIN LONG NE SIK ZHIK
Behold us from the space of prajnaparamita.
DAK DZIN
NYEM CHE TSE NE CHO CHING
Enable us to uproot ego-clinging, the source of pride,
DAK ME TRO DRAL DEN THONG DZO CHIK
And see the truth of egolessness, beyond conception.
KUN KHYEN
DOL PO SANG GYE KHYEN NO
Omniscient Dolpa Sangya, thinks of us.
NAM KUN
CHOK DEN YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space endowed with all supreme aspects.
PHO WAY
UG NAM U MAR GAK NE
Help us to bring into the central channel, the prana of transference
PHO DRAL
DOR JEI KU THOB DZO CHIK
And to train the immovable vajra body.
JE TSUN
TA RA NA THA KHYEN NO
Jetsun Taranatha, thinks of us.
NAM SUM
PO NYAY YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space of the three mudras.
DOR JEY
SANG LAM GEK ME DRO NE
Help us to travel without obstacle, the secret vajra path,
JA LU KHA
CHO DRUB PAR DZO CHIK
And bring us to the attainment of a rainbow body, the enjoyment of all
space
JAM YANG
KHYEN TSE WANG PO KHYEN NO
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, thinks of us.
KHYEN NYI
YE SHE YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space of primordial wisdom that knows
MI SHE LO
YI MUN PA SANG NE
Clear away the mental darkness of ignorance;
KHYEN RAB
NANG WA GYE PAR DZO CHIK
Increase the luminosity of our supreme intelligence.
O SAL TRUL
PEI DOR JE KHYEN NO
Osel Tulpay Dorje, thinks of us.
JA ZER O
NGEI LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of the five rainbow lights
THIK LUNG
SEM KYI DRI ME DAK NE
Purify the stains from bindu, prana, and mind.
ZHON NU
BUM KUR CHANG CHUB DZO CHIK
And bring to the enlightenment of youthful vase body.
PE MA DO
NGAK LING PA KHYEN NO
Pema Do Ngak Lingpa, thinks of us.
DE TONG
GYUR ME LONG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of unchanging bliss and emptiness inseparable.
GYEL DANG
GYEL SE GONG PA THA DAK
Enable us to fulfill perfectly
DAK GI YONG
SU KONG NU DZO CHIK
The intentions of all the Buddha and bodhisattvas.
NGAK WANG
YON TEN GYA TSO KHYEN NO
Ngakwang Yonten Gyamtso, thinks of us.
YING YE
ZUNG JUK LONG NE SIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of space and primordial wisdom in union.
NANG WAY
DEN DZIN HRUL GYI ZHIK NE
May we stop taking appearances to be real;
GANG JUNG
LAM DU KHYER NU DZO CHIK
Develop our ability to carry onto the path whatever arises.
GYEL SE
LO DRO THA YE KHYEN NO
Bodhisattva Lodro Thaye, thinks of us.
JAM DANG
NYING JEI NGANG NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from your state of loving-kindness and compassion.
DRO KUN
DRIN CHEN PHA MA SHE NE
Enable us recognize all beings as our kind parents;
ZHEN PHEN
NYING NE DRUB NU DZO CHIK
Develop our ability to benefit others from the depth of our hearts.
PE MA GAR
GYI WANG CHUK KYEN NO
Pema Garyi Wangchuk, thinks of us.
DE CHEN
O SEL YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the expanse of great bliss and luminosity.
DUK NGA
YE SHE NGA RU DROL NE
Liberate the five poisons into five wisdom;
PANG THOB
NYI DZIN ZHIK PAR DZO CHIK
May our dualistic clinging to loss and gain disappear.
TEN NYI
YUNG DRUNG LING PA KHYEN NO
Tenyi Yungdrung Lingpa, thinks of us.
SID ZHI
NYAM NYI YING NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the space where samsara and nirvana are equal.
MO GU NAL
MA GYU LA KYE NE
Engender genuine devotion in our mind;
TOK DROL
DU NYAM CHEN POR DZO CHIK
Bring us to simultaneous realization and liberation.
DRIN CHEN
TSA WEI LAMA KHYEN NO
King root lama, thinks of us.
CHI TSUK
DE CHEN NE NE ZIK SHIK
Behold us from the place of great bliss on the crown of our head.
RANG RIK
CHO KUE RANG ZHAL JAL NE
Bring us to meet the very face of the dharmakaya, the awareness of our
true nature,
TSE CHIK
SANG GYE DRUB DZO CHIK
And in this very life, bring us to complete enlightenment.
KYE MA DAK
DREI SEM CHEN LE NGEN DIK TO CHE
Alas, sentient beings like ourselves, who have committed negative actions,
THOK ME
DU NE KHOR WAR YUN RING KHYAM
Wander in samsara from beginningless time.
DA RUNG
DUK NGAL THA ME NYONG GYUR WAY
Still experiencing endless suffering,
KYO SHE
YE CHIK TSAM YANG MA KYE PAY
We do not feel even an instant of repentance.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
NGE JUNG
TING NE KYE WAR CHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that renunciation arise from the depth of our heart.
DAL JOR
THOB KYANG MI TSE TONG ZE KHEN
Although we have attained a precious human birth with leisure and resources,
we waste it in vain,
DON ME TSE
DIR JHA WAY TAK TU YENG
Constantly distracted by the activities of this hollow life.
DON CHEN
THAR PA DRUB LA LE LO KHYER
When it comes to accomplishing the great goal of liberation, we are overcome
by laziness
NOR BUY
LING NE LAK TONG LOK GYUR PAY
And return empty-handed from a land filled with jewels.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
MI LU DON
DEN DRUB PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we make this life meaningful.
MI SHI SA
TENG LU PA CHIK KYANG ME
There is no one on this earth that will not die.
DA TA CHIK
JE NYI THU PHA ROL DRO
Even now, people are passing away, one after the other.
RANG YANG
NYUR WA NYI DU CHI GO KYANG
We also soon must die,
YUN RING
DO DRAB CHE PAY NYING RUL PO
But like a fool, we plan to livelong.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUK DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
LONG ME
LO NA THUNG WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we curtail all our scheming.
NYING DU
DUK PAY DZA SHE SO SOR DRAL
We will be separated from our closest friends.
SER NAY
SAK PAY NOR DZE ZHEN GYI CHO
Others will enjoy the wealth we as misers kept.
CHE PAY
LU KYANG SHUL DU BOR NE SU
Even our body we hold so dear would be left behind,
NAM SHE
BAR DO TOL ME KHOR WAR KHYAM
And our consciousness will wander without direction in the bardo of samsara.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
CHI KYANG
GO ME TOK PAR JIN GYI LOP
Bless us that we realize the futility of this life.
JIK PAY
MUN PA NAK POE NGON NE SU
In front, the black darkness of fear waits to take us in;
LE GYI LUNG
MAR DRAK PO GYAB NE DE
From behind, we are chased by the fierce red wind of karma.
MI DUK SHIN
JE PHO NAY DEK CHING TSOK
The hideous messengers of the lord of death beat and stab us,
ZO KA NGEN
DROY DUK NGAL NYONG GO NA
And so we must experience the unbearable sufferings of the lower realms.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
NGEN SONG
YANG LE THAR WAR JHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we are liberated from chasms of lower realms.
RANG KYON
RO WO TSAM YANG KHONG DU BE
We conceal within ourselves a mountain of faults;
ZHEN KYON
TIL DRU TSAM YANG DROK CHING MO
Yet, we put down others and broadcast their shortcomings, though they
be minute as a sesame seed.
YON TEN
CHUNG ZE ME KYANG ZANG POR LOM
Though we have not the slightest good qualities, we boast saying how great
we are.
CHO PAY
MING TAK CHO MIN KHO NA CHO
We have the label of Dharma practitioners, but practice only non-Dharma.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
RANG DO
NGA GYAL ZHI WAR CHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we loose our pride and self-centredness.
TEN PHUNG
DAK DZIN GONG PO KHONG DU CHUK
We conceal within the demon of ego-clinging that always brings us to ruin.
SAM TSE
THAM CHE NYON MONG PHEL WAY GYU
All our thoughts cause kleshas to increase.
JHE TSE
THAM CHE MI GEY DRE BU CHEN
All our actions have non-virtuous results.
THAR PAY
LAM DU CHOK TSAM MA CHIN PAY
We have not even turned towards the path of liberation.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
NGAR DZIN
TSE NE CHO PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that grasping onto a self be uprooted.
TO ME TSAM
LA GA DANG MA GA KYE
A little praise makes us happy; a little blame makes us sad.
TSIK NGEN
TSAM LA ZO PAY GO CHA SHOR
With a few harsh words, we loose the armor of our patience.
NYAM TAK
THONG YANG NYING JEY SEM MI KYE
Even if we see those who are destitute, no compassion arises.
JIN YUL
JUNG DU SER NAY DU PAY CHING
When there is an opportunity to be generous, we are tied in knots by greed.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
SEM GYU
CHO DANG DRE PA JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that our mind be one with the Dharma.
KHOR WA
NYING PO ME LA NYING POR ZUNG
We think samsara is worthwhile, when it is not.
TO GO CHIR
DU TEN DUN LING GI BOR
We give up our higher vision for the sake of food and clothes.
KHO GU TSANG
YANG GO GO CHI CHIR MANG
Although we have all that is needed, we constantly want more.
MI DEN GYU
MAY CHO GYI RANG SEM LU
Our minds are deceived by unreal, illusory phenomena.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
TSE DI LO
YI THONG WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we let go of the attachment to this life.
LU SEM DUK
NGAL TRA MOANG MI ZO KYANG
Not able to endure the merest physical or mental pain.
NGEN DROR
DRO LA MI TSER NYING DOL CHEN
With blind courage, we do not hesitate to fall into lower realms.
GYU DRE
LU ME NGON SUM THONG ZHIN DU
Although we see directly the unfailing law of cause and effect,
GE WA MI
DRUB DIK PAY YO LANG PHEL
We do not act virtuously, but increase our wholesome activity.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
LE LA YI
CHE KYE WAR CHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we come to trust completely in the law of karma.
DRA LA DANG
SEM NYEN LA CHAK SEM KYE
We hate our enemies and cling to friends.
LANG DOR
NE LA TI MUK MUN TAR THOM
Lost in the darkness of ignorance, we do not know what to accept of reject.
CHO ZHIN
CHO TSE JHING MUK NYI WANG SHOR
When practicing Dharma, we fall into dullness, drowsiness, and sleep.
CHO MIN
CHO TSE WANG PO SAL CHING DRUNG
When not practicing Dharma, we are clever and our senses are clear.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
NYON MONG
DRA WO CHOM PAR JING GYI LOB
Bless us that we overcome our enemy, the kleshas.
CHI NE TE
NA YANG DAK CHO PAY ZUK
From the outside, we appear to be genuine Dharma practitioners;
NANG DU
RANG SEM CHO DANG MA DRE PAY
On the inside, our minds have not blended with the Dharma.
DRUL DUK
ZHIN DU NYON MONG KONG NA BE
We conceal our kleshas inside like a poisonous snake,
KYEN NGEN
TRE TSE CHO PAY TSANG TAK TON
Yet when difficult situations arise, the hidden faults of a poor practitioner
come to light.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
RANG GYU
RANG GI THUL WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we ourselves are able to tame our mind.
RANG KYON
NGEN PA RANG GI MA TOK PAY
Not recognizing our own faults,
CHO PAY
ZUK ZUNG CHO MIN NA TSOK CHO
We take the form of a Dharma practitioner, while engaging in non-Dharmic
pursuits.
NYO MONG
MI GEY LE LA SHUK KYI GOM
We are habituated to kleshas and non-virtuous activity.
GE LO YANG
YANG KYE KYANG YANG YANG CHE
Again and again virtuous intentions arise; again and again they are cut
off.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
RANG KYON
RANG GI THONG WAR JING GYI LOB
Bless us that we see our own faults.
ZHAK RE
SONG ZHIN CHI LA PHAR PHAR NYE
With the passing of each day, we come closer and closer to death.
NYIN RE
LONG ZHIN RANG GYU CHI CHIR GYONG
As each day arrives, our mind gets more and more rigid.
LAMA TEN
ZHIN MO GU RIM GYI DRIB
Though we serve the lama. Our devotion is gradually obscured.
CHE LA TSE
DUNG DAK NANG JE CHUNG SONG
Our love, affection, and pure outlook, towards our Dharma friends diminish.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
MU GO RANG
GYU THUL WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we tame our obstinate mind.
KHYAB DRO
SEM KYE SOL DEB CHE NA YANG
Although we have take refuge, engendered bodhicitta, and made prayers,
MO GU NYING
JE TING NE MA KYE PAY
Devotion and compassion have not arisen in the depth of our being.
TSIK TSAM
WANG GYUR CHO CHO GE JOR NAM
Dharma activity and the practice of virtue have turned into hollow words.
JED LO TSAM
LE GYU THOK MA KHEL WAY
Our empty achievements are many, but none more have moved our mind.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
CHI CHE
CHO SU DRO WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that whatever we do is harmony with Dharma.
DAK DE DO
LE DUG NGAL THAM CHE JUNG
All suffering arises from wanting our own happiness;
ZHEN PEN
SEM GYI SANG GYE DRUB SUNG KYANG
Although it is taught that enlightenment is attained through benefiting
others,
SEM CHOK
KYE CHING RANG DO PHUK TU CHUK
We engender bodhicitta, while secretly cherishing our own desires.
ZHEN PEN
TA CHI ZHEN NO ZHOR LA BRUB
We do not benefit others, and further, we even unconsciously harm them.
LAMA KYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
DAK ZHEN
JE PAR NU PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we are able to exchange self for others.
SANG GYE
NGO NANG LAMA MI RU ZUNG
Our lama is actually the appearance of the Buddha himself,
But we take him to be an ordinary human being.
DAM ZAB
TON PAY KA DRIN NGANG GI JE
We come to forget the lama's kindness in giving us profound instructions.
RANG DO
MA JUNG TSE NA YI CHE GOM
We are upset if we do not get what we want.
DZE CHO
NAM LA THE TSOM LOK TA DRIB
We see the lama's activity and behaviour through the veil of doubts and
wrong views.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
MO GU DRIB
ME PHEL WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that free of obscurations, our devotion increase.
RANG SEM
SANG GYE YIN KYANG NGO MA SHE
Our own mind is the Buddha, but we do not recognize it.
NAM TOK
CHO KU YIN KYANG DON MA TOK
All concepts are the dhamakaya, but we do not realize it.
MA CHO NYUK
MA YIN KYANG KYONG MA NU
This is the uncontrived natural state, but we cannot sustain it.
RANG BAB
NE LUK YIN KYANG YI MA CHE
This is the true nature of the mind, settled into itself, but we are unable
to believe it.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
RANG RIK
RANG SAR DROL WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that self-awareness be liberated into its ground.
YONG NGE
CHI WA NYING NE DREN MA THUB
Death is certain to come, but we are unable to take this to heart.
PHEN NGE
DAM CHO TSUL ZHIN DRUB MA NU
Genuine Dharma is certain to benefit, but we are unable to practice correctly.
DEN NGE
LE DRE LANG DOR TSUL ZHIN ME
The truth of karma, is certain, but we do not decide correctly what to
give up and accept.
GO NGE DREN
SHE MA TEN YENG WAY KHYER
It is certainly necessary to be mindful and alert, but these qualities
are not stable in us, and we are carried away by distraction.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
YENG ME
DREN PAY ZIN PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we stay mindful with no distractions.
NGON LE
NGEN PAY NYIK MAY DU THAR KYE
Out of previous negative karma, we are born at the end this degenerate
time.
NGAR JE
THAM CHE DUK NGAL GYU RU SONG
Al our previous actions have become the cause of suffering.
DROK NGEN
NAM KYI DIK PAY DRIB MAY YOK
Bad friends cast over us, the shadow of their negative actions.
DON ME LENG
MO GE JOR YENG WAY KHYER
Our practice of virtue is corrupted by meaningless gossip.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JE NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
CHO LA NYING
RU NU PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we take the Dharma deep to heart.
DANG POR
SAM GYU CHO LE ME PA LA
At first there is nothing but Dharma on our mind.
THA MA DRUB
DRE KHOR WA NGEN SONG GYU
But at the end, the result is the cause of samsara and lower realms.
THAR PAY
LO TOK MI GEY SE KYI CHOM
The harvest of liberation is destroyed by the frost of unwholesome activity.
TEN DUN
NYE PAY MU GO DAK DRA NAM
We, like wild savages, have lost our ultimate vision.
LAMA KHYEN
NO THUK JEY NYUR DU ZIK
Lama, thinks of us, beholds us swiftly with compassion.
DAM CHO
THA RU CHIN PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that within we bring the genuine Dharma to perfection.
KYO SHE
TING NE KYE WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that repentance arise deep from within.
LONG ME
LO NA THUNG WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we curtail all our scheming.
CHI WA NYING
NE DREN PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that from the depth of our heart, we remember death.
LE LA YI
CHE KYE WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we develop certainty in the law of karma.
LAM LA BAR
CHE ME PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that our path is free of obstacles.
DRUB LA
TSON DRU NU PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we are able to exert ourselves in practice.
KHYEN NGEN
LAM DU LONG WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we bring difficult situations into the path.
NYEN PO
RANG TSUK THUB PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that antidotes, through their own power, are completely effective.
CHO MIN
MO GU KYE WAR CHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that genuine devotion arise.
NE LUK RANG
ZHEL JEL WAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we see the very face of the mind's true nature.
RANG RIK
NYING U SE PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that self-awareness awaken in the center of our heart.
TRUL NANG
ZHI TSA CHO PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that delusive appearances are completely eliminated.
TSE CHIK
SANG GYE DRUB PAR JIN GYI LOB
Bless us that we achieve enlightenment in one lifetime.
SOL WA DEB
SO LA MA RIN PO CHE
We pray to you, precious lama.
DUNG WAY
BO DO DRIN CHEN CHO KYI JE
Kind lama, lord of Dharma, we call out to you with longing.
KAL ME DAK
LA RE SA KHYO LE ME
For us, unworthy ones, you are the only hope.
THUK YI
YER ME DRE PAR CHIN GYI LOB
Bless us that your mind blends with ours.