The Path of Compassion: A Biography of Hor shul Khenpo Gelek Palsang Rinpoche — A Liturgy That Gathers in One Place the Words of Blessing of the Guru Who Ripens the Wise and Perfects the Virtuous

Composed by Cang Chöyang Langdröl (Yike Lama)

1、Jiangni Gendi Zengqing Lama La (Venerable guru of great kindness, embodiment of all sources of refuge)

2、Sowa Deso Tuji Xuanjie Re (I pray with sincerity: look upon me with eyes of great compassion)

3、Kuwa Yinba Luoba Xunji Luo (Bless me to be free from craving and attachment to saṃsāra)

4、Linjiong Dela Jiwa Xunji Luo (Bless renunciation to arise within my mindstream)

5、Caiduo Luoyi Tuwa Xunji Luo (Bless me to relinquish this life from within my heart)

6、Lianggua Rechu Renba Xunji Luo (Bless me to dwell joyfully among the mountains)

7、Zhuomei Luode Zhanba Xunji Luo (Bless me to find joy at heart in remembering that I have no companion)

8、Gumei Jina Geiwa Xunji Luo (Bless freedom from seeking to arise within my mindstream)

9、Danqun Niangbo Lengba Xunji Luo (Bless me to obtain the precious essence of the freedoms and advantages in full)

10、Quewa Niangni Zhanba Xunji Luo (Bless me to remember death from the depths of my heart)

11、Moda Jiena Jiewa Xunji Luo (Bless impermanence to arise within my mindstream)

12、Nanqiu Qiaomei Zhanba Xunji Luo (Bless me to remember the uncertainty of death)

13、Luozhu Pamei Xiba Xunji Luo (Bless me to know the beings of the six realms as my parents)

14、Caimei Niangji Jiewa Xunji Luo (Bless immeasurable great compassion to arise)

15、Geizhu Langdu Xiba Xunji Luo (Bless me to know what to adopt and reject among virtue and wrongdoing)

16、Jingji Laomei Tunwa Xunji Luo (Bless me to see directly that cause and effect are unfailing)

17、Qula Niangyi Niba Xunji Luo (Bless me to be diligent and capable in the genuine Dharma)

18、Langsheng Qudang Niba Xunji Luo (Bless my own mind to enter the genuine Dharma)

19、Jing’ang Zhusi Qiawa Xunji Luo (Bless adverse conditions to appear as companions)

20、Rangzhen Caiwa Yuba Xunji Luo (Bless the delusion of dualistic grasping to subside)

21、Cairang Dianba Qiawa Xunji Luo (Bless illusory appearances to manifest as insubstantial)

22、Dade Lama Zhanba Xunji Luo (Bless me always to remember the guru)

23、Moge Dangni Jiwa Xunji Luo (Bless profound devotion and faith to arise)

24、Langchu Namei Qiawa Xunji Luo (Bless all that exists and appears to manifest as the guru)

25、Tuye Yemei Niba Xunji Luo (Bless me to merge inseparably with the guru’s wisdom mind)

26、Dawa Taza Duoba Xunji Luo (Bless the realization of my view to be free from extremes)

27、Gunba Kuye Jiba Xunji Luo (Bless my meditation to remain continuously in accord)

28、Xueba Langzhu Zawa Xunji Luo (Bless my conduct to be free from accepting and rejecting)

29、Nüwa Gesheng Shangba Xunji Luo (Bless me to accomplish the buddhahood of the three kāyas)

This prayer to the lineage gurus of the vidyādhara lineage, composed by Yike Lama, condenses the essential meaning of the nine vehicles of the Nyingma tradition. It encompasses supplications for the guru’s blessing and all the essential Dharma teachings from renunciation through Dzogchen, and it also serves as a concise recitation text for guidance on the Dzogchen preliminaries. The lineage disciples of Yike Lama all use it in their daily liturgy. Hor shul Khenpo Gelek Palsang Rinpoche specifically shared this teaching with Chinese disciples to establish a Dharma connection, hoping that through diligent practice they might attain in this very life the fruition of the primordial protector, Samantabhadra Buddha.

This text was transmitted by Hor shul Khenpo Gelek Palsang Rinpoche privately to Chokyi Nyima. At his request, Yuanqian translated it at Larung in 2002.