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The Attainment of Immortality
Om svasti! Lord of Sages, teacher in this
world of sorrow, The three deities of immortality
and limitless life,[1] Padmakara, the second Buddha— May all the deities of long life
grant all that is excellent and good! Among the Tibetan disciples of
Padmakara of Orgyen The foremost was Dorje Dudjom,
the magical embodiment of his wisdom, Who also took rebirth consciously
as Rigdzin Gödem, Was the treasure revealer Lerab
Lingpa: may he protect us at all times! In the perceptions of those of
us who have devotion, and whose karmic connections have awakened, this emanation of Lerab Lingpa Appears, just as the moon reflects
in countless vessels of water. The emissary of Padmakara, he
has come to guide those in distant lands. I pray that his life is firm
and strong—that he remain with us always and forever! His form is an expression of
the merit of us fortunate ones whom he is to guide. He upholds the teachings of the victorious buddhas in general, and those
of the early translation school in particular, His form is entirely pleasing,
a magical display of all marvellous signs. I pray that he live forever,
in the unchanging, indestructible sphere of being! His speech, born of his million-fold
merit, Is the melodious utterance that
is good in the beginning, middle and end. I pray that he live long, in
order to proclaim unceasingly and meaningfully, The sound of the Dharma of the
Supreme Vehicle, the excellent speech of the buddhas! Free from ordinary concepts,
his inexhaustible wisdom Is the unwavering samadhi of
clear light— the genuine and unconditioned nature of being. His vajra mind is the unity of
space and rigpa, pervading everywhere. I pray that he live long, in
continuous and everlasting stability! His enlightened intent, like
the newly risen sun, Shines on the lotus grove of
the teachings and the beings to be nurtured. May this serve as the cause for
us all to enjoy the splendid banquet Of his enlightened activity,
which shines everywhere, throughout the reaches of space! With this prayer of ours, may
everything which we aspire and hope for, Through the power of truth of
the interdependence of phenomena and their true nature, And through the activity of the
guardian deities, endowed with the eye of wisdom, Be completely accomplished, amid
all splendour and auspiciousness! I was requested to compose
a prayer, both extensive and profound, for the long life of the excellent Sogyal Rinpoche, who upholds the extensive lineage
of Padmakara in the western hemisphere. This request was made by students of Sogyal Rinpoche—Ané Damchö and others of
the Rigpa Sangha—who were attending the drupchö ceremony of Tendrel Nyesel held at Tupten Do-ngak Chöling. Their request
was accompanied by such offerings as fine long scarves of the five colours of the buddha families. In response I, the one
called Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö [Trulshik Rinpoche], a follower of Shakyamuni, wrote this on the fifth day of the ninth month
of the Wood Bird year (2005). May our aspirations be realized! | Translated
by Rigpa Translations [1] Amitayus, White Tara and Ushnishavijaya. |
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