Headline for Lama Chopa Guru Puja

[Dharma Wheel]

Relying on the Guru.
64. Precious Lama, supreme field of good fortune,
Root of all goodness and joy, my Protector,
By the power of my offerings, respect, and prayers,
Gladly bless me with your care.

Leisure & Opportunity and Mindfulness of the death.
65. Knowing that life's liberties and opportunities
Are found but once and quickly lost
Inspire me to grasp life's essential meaning
And not be distracted by pointless activities.

66, Taking Refuge to the three Jewels.
66. Aghast at the searing blaze of suffering in the lower realms,
I take heartfelt refuge in the Three Jewels.
Inspire me to intensify my efforts
To practice virtue and abandon vice.

67, Taking Refuge to the three Jewels.
67. Violently tossed by waves of addiction and karma,
Devoured by three sea-dragon sufferings,
Inspire me to develop the fierce determination to be free
From this endless fearsome ocean of existence.

68 Renunciations
68. Having ceased to view this unbearable prison
Of cyclic existence as a pleasure grove,
Inspire me to raise the victory banner of freedom,
By practicing the Three Higher Trainings,
The treasure of extraordinary beings.

69, Great Compassion
69. Recognizing that all suffering beings are my mothers,
Who have raised me in kindness again and again,
Inspire me to develop authentic compassion,
Like a mother's love for her only child.

70 to 81 The practice of Taking & Giving.
70. No one wants even the slightest suffering,
Or is ever content with the happiness they have;
In this we are all alike.
Inspire me to find joy in making others happy.
71. Seeing that the chronic disease of self-cherishing
Is the cause of my unwanted suffering,
Inspire me to put the blame where blame is due
And vanquish the great demon of clinging to self.
72. Cherishing beings and securing their happiness
Is the gateway that leads to infinite excellence.
Inspire me to hold others more dear than my life,
Even when I see them as enemies.
73. In short, the naive work for their aims alone;
While Buddhas work solely to benefit others.
Comparing the faults against the benefits,
Inspire me to be able to exchange myself with others.
74. Since cherishing myself is the doorway to all downfalls,
And cherishing others is the foundation of everything good,
Inspire me to practice from my heart
The yoga of exchanging self and others.
75. Therefore, supremely compassionate Lama,
Inspire me to take the bad deeds, imprints, and sufferings
Of all beings to ripen upon me right now,
And to give to them my happiness and virtue
So that all beings may be happy.
76. Even if the world and its beings,
Filled with the results of negative actions,
Pour down a rain of unwanted suffering,
Inspire me to take these miserable conditions as a path,
Knowing that this burns away my negative karma.
77. In short, whether conditions seem favorable or unfavorable,
Inspire me to make a habit of happiness,
By increasing the two types of Bodhimind
Through the practice of the five forces, essence of all the Dharmas.
78. Whatever happens, may I use meditation at once,
Applying the skillful methods of the four techniques.
Inspire me to take advantage of this fortunate life
By practicing the commitments and precepts of training the mind.
79. 'Give and Take' mounted on the breath is the magic device
Bringing love, compassion, and the special mind.
To save all beings from this world's great ocean.
Please bless me to awaken true Bodhimind.

81,Remain the practice of three moralities
80. Restraining the mind with Bodhisattva vows
Is the one path traveled by Buddhas of all three times.
Inspire me to strive sincerely to practice
The three moral disciplines of the Mahayana.
The Paramitas
81, The perfection of Generosity
81. Inspire me to perfect transcendent generosity,
Through improving the mind that gives without attachment,
Transforming my body, wealth, and good deeds from all time
Into whatever each being desires.

82, The perfection of Morality
82. Inspire me to perfect transcendent moral discipline,
By keeping, even at the cost of my life,
My self-liberation, Bodhisattva, and Vajrayana vows,
And by collecting good deeds and helping others.

83, The perfection of Patience
83. Inspire me to perfect transcendent patience,
Even if all the beings of the world
Become abusive, critical, threaten, or even kill me,
Undisturbed I will work for their benefit.

84, The perfection of effort
84. Inspire me to perfect transcendent joyous effort,
By striving with tireless compassion for supreme enlightenment,
Even if I must remain for many aeons
In the deepest hellfires for the sake of each being.

85 The perfection of concentration
85. Inspire me to perfect transcendent concentration,
By abandoning mental sinking, wandering, and excitement,
And meditating in single-pointed absorption
On the true nature of reality - emptiness.

86, The perfection of wisdom
86. Inspire me to perfect transcendent wisdom,
Through practicing space yoga in equipoise on the ultimate,
Joining the bliss of supple ecstasy
With the insight that discriminates what is.

87 & 88 Right view
87. Inspire me to complete the perfection of illusion-like aftermath,
Realizing that inner and outer phenomena lack true existence,
Yet still appear, like an illusion, a dream,
Or the reflection of a moon on a clear lake.
88. Inspire me to understand Nagarjuna's meaning,
That there is no contradiction, but rather harmony
Between the unfailing interdependence of cause and effect
And lack of inherent existence in this world and beyond.

89 to 94 Vajrayana
89. Inspire me to embark on the swirling ocean of tantra
Through the kindness of my navigator, the Vajra-holder,
And to cherish more than my life
My vows and commitments, roots of my attainment
90. Inspire me to practice the first stage, the simulated yoga
That transforms birth, death, and bardo into the three
Buddha bodies,
So that when ordinary perception and conception become pure,
Whatever arises may manifest as my Yidam.
91. As you place your feet, oh Glorious Protector,
At the very center of my heart's eight petals,
Inspire me to actualize in this very life
The paths of clear light, illusion body, and their union.
92. If my death should come before I enter the path,
Bless me to reach a Pure Land
Through applying the instructions on the five powers,
The supremely powerful method of transference to Buddhahood.
93. From birth to birth, please bless me, Oh Protector,
Never to be separated from your loving care,
And, as the foremost of your disciples,
To hold every secret of your body, speech, and mind.
94. Grant me the good fortune to be the first in your circle
Wherever you manifest as a Buddha,
And to accomplish spontaneously, without effort,
All temporal and ultimate needs and wishes.

Dissolving the Supreme Field
95. Pleased by these requests. Oh Supreme Lama,
To bless me, come to my crown with delight,
And once again set your radiant feet
Firmly at the center of the lotus of my heart.

Dedication
96. I dedicate the pure virtues created here
To accomplishing the aims and wishes
Of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the three times
And to upholding the transmitted and realized Dharma.
97. By the force of this merit, may I, throughout all of my lives,
Never be separated from the four wheels of the Mahayana.
May I complete the paths of Seeking Freedom, Bodhimind,
Wisdom, and the two stages of Vajrayana.