November 4th, 2017, the full moon day of the 9th Tibetan month, will mark the 49th day since the passing into liberation of His Holiness 33rd Menri Trizen Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima Rinpoche. Although His Holiness has liberated and therefore has no need for traveling through the experience of the six realms of cyclic existence in the bardo, these 49 days are marked as an auspicious time to make offerings and perform virtue in order to generate powerful benefit for both ourselves and others. For ordinary beings who have died, we make offerings and perform ritual in order to support them. In this case, we make offerings and perform ritual to generate merit which we dedicate for the benefit of all suffering beings. This is also a powerful time to connect with the presence of His Holiness, receive his blessings, renew commitments made to him, and to remember the teachings and guidance that he offered.
Offerings for the Lama
EMAHO!
Within a completely pure and unchanging manifested realm,
is the spiritual master, the essence of the Enlightened Ones of the three times.
In order for the migrating beings of the six realms to cross the ocean of cyclic existence,
please remain seated upon the jeweled throne, on faultless cushions of a radiant lotus, sun and moon
within an unsurpassed palace of the immeasurable three places.
AH OM HUNG CHI PAR RAYNA TA TSEN RA YO DZA
Prostrations
EMAHO!
To the lama who is the embodiment of all of the Victors and spiritual masters,
who acts principally through the accomplishment of Bön for sentient beings who are as limitless as the sky,
I offer prostrations with my body,
prostrating with my arms, legs and head!
I prostrate with my speech,
chanting with a joyous and inspired melody!
I prostrate with my mind,
prostrating with single-pointed motivation and devotion!
May the negative actions and defilements of my three doors become purified!
AH OM HUNG CHI PAR RAYNA KO PUNG AKSHO TRI TSE GU DÜN HRUN
Admission of Wrongdoing and Purification
Before a supreme object of refuge, in the presence of my principal lama,
from the beginning until today,
I admit my actions of wrongdoing and non-virtue.
I admit corrupting the three vows and defiling the promises that I’ve made.
I admit my pretension even though not understanding the nature of mind.
Please bestow complete purification and the supreme attainment!
AH OM HUNG CHI PAR RAYNA KO PUNG AKSHO TRI TSE U DUK SHA YA NI SOHA
Mandala
EMAHO!
To the great, unmatched lama possessing characteristics,
I present unequaled external, internal, and secret offerings.
Externally, I offer the environment and the beings within it.
Furthermore, I offer my own body and its vitality as an ornament.
I present these offerings with non-attachment.
Internally, I offer the arising of my mental and physical aggregates.
I offer my accumulated realization that whatever arises as a subject and object is illusory.
Furthermore, I present these offerings within the vast space of self-liberation.
Secretly, I offer the natural radiance of my unborn mind,
which is unceasing, and understands whatever arises as enlightened manifestation and wisdom.
Furthermore, I present these offerings within a completely vast and all-pervasive space.
AH OM HUNG CHI PAR RAYNA ZUR NAM DÉ SHO HA RA TIM TIM YÉ SOHA
The Five Offerings
EMAHO!
Free from extremes and unchanging is the container of my mind.
Free from elaborations, I establish the wick of great self-liberation.
I fill the lamp of authentic, completely pervasive great bliss.
To the One who has characteristics, I present this butter lamp to look upon with the eye.
This unmoving and naturally clear incense burner
is filled with the non-grasping, radiantly clear light of pure incense.
The fresh and continuous smoke permeates everywhere.
I present this incense to the Protector of beings.
This unfabricated and self-clear water offering bowl
is filled with unobstructed, playfully self-arising offering water.
Including various ornaments of non-attachment such as nectar and medicine,
I present this offering water for the enjoyment of the Dimension of great kindness.
The primordial Buddha of the conch shell of the mind
is filled with manifested experience and realization like the utpal flower.
Radiating the wonderful light of spontaneously benefitting others,
I present this flower of enlightened activity to the Heart of great kindness.
AH OM HUNG NÉ TING SHIM PÖ DANG RA BONG NGÉ NÉ RA ZUR NAM DÉ SHO HA RA TIM TIM SOHA
Praise of the Enlightened State
EMAHO!
At the crown of my head, the changeless palace of great bliss,
abides the state of Künzang, completely equipoised and free from extremes.
I pray to the dimension of the Bön lamas,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
At the neck, the space of the palace of Ogmin,
are the peaceful and wrathful deities who have the major and minor characteristics.
I pray to the dimension of lamas of the Dzok ku,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
At the center of the heart
is the realm of the manifested subduer of migrating beings,
the One who teaches whatever is needed and performs a variety of enlightened activity.
I pray to the dimension of manifested Lamas,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
To the collective of all the victorious Lamas who have the endowments of leisure and fortune,
who teach the entire collection of scripture with completely pure speech,
who have the extensive wisdom of knowledge and kindness, and a mind free from elaboration,
who protect migrating beings like their own children with the exalted qualities that arise,
and who have spontaneous enlightened activity as limitless as the sky,
I pray to these unrivalled Lamas,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
I pray to Those who are unrivaled and who have perfected the Three Bodies,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
I pray to Those whose speech is an ornament of the world,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
I pray to Those who blaze like the incomparable udum flower,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
I pray to Those who are free of defilements and have the two kinds of knowledge,
please hold the migrating beings of the six realms in your compassion and loosen the mind-stream!
Receiving the Accomplishments
You, my Lama, who has brought cyclic existence and nirvana under your power,
I, and your other followers, pray
please bestow benefits that are as limitless as the sky to migrating beings!
Please grant our wishes to be continuously without separation from your presence!
Continuously hold us with your unequalled compassion!
Aspiration Prayer
Until I obtain complete enlightenment,
not born into a negative place,
may I obtain a body of renunciation with the advantages of the leisures and fortunes.
Having practiced the three trainings and loosened the mind stream, and having traveled the paths and the grounds,
from the state of complete Buddhahood,
may I accomplish benefit that is equal to the vastness of the sky!
Translated from the Tibetan by Raven Cypress Wood on the occasion of the passing of His Holiness 33rd Menri Trizen Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima Rinpoche
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