HisEminenceKalu Rinpocherequested allof hisDharma centersto engagein thisDeitypractice.

Hehascommonly said that this

practiceistheessenceof allBuddhist practice,becauseChenrezig istheembodiment of alltheBuddha'scompassion.Thisisan
especially degeneratetime attracted bymentalkleshas,and manypeopleareangry,causingdiscomfort and warto alltheworld.There
isno remedyforthisotherthan compassion.Compassion isnaturallypossessed byeverysentient being,yet you need to activate it
and fertilizeit thisisthepracticethat activatesourown compassion to bemorematureand onecan beawareof one'sown
negativitiesand defects. Thisbeingwillperceiveotherbeingsasmorepureand thiswillmakeroomforloveand compassion to all
sentient beings. Do not wait untilaproblem comes you haveto befamiliarized to preparetheremedywhen thetime comes.At least
everyday,onetime ortwo times,thispracticewillmakeadifferencein ourlives.Agreat beinglikeKalu Rinpochesaw that thiswould
bemorehelpful,sohedesigned thispracticeforallof hiscentersto practice.HisHolinessthe16th Gyalwa Karmapaalways
emphasized that thisisthemost authentic practice.Heemphasized that beginnersshould havetheempowerment of Chenrezig and
instructionon how to practicefromonewho practiceshimorherself.HereistheSadhana with transliterationand translation you can
useit.Thetext iscomposed bytheMahasiddha Thatong Gyalpo,orIron BridgeBuilder,who isan emanation of Guru Padmasambhava
and Avalokitesvara.Thetext istruly thesame text that weuse theremaybedifferent translationsavailableand you maycompare
these different translationsto clarifythemeaning.

ThisistheMahayanaand Vajrayana essentialpractice.Itisveryeffectiveto newpractitioners,openingtheir heartsto thepath of

liberation.Also,thispracticeisveryhelpfulforsomeonewhohasbeen practicingalongtime,yet haslotsof obstaclesthat they are
encountering on thepath.Thispracticeisalsoforsomeonewho isamoreadvanced practitioner,thiswilllead deeperto the heart
essenceof theBuddhist path.

Translated byLama Lodu Rinpoche.Edited byMichael O'NealwithassistancebyLama Gyeltsen, andprepared forInternetpublication byLama Chying.

Sincerely,
LamaLodu Rinpoche

Iam providing thispracticeonlineforthosebeginnerslearning to practice.Thisisasimple,condensedpracticeforbeginners; Advanced

practitionerswho havelittletimefortheexpanded,complicatedpractice,thisshort version mayhelp them.

Therearemany othertranslationspossible,so you can research to clarifythispractice.

Theexpandedcommentaryby theFifteenthKarmapa,Kakyab Dorje,The Continuous Rain of Benefit to Beings" isavailableinEnglishand isquite

extensiveifyou'd like to read it.

ThelateBokar Rinpochewrote abook,"Lord ofLove",andthatisquiteanamazing bookforexplaining thispractice.Heparticularlygave

instruction to Westerners,so thisbookisimportantto obtain and read.Thiswillenhanceyourdevotion and confidenceto yourpractice.

Thethird oneisdedicating merit.When we engagein thesession withsuch divinestate,we gain greatmeritand wisdom.We dedicate thismerit
and wisdom to all sentientbeingswithout exceptions thislife'sparents,relatives,friends,indifferentones,and enemies,without exception to all
beings,maythey befreeofsufferingsthatthey areexperiencing and followthepathwithout obstacles and quicklyreachthe state ofomniscience.

Theactual practice,onefocusesthemind onepointedly on theform ofthedeity,Avalokitesvara.Asdetailedaspossible,hold all oftheattributes,

colors,ornamentsand shape.Atthesametime,all oftheform ofwhatyou arefocusing on ismereappearance,theinseparability ofemptiness
and luminosity.Appear,yet empty.Empty,yet appearance.Onecan keepone'smind withoutdistraction,thenonementally visualizeverbally
reciting mantra,OhManiPeme Hung.Whileyou aredoing this,sometimeyou willrelaxyourmind to appearanceandemptiness,orsound and
emptiness.You canalternate these during sessions.Silently,you can relaxyourmind on Mahamudra.When you reappearfrom silence,yourform
again isdeity,sound ismantraand theenvironment istheperfectpureland.

AlloftheSadhana in short,therearethreedifferentstages.Thefirststageisveryimportantto take refugeto theBuddha,Dharmaand Sangha

withsincere devotion and also generatealtruism withloveand compassion to all beings,andonededicatesone'spracticeto completely liberate all
beingsfrom suffering and obtain omniscience.