Refuge and Bodhicitta

The following are the Refuge, Bodhicitta, and Accumulation of Merit verses from the Long Chen Nying Gi Thig Le La’i Rigdzin Dupa;i Tshog Chöd Zhug:

Refuge

NAMO DAG DANG THA YE SEM CHEN KÜN

NAMO I and all the endless sentient beings,

CHOG SUM NGO WO LAMA DANG

The Lama, identity of the three precious ones, and

RIGDZIN GYATSHO’I KYIL KHOR LA

The mandala of ocean-like knowledge-holders, to you

NYING NE DED PE KYAB SU CHI                    

I go for refuge with faith from the heart.            (Repeat 3 times)

Bodhicitta

HO      RIGDZIN KYIL KHOR DIR ZHUG NE

HO      I enter into this mandala of knowledge-holders; then

PHA MA DRO DRUG SEM CHEN KÜN

Father, mother and all the beings of the six realms,

TSHED MED NYING JE DRÖL WA’I CHIR

In order to protect them with boundless compassion

MÖN JUG DÖN DAM JANG SEM KYED                                                  

I develop the aspiring, acting and absolute Enlightened Mind.      (Repeat 3X)

Accumulation of Merit

HO     CHU LE CHU WUR JI ZHIN DU

HO     As water bubbles from water,

YESHE YING LE TRÜL PA’I LHAR

Divinities manifest from the space of Primordial Wisdom,

NGÖN SUM RIG PE CHAG TSHAL LO

To you I pay homage by directly realizing the Dharmata.

NYAM NANG GONG PHEL CHÖD PA BÜL

I offer the development of the experiences.

RIG PA TSHED PHEB NGANG DU SHAG

I confess in the state of perfection of awareness.

CHÖ NYID ZED LA JE YI RANG

I rejoice over the dissolution of phenomena in the Dharmata.

PHO CHEN LONG NE CHÖ KHOR KOR

Turn the Dharma wheel from the expanse of the Great Transference.

JA LÜ CHEN POR ZHUG SÖL DEB

I pray you to remain in the Great Rainbow Body.

GE TSHOG ZHÖN NU BUM KUR NGO

I dedicate the accumulation of merit for the achievement of the youthful vase-body.

DZA HUNG BAM HO       TSHOG ZHING NAM RANG LA THIM PAR GYUR

The field of refuge dissolves into oneself.