Sole unfailing and constant Refuge, Lord of the Mandala,Most kind and precious Root Guru, hold me with your compassion;When I, providing only for this life,Ignore death and waste the freedoms and favourable circumstances.

Human life, this fleeting gesture like a dream,If it is happy, that is well, if it is unhappy, that is well;Without worrying about joy and suffering,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

This human life, like a candle in the wind,If it is long, that is well, if it is short, that is well;Without further tightening the grip of the ego,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

All those actions, like an illusory lure,If they succeed, that is well, if they fail, that is well;Rejecting, like hay, whatever carries the eight worldly concerns,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

This company of friends and relatives, a flight of birds at the top of a tree,If it is assembled, that is well, if it is dispersed, that is well;Without letting others lead me by the nose,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

The Heart Nectar of the Saints -- A Prayer of Aspiration Which Comprisesthe Essential Points of the Oral Teachings (1)

His Holiness Dudjom RinpocheIssue no.14

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This illusory body, like a centenary ruin,If it survives, that is well, if it collapses, that is well;Without bothering with food, clothing or medicine,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

This religious position, like a child’s game,If it is kept, that is well, if it is lost, that is well;Without deceiving myself with a host of diversions,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

Those gods and demons, like reflections in a mirror,If they bring benefit, that is well, if they bring harm, that is well;Without taking my own phantasms as enemies,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

Those delusive chatters like trackless echoes,If they are pleasant, that is well, if they are unpleasant, that is well;Taking to witness the Three Jewels and my own conscience,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

That which is useless in times of need, like the antlers of a stag,If one knows it that is well, or if not, that is well;Without simply placing my faith in the diverse sciences,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

Those religious assets which are like a violent poison,If they come, that is well, if they do not come, that is well;Without wasting my life to the sin of dishonest acquirement,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

This appearance of grandeur, like a dog’s dropping wrapped in brocade,If one gets it, that is well, if one does not get it, that is well;Having smelled the rottenness of my own head,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

Those relationships, like gatherings in the market place,If they are harmonious, that is well, if they are rowdy, that is well;Cutting the ties of passionate attachments from the bottom of the heart,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma.

Those material goods, like a Treasure discovered in a dream,If one possesses them, that is well, if one does not have them, that is well;Without deceiving others by flattery and assent,May I sincerely practise the Supreme Dharma. …. (To be Continued)

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

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