Dharma Daily Practice
Dharma Daily Practice
Dharma Daily Practice
Aspiration Bodhichitta
All mother sentient beings , limitless as the sky, especially those enemies who hate me,
obstructors who harm me, and those who create obstacles on my path to liberation and all
knowingness; may they experience happiness, and be separated from suffering.
I will quickly establish them in the state of the most perfect and precious buddhahood.x3
Action Bodhichitta
Thus until I achieve enlightenment, I perform virtuous deeds with body speech and mind.
Until death, I perform virtuous deeds with my body speech and mind.
From now until this time tomorrow, I perform virtuous deeds with my body speech and mind.
The Buddha replied, "There are six: generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, and
wisdom."
1. Giving
2. Discipline
3. Patience
4. Joyful persisting effort
5. Concentration
6. Wisdom (emptiness)
ka kha ga gha nga/ tsa tsaa dza dzha nya /ta taa da dha na/
“Regarding dharmas that arise from a cause, the Tathagata taught their cause and also their
cessation. Those were the words of the Great Mendicant.”
BENEFITS:
This mantra is used to stabilize the power of blessings in one’s mantra recitation, as well as
to purify dharma practice, especially any misunderstandings of the view.
Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Mantra
Om vajrasattva samaya
Manupalaya
Vajrasattva denopatista
Drido me bhawa
Suto kayo me bhava
Supo kayo me bhava
Anu rakto me bhava
Sarwa siddhi mem prayatsa
7 line prayer
DUSUM SANGYE
From the ocean of milk the 84000 collections of Dharmas, You churned the essence , which
is called the holy fivefold Dharma, I bow down before Phagmodrupa, the skillfull one who
showed the unsurpassable path through which the fortunate ones attain the realization of
Vajradhara in one lifetime.
The natural mode of existence of all phenomena is the central understanding of the Buddha,
the innate spontaneously arisen Mahamudra.
The nature of mind is revealed by the victorious Drikungpa. Father, your heart sons, and the
lineage gurus, Please protect us.
The Common Preliminaries:
Alas this human body with its leisure and opportunity is aquired with great difficulty.
Through it the meaning of life can be achieved.
If I fail to accomplish this benefit,
How shall I ever obtain this perfect opportunity again?
A body such as this is impermanent and will surely die.
This life is imperiled like a butter lamp extinguished by the wind.
Phenomena are momentary, transient and perishing.
Birth in any of the realms of the six classes of beiings
Allows for no chance for happiness, but rather is the cause of suffering.
Because such births are the cause of positive and negative karmic processes of causes and
results..
Those who aspire to liberation should abandon non virtue and accumulate virtue.
Impermanence:
Composite objects are impermanent, subject to decay.
All transient beings, because of births must die.
The time of Death is uncertain, like dew drops on a blade of grass.
I am ready to persevere to rapidly reach the quintessential goal.
Upon this sits the kind root lama in the form of a vajra holder possessing the 7 qualities.
Sky blue color, holding in 2 hands a vajra and bell crossed at the heart.
In back is Prajnaparamita proclaiming the lion roar of the relative and ultimate dharma
teachings of the triple vehicles.
On the left are the compassionate bodhisattvas and surrounding them are the sanghas of
the 3 yanas.
Around the throne are the Protectors of the holy dharma, an ocean of guardians, like
billowing clouds.
Refuge:
To the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha the Yidams and Dharma Protectors,
all the supreme objects of refuge,
for protection from all the terrors
of the sufferings of samsara,
I go for refuge until enlightened. X3
Above my head is a white lotus with a moon disk and hum syllable:
Which becomes a vajra with a hum in its centre radiating light
Which removes the veils of all beings and makes offerings to all victors.
It returns and merges with the HUM, which transforms into Vajrasattva the essence of our
own Root Lama.
And bestow the vase empowerment, pouring water , filling his body.
The water overflows from his head, becoming the crown of five families and the
Empowerment Deities then dissolve into Vajrasattva.
OFFERINGS:
Praise:
Vajrasattva, Great Hero,
Totality of the Vajra Thus Gone Ones,
Primordial Vajra, All-Goodness,
Homage to the Vajra Holder.
VISUALISATION DURING MANTRA RECITATION
At Vajrasattva’s heart is a moon standing upon it, a Vajra with a HUM in its centre , circled by
the 100 syllable mantra.
Light radiates forth and purifies the sins of beings of the six realms.
They manifest as vajrasattva.
The light returns and merges into the mantra and seed syllable.
DEDICATION
Dorje Chang Chen, Tili, Naro and Marpa , Milarepa, Gampopa, Phagmodrupa,and lord
Drikungpa, all the Kagyu Lamas please bless me
By this virtue may I overcome all obstacles, by seeing all, and cross this sea with waves of
birth, sickness, age, and death - this world of confusion.
May precious bodhichitta arise where it has not been, where it has never decrease,but grow
higher and higher,
I pray the lama has perfect health, I pray the lama has a long life, I pray all activities flourish.
Bless me not to part from the Lama.
As hero Manjushri became wise and likewise did Samantabhadra, so I will follow in their
example and share this merit with all beings.
By the great blessing of the Buddha who attained the three buddha bodies
By the great blessing of the truth of unchangeable Dharma as such
By the great blessing of the union of the indivisible Sangha.
So by the sharing of this merit may this aspiration be fulfilled.