Dudjom Rinpoche Print Media

H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche Print Media

Heart Nectar of the Saints:
A Prayer of Aspiration that Condenses the Essence of the Oral Teachings

Sole unfailing and unchanging refuge, lord of the mandala,
Most precious and kind root guru, hold me with compassion
When I squander the freedoms and endowments,
Ignoring death, providing only for this life.

This fleeting human life, like a dream,
If it’s happy that’s all right, if it’s unhappy, that’s all right.
Without concern for happiness or sorrow
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching.

This mortal existence, like a candle in the wind,
If it’s long that’s all right, if it’s short that’s all right.
Without intensifying the tight grip of the ego
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching. ...

... These relationships, like gatherings on a market day,
If they’re loving that’s all right, if they’re spiteful that’s all right.
Cutting the ties of passionate attachment from deep within the heart
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching.

This material wealth, like what’s found in a dream,
If it’s acquired that’s all right, if it’s not that’s all right.
Without deceiving others by flattery and assent
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching. ...

... This temperament of mine, like the stiff hide of a butter bag,
If I do not soften it the Dharma and my mind will never blend.
Without indulging the child that is born from myself
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching.

These ingrained bad habits, like the course of a river,
If I do not eliminate them I cannot part from the profane.
Without delivering weapons into the hands of the enemy
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching.

These distractions, like the ceaseless rippling of water,
If I do not reject them there is no way to become steadfast.
When I have the freedom of choice, without devoting myself to samsara
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching.

The guru’s blessing, like the warming of water and earth,
If I do not receive it there is no way to recognize my own true nature.
When I step on the short path, without turning in circles
May I constantly practice the supreme teaching. ... See full text