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Source of Siddhis The Essential Method of

Accomplishing the Guru Transcendental Wisdom Multi-colored Garuda

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The Essential Method of Accomplishing the Guru Transcendental Wisdom Multi-colored Garuda

Prostrati ons to the holy feet of the supreme deity Transcendental Wisdom Multi -colored Garuda!

Taking Refuge and Generating Bodhicitta

I go for refuge unti l I am enlightenedTo the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.By my practi ce of giving and other perfecti ons, May I become a buddha to benefi t all senti ent beings. (3x)

Meditation on the Four Immeasurable Thoughts

Immeasurable Thought of Equanimity:

How wonderful it would be if all senti ent beings were to abide in equanimity, free of hatred and att achment.May they abide in equanimity.I myself will cause them to abide in equanimity.Please, Guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

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Immeasurable Thought of Loving Kindness:

How wonderful it would be if all senti ent beings had happiness and the cause of happiness.May they have happiness and its cause.I myself will cause them to have happiness and its cause.Please, Guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

Immeasurable Thought of Compassion:

How wonderful it would be if all senti ent beings were free from su ering and its cause.May they be free of su ering and its cause.I myself will cause them to be free of su ering and its cause.Please, Guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

Immeasurable Thought of Joyfulness:

How wonderful it would be if all senti ent beings were never sepa-rated from the happiness of higher rebirth and liberati on.May they never be separated from these.I myself will cause them never to be separated from these.Please, Guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

Generating Special Bodhichitta

For the sake of all senti ent beings, I must att ain the state of bud-dhahood. For that purpose, I am going to practi ce the meditati on on the Multi -colored Transcendental Wisdom Garuda.


The Actual Practice of Transcendental Wisdom Multi-colored Garuda

OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM

I and all appearances are purifi ed into empti ness.

From the state of empti ness, a golden syllable PHUM completely transforms into a Naga King, appearing in the physical form of a golden snake. Above that, my own mind appears as a multi -col-ored syllable KHROM. Light rays radiate from the KHROM, pacify-ing all sicknesses, spirit harm, negati viti es, and obscurati ons of all senti ent beings.

The light rays collect back into the KHROM, and from their transfor-mati on, I become Transcendental Wisdom Multi -colored Garuda, with one face, two arms, and three eyes. My legs are golden, in the nature of earth. My belly is white, in the nature of water. My torso is red, in the nature of fi re. My head is blue, in the nature of air. My shoulders and crown are multi -colored, in the nature of space. My wings and back are adorned by multi -colored clouds. My right hand is in the mudra of granti ng refuge, caring for the nagas. My left hand is in the threatening mudra, threatening the nagas. The space between the two sharp horns on my head is adorned by a wish-fulfi lling jewel seized from the crowns of na-gas. I am in the manner of devouring the King of Nagas, who is in the form of snakes.

At my throat is a lotus and moon seat, on which is white Buddha Garuda, holding a wheel in his right hand. In the south is golden Jewel Garuda, holding a jewel in his right hand. In the west is red Lotus Garuda, holding a lotus in his right hand. In the north is


green Karma Garuda holding a sword in his right hand. In the east is blue Vajra Garuda holding a vajra in his right hand. In their left hands, they each hold a eaten naga in the form of a snake, its col-or corresponding to their own. Their beaks are extremely sharp and blazing with light rays.

I am the size of Mount Sumeru. My body emits variegated light rays and a confl agrati on of fi re, annihilati ng all harmers. My holy body is endowed with overwhelming splendor, and I have an ex-tremely sharp beak and horns. At my heart is a moon disc. On top of that is a white OM, in the east a blue PA, in the south a golden KSHI, in the west a red SVA, and in the north a green HA. At my crown is a white OM, at my throat a red AH; at my heart, in front of the OM is a blue HUM. Light rays radiate from the syllables, invoking from his natural abode Transcendental Wisdom Multi -colored Garuda. He merges into me and we become one.

Once again, light rays radiate from my holy body and the seed syl-lables, invoking from his natural abode Guru Vajrapani surround-ed by hosts of Furies. A mass of overwhelming splendor, his holy body is dark blue in color; his right hand wields a vajra, and his left is in the threatening gesture. He has three eyes, snarling fangs and his face is knott ed with wrinkles of wrath. His beard, mous-tache, eyebrows, head hair, and pore hairs blaze like the fi re at the end of ti me. He is adorned with jewels and serpents, his left leg outstretched and his right drawn in. Guru Vajrapani comes to the crown of my head. Light rays radiate from his body, invok-ing all the buddhas and bodhisatt vas from the ten directi ons to merge into him and become one.


Then make o erings:

OM ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

Request

Guru in the nature embodying the three refuges,Guru Vajrapani, please bless me. (3x)

Guru Vajrapani merges into me.

Conclusion

Holding the clear appearance of the deity, I abide within the di-vine pride of being Transcendental Wisdom Multi -colored Garuda Vajrapani, in the nature of the fi ve Buddha races, which embody all the buddhas and bodhisatt vas.

Mantra RecitationThen, with the syllables clearly appearing at your heart, recite the mantra as many ti mes as possible.

OM PA-KSHI SVAHA


Dedication

Due to these merits, may I quicklyBecome Transcendental Wisdom Multi -colored GarudaAnd place all migrati ng beings, without excepti on,In that very state.

May the supreme jewel bodhichitt aThat has not arisen, arise and grow;And may that which has arisen never declineBut increase more and more.

Colophon:

Translated at the injuncti on of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche, by Venerable Yeshe Gyatso, November 2005, Palo Alto, California. Checked by Venerable.Thubten Dekyong. Edited and formatt ed by Gyalten Mindrol, FPMT Educati on Services, November 2005.

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