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Aa Ra Pa Tsa Na
Begin with three mindful prostrations. Be seated comfortably either in a chair or on a cushion on the ground.
If on the ground, sit with legs crossed. Hold the 108-bead Mala in your left hand.
NAMO MANJU NATHA YA
NAMO BUDDHA YA
NAMO DHARMA YA
NAMO SANGHA YA 3x
INVOCATION OF THE ARYA MANJUSHRI
Upon a moon disk at my heart, a DHI syllable issues rays of light, becomes Manjushri
who is none other than my Guru encircled by Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Guru and the deity become one.
With mudra of invocation and absorption: OM VAJRA SAMA JA
NAMO GURU BYA NAMO MANJUGOSHA YA
May all beings have happiness and the cause of happiness (LOVE)
May they be free from suffering and the cause of suffering (COMPASSION)
May they never part from the happiness that knows no suffering (JOY)
May they dwell in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion to those near and far. (EQUANIMITY)
OFFERINGS
Recite the following mantras while performing the mudras:
OM ARGHAM, PADHYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GANDHE, NAIVIDYE, SHABDA
Seven Limb Prayer
I give honour to the sublime Triple Gem. To accomplish my own and other's wishes
One by one I confess all unwholesome deeds, I will practice Bodhicitta,
I rejoice in the wholesome deeds of all beings, By practicing the excellent Bodhi mind
hold in mind the Buddha's perfect Bodhicitta. I will host all living beings as my guest,
The Buddha's Dharma and the exalted field Will repeat this perfect conduct time and time again.
I will honour till I reach enlightenment. May I reach Buddhahood swiftly! 3x if possible
PURIFICATION
My heart is an empty eggshell. Inside it, the letter DHI radiates light waves which
dispel the inner darkness of ignorance and transform my body into clarity.
OM SVA BHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVA BHAVA SHUDDHO HUM
OM VAJRA SAMA JA
Pause
JA HUM BAM HO
Again the light rays shine out, invoking the five Mandala deities.
OM VAJRA SAMA JA
ABHI SHYE CATU MAM
Mandala deities uttering OM VAJRI BHAVA ABHI SHYE HUM
Thus causes the induction that fills the body and cleanses the dirt. Excess water flows up to mark Akshobya
on the crown. Light rays issue from both the Wisdom Chakra and the Mantra at one's heart, dispelling the
delusions and Karmic habits of beings, transforming each being into a Manjushri. The summation of the
blessings of Gurus, Yidams, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, their knowledge, compassion and power, unifies with
the Wisdom Chakra of each being. Thus I imagine our being is now consecrated.
MANTRA
OM AA RA PA TSA NA DHI as many as possible
In one exhalation recite DHI as much as possible. Imagine the syllable DHI is orange in colour, lying face inwards
on one's own tongue, cleansing vices and faults of speech.
Bhagwati may my faults and the faults of all beings, obscurations and delusions be expelled.
Bless us to grant the infinite wisdom to discover the absolute truth of selflessness.