(1888-r94r) Khangsar Dorjechang's Six-Session \oga: A Kalachakra Guru Yoga Method''

Nl'uo Gunu Kl i,IIHAKRA BrryAE Hereinliesa spiritualmethodcapable ofinspiringevery happiness andspiritual quality, guruyoga a meditation focusing uponglorious Kalachakra.

(ThePreliminaries) Beginby constructing clear a visualization ofthe objects refuge. of Then as a preliminary the actualmeditation to upon the spiritual masterasinseparably in naturewith glorious Kalachatra,recite one the verse turningthe mind to refuge for aiousing comfor and the passionate bodhi mind,andtheverse ofthe fourboundless thoughts (of compassion, joy,andequanimity): love, TotheBuddhas, Dharma, theSangha the and I tuln for refuge until enlightenment gained. themeritsofmy is By practices, asthesixperfections, such May buddhahoodbe attainedfor the sake all. (3r) of Mayall sentient beings have happiness its causes; and Maytheybe freeofsuffering its causes; and May tiey neverbe sepamted ftom that happiness which is withoutsuffering;

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And may they be free ftom attiaction to the near and aversion to the far (Jr)

(The Actual Meditation) In the sky beforeme Is a lion throne ofprecious substances. There,on cushionsof lotus, sunl moon, And the planets /ahl/ and ftaldgtrt, Is the embodiment of all refuge objects, My root guru in the form of glorious Kalachakra, Body blue in color, having one face, His tlvo handsholding a vajraand a bell. Sexually embracing his consort Vishvamatai He standsin the postureofhaughtiness, His two feettrampling a white and a red deiry White oM markshis crown;red AH, his throat; And blue HUM, his hea(. Lights emanate from EUM at his heart. They inyite all objects of retuge: gurus, Meditational deities, buddhas, bodhisattvas, Shravakaarhants, pratyekabuddhas' Dakas,dakinis,and Dharma prctectors. and Consort,and they become Theseare absorbedinto Kalachakra In nature all three objects of refuge Collected into one entity. ln deep respect I pay homage with all three doors; All rnaterial and rnentally created things I offer; I acknowledge every negativity and failing Accumulatedsincebeginninglessness;

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And in thegoodness both ordinary of beings And transcended mastenI rejoice. O masters, remain in samsara until it is emptied And turn the wheelof knowledge. Pray,frrmly stayuntil the end of the world. All goodness dedicate the peerless I to enlightenment. Thebody, speech, mind ofboth myself others, and and Our wealth our masses and ofgoodness past, present, future, Ofthe and And theprecious mandala Mount Meru andsoforth, of Together with Samantabhadra's peerless offerings, I mentallyclaim and offer (asa mandala) Tothe gurus, meditational deities, Three and Precious Gems; Out ofcompassion please accept them And bestowupon meyour transformingpowers. Now recitethe namemaltra (in this case, His Holinessthe of DalaiLama) manytimesaspossible: as OMAHGURU VAIMDHAL4
YAGIND,TA SUM4TI.SHASAMIDHAR]{ S, MU,DX,{ SJIRIBH.{DIiA SARVA SIDDHI HUM HUM,151

O rain ofbenents spiritual and happiness, jewels, Kingof chittamanr, fulfiller ofwishes, Toyou, teacherand meditationaldeity, All sources powercombined, of I makethis request. Inspire stream my being the of With your transformingpowersand blessings. Bythe strength thissingle-pointed of request, The constandysympathetic one

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Comesto the crown of my head glorious Kalachakra, And dissolves into me.I myselfbecome With all faces and arms.

(The Kalachakra Mantric Recitation) At your heartvisualizeeither a sun discbeadngthe letter HUM, of or elsea moon discbearingthe sflable "Possessor Ten Powers." ln either casethese are e'j'cftcled by the fiantramala, As you recite the mantra, visualize that light ra)'s go out fiom accomplish two purposes(ofselfand others),and then the these, collect together and dissolve back into the mdntramdld. The mantra to be recited is as follows: oMAH tluM HoH R H HAM KS AHM ALAUA AYA UM PH AT.S' H

(The ConcludingPrayer) By the meritorious energyofthis practice fiom, separated May I neverbecome But in life after life be cared for by' ;nd medirationrl deilie.. The :pirrtuaJ masten And have the fortune to attain the supreme path. By having full confidence in the kind mastels, The foundation of all joy and goodness, Source of every spiiitual attainment, May I delight them with the offerings practice. service, and effective Of respect, The opportunitiesof a human formSomeaningful,hard to gain,and easilylost, The sufferings of the lower realms-

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Sointenseand long lasting: Knowingthis mayl live in accord With karmic law and the precepts of refuge By constantlyliving within the guideline Oftranscendingthe negative and cultivatingthe good. No needto speakofthe misery ofthe lower realms, Eventhe pleasures the higher worlds of Arelitlle morelhdn honevon r rJToieedge. In orderto gainliherrtionfrom rhir roLrnd becoming. of May I establish within myselfthe threehigher trainings Of discipline,meditativeconcentration, and wisdom And then increase their forcesevermore. May I always dwell within the compassionate bodhi mind, The aspirationfor enlightenmentto benelit the wo d, And diliSendv lrain rn rhehodhisarrr u.ry a * .ix perle.tion\ The dnd tour mean,of beneElingAnd quickly completethe collecrions ofmeit and wisdom. Having thus trained the mind ID the fundamentalpractices ofexoteri Mahayana Ard having properly entered into the gatewayof the peerless Vajrayana By receivingthe appropiate iniriations, May I honor the tantiicpreceptsand commrtment As deepl), as I cherish n1yvery life. whene\er preron. eprion5 mundane of rppe.rrance i\e. ar Theyshouldbe transformedinto the wisdom ofbliss and emptiness. May I singie pointedly practiceto fulillment

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The centralconceptof Tantris two yogicstaSes, This ear whisperedlineageofthe gfeat m)sterv. counlenarrce 'ublime in Ofthe iilustrious Lord of Shambhala the wondrous land of purity, and quickly actualize The stateof greatunion, the inseparability of the empty body male-and-.onsoit And the unchanginggreatbliss. In the future, during the ripenedera of Raudia Chakri,"The wrathful Holder ofthe wheel," May I take bi.th amongst the forcmost disciples And completethe sublimepath ofthe P(imordial Kalachakra, Becominga supremeadept,a frind to all. May I never ever be separatedfronl the sPiritual maste$; to May I alwals haveaccess their enlightenmentteachings; and five paths the MayI accomplish ten stages And quickly attain the stateofBuddhaVajradhara. in The merits ofhaving engaged this practice I turn into causesfor the fulfillment of the deeds And prayers of the buddhas and boilhisattvas, And to the upholding of Dharma, sc ptural and insight. The Colophon:This (Tibetan)text is one often thousandprintedfoi free distribution at the Kalachaka initiation given by His Holiness the Dalai l.ama in Ladaki in 1976,and was adaPted from the short guru yogamethod composedby KliabjeyKhangsarDorjechang the May I <omebeiore