A Prayer to Setrab
CHÖ KYÖN SE TRAB CHEN PÖ TRIN CHÖL SHUQ SO Prayer to the Great Protector Setrab Chen DE TONG YIN TANG KAR SHUG NÄ CHOQ NÄ DAG GI GÖN PUNG CHEN PO SE TRAB CHEN TRÜL PA YANG TRÜL KHOR TSOG BUM DHEY PUNG NYING NÄ CHEN DREN NÄ DIR SHEK SU SÖL From the…
Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara Dedication Prayer
May all beings everywhere Plagued by sufferings of body and mind, Obtain an ocean of happiness and joy By virtue of my merits. May no living creature suffer, Commit evil or ever fall ill. May no one be afraid or belittled, With a mind weighed down by depression. May the blind see forms And the…
Eight Verses of Training the Mind
By Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa 1054-1123 With the determination to accomplish The highest welfare for all sentient beings Who surpass even a wish-granting jewel I will learn to hold them supremely dear. Whenever I associate with others I will learn To think of myself as the lowest among all And respectfully hold others to be…
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva
Having firmly seized the Awakening Mind in this way, Conqueror’s Children must never waver; Always should they exert themselves To never stray from their practice. In the case of reckless actions Or of deeds not well considered, Although a promise may have been made, It is fit to reconsider whether I should do them or…
Three Principle Paths
Written by Lord Lama Je Tsongkhapa (Lozang Dragpa Sumati Kirti) I bow to the high and holy lamas. As far as I am able I shall explain the essence of all high teachings of the Victors, the path that their holy sons commend, the entry point for the fortunate seeking freedom. Listen with a pure…
Lama Chopa Sadhana
Taking Refuge DE-CHEN NGANG-LAE RANG-NYI LA-MA-LHA, From a state of Great Bliss I manifest as a Guru-Yidam. GANG-DER SAEL-WAE KU-LAE WOE-ZER-TSOk From my transparent body, a profusion of light-rays CHOk-CHUR TrOE-PAE NOE-CHUE JIN-LAP-PAE, Radiates to the ten directions, blessing the beings and their environment…