Part 22 (1/2)
May the supreme consort Mmak support me from behind, And thus [encircled] may I be rescued From the fearsome pa.s.sageway of the intermediate state, And be escorted to the level of an utterly perfect buddha.
O, as I roam in cyclic existence [driven] by deep-seated attachment, May the transcendent lord Amitbha draw me forward, Leading me on the path of radiant light, Which is the pristine cognition of discernment.
May the supreme consort Pndaravsin support me from behind, And thus [encircled] may I be rescued From the fearsome pa.s.sageway of the intermediate state, And be escorted to the level of an utterly perfect buddha.
O, as I roam in cyclic existence [driven] by deep-seated envy, May the transcendent lord Amoghasiddhi draw me forward, Leading me on the path of radiant light, Which is the pristine cognition of accomplishment.
May the supreme consort Samayatr support me from behind, And thus [encircled] may I be rescued From the fearsome pa.s.sageway of the intermediate state, And be escorted to the level of an utterly perfect buddha.
O, as I roam in cyclic existence [driven] by the five virulent poisons, May the transcendent conquerors, [the male buddhas] of the five enlightened families, draw me forward, Leading me on the path of radiant light, Which is the four pristine cognitions combined.
May the five supreme female buddhas, [the purity of] the expanse, support me from behind, And, thus [encircled], may I be rescued From the light-paths of the six impure cla.s.ses [of beings]
And be escorted to the five utterly supreme and pure buddha fields.
O, as I roam in cyclic existence driven by deep-seated habitual tendencies, May the a.s.sembly of spiritual heroes and awareness holders draw me forward, Leading me on the path of radiant light, Which is the coemergent pristine cognition.
May the supreme consorts, the hosts of dkin, support me from behind, And thus [encircled] may I be rescued From the fearsome pa.s.sageway of the intermediate state, And be escorted to the level of an utterly perfect buddha.
O, as I roam in cyclic existence driven by deep-seated bewildering perceptions, May the a.s.sembly of Blood-drinking Wrathful Deities draw me forward, Leading me on the path of radiant light, Which is free of fear and terrifying perceptions.
May the a.s.sembly of the Krodhevar, Queens of the Expanse, support me from behind, And thus [encircled] may I be rescued From the fearsome pa.s.sageway of the intermediate state, And be escorted to the level of an utterly perfect buddha.
[OM AH HUM]5.
May the elements of s.p.a.ce not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the field of the blue buddha.
May the elements of water not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the field of the white buddha.
May the elements of earth not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the field of the yellow buddha.
May the elements of fire not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the field of the red buddha.
May the elements of wind not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the field of the green buddha.
May the [awesome] sounds, lights and rays not arise as a hostile force.
May I see them as the infinite fields of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities.
May the rainbow-coloured elements not rise up as a hostile force.
May I see them as the fields of the manifold buddhas.
May I recognise all sounds as my own sounds.
May I recognise all lights as my own lights.
May I recognise all rays as my own rays.
May I spontaneously recognise [the characteristics of] the intermediate states.
May the fields of the three buddha-bodies be manifest.
SAMAYA!.
Herein is contained the Aspirational Prayer which Protects from Fear of the Intermediate States.6 When my life's course is ended, And I roam alone in the intermediate states, The loved ones of this world can no longer help me.
So, [at this critical time], may the Conquerors, the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities, [Quickly] release the power of their compa.s.sion, And may the deep darkness of my ignorance be dispelled.
When I roam alone, separated from my loved ones, And [myriad] images of emptiness arise, naturally manifesting, May the buddhas [quickly] release the power of their compa.s.sion, And may the fear of the awesome and terrifying intermediate states be annulled.
When the five radiant lights of pristine cognition dawn, May I recognise them as my own [nature], without awe and without terror, And as the [manifold] forms of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities arise, May I be fearlessly confident and recognise [the characteristics of] the intermediate states.
When I experience suffering, as the result of negative past actions, May the Great Compa.s.sionate One dispel all such misery, And as the natural sound of reality reverberates like a thousand peals of thunder, May all sounds be heard as the teachings of the Greater Vehicle.
When I am driven on by past actions, unable to find a refuge, May the meditational deities dispel all such misery, And as I experience the suffering of habitual tendencies and past actions, May the meditative stabilities of inner radiance and bliss [naturally] arise.7 When I am miraculously born into the intermediate state of rebirth, May I not be beguiled by the perverse prophecies of Mra,8 And as I [freely] arrive at every place that I think of, May the bewildering fear and terror, generated by my negative past actions, not arise.
When the roars of savage wild beasts echo around me, May their cries be transformed into the sound of the sacred teachings, the Six Syllables, And as I am engulfed by snow, rain, wind and darkness, May I achieve the pure clairvoyance of radiant pristine cognition.
May sentient beings in the intermediate state, similar in kind to myself, Be born into the higher realms, free from rivalry, And as severe dissonant mental states generate insatiable hunger and thirst, May the afflictions of hunger, thirst, heat and cold, be annulled.
When I see my future parents in union, May I perceive them as Mahkrunika and consort, And for the sake of others, being blessed with the power to choose a birthplace, May I achieve an exalted body, adorned with the auspicious major and minor marks.
Once I have achieved birth in a supreme human form, May I act so as to swiftly liberate all who see and hear me.