White Heruka Chu Len

White Heruka Practice Entitled:

Taking the Essence of Immortality

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Composed by Yangchen Drupai Dorje

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Translation: © 2007 David Gonsalez, with permission (www.dechenling.org) All Rights Reserved. Cover Image: From the Rubin Collection in New York, with permission All Rights Reserved.

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Introduction This practice of White Heruka is a method for receiving the blessing of the four empowerments you received at the time of taking the empowerment from your Guru. It is also a method for blessing and transforming the longlife substances that are used as a basis for receiving those four empowerments. To be qualified to be able to do this sadhana you must have not only received the empowerment but have completed the “Action Permitting Retreat” of this Deity. Arrange the substances as explained in the introduction below; the life pills can be made of any edible substance.

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Herein lies an explanation on the method for accomplishing and enjoying life pills and so forth in dependence upon White Heruka entitled: Taking the Essence of Immortality. Namo Chakrasamvaraya Here is the method, as was explained by Jetsun Manjushri directly to ‘The King of the Dharma - Tsongkhapa the Great’ for accomplishing and enjoying life pills and so forth in dependence upon White Heruka. In a clean place, arrange the life-pills before oneself in the center of a white support, to the right of that the life-water, to the left, life-alcohol. In this manner, arrange the practice materials. As the preliminary, accomplish the self-generation and recitation using Je Lama [Tsongkhapa’s] sadhana or something similar. Cleanse the basis of accomplishment with: OM KHANDAROHI HUM HUM PHAT OM SHUNYATA GYANA VAJRA SÖBHAWA ÄMAKO HAM All phenomena transform into unobservable emptiness. From the state of emptiness in the center is a lotus and sun seat upon which is a HUM and HRIH, radiating white and red light rays respectively to the ten directions. The light rays return and transforms into Heruka Chakrasamvara together with the Mother. To the right of that from BHRUM comes a precious, red vase possessing all the characteristics, inside of which is

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attainment by spreading the moon of the teachings of this Tantra. May all living beings come under the care of a qualified Lama and practice his supreme instructions. This concludes the text, entitled “Taking the Essence of Immortality,” an explanation on the method for accomplishing and enjoying life-pills and so forth in dependence upon White Heruka. It has been taken from the oral instructions of Jetsun Ngulchu Dharma Bhadra Pelsangpo the Great by his humble servant. SORA SOTI SADHI VAJRA. It was composed at Lor Ngul Ri Zim Phuk. AH URWANDAN TU. The publication [of this text in Tibet] was sponsored by the benefactors Tra Lhun Chakpa Ge Tse Dor. This text was translated by David Gonsalez and completed during the month of June 2006 during the auspicious time of engaging in the approximation retreat of this Deity. This practice should be done only by those who have received the empowerment of White Heruka from a qualified Vajra-master and completed the “Action Permitting Retreat” of this Deity. Thanks to Keith and Julia Milton for help in proofreading and editing. © David Gonsalez 2007

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the celestial mansion. In the center of this is lotus and sun seat upon which is a letter HUM radiating light to the ten directions, transforming all beings into Father Heruka Chakrasamvara. To the left from AH comes a skull cup vessel facing oneself, inside which is the celestial mansion. In the center of this is lotus and sun seat upon which is a red letter HRIH radiating light to the ten directions and transforms into Supreme Mother Vajrayogini. Their three places are marked by the three letters. From the HUM light rays invoke the wisdom beings and the empowering Deities. DZA HUM BAM HO They dissolve and become inseparable. The empowering Deities bestow the empowerment and the excess water transforms into Guru Amitabha who becomes their crown ornament. After the generation make short offerings and praises like the selfgeneration: Blessing the Inner Offering HA HO HRIH, All faults of color, odor and potential are purified and the substances transform into nectar and become vast. OM AH HUM (3x)

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Blessing the Outer Offerings OM KHANDAROHI HUM HUM PHAT OM SÖBHAWA SHUDDHA SARWA DHARMA SÖBHAWA SHUDDHO HAM Everything becomes emptiness. From the sphere of emptiness from KAMs come vast and expansive skull cups inside from which HUMs come water for drinking, water for bathing, flowers, incense, lights, perfume, food and music. Their nature is bliss and emptiness, in the aspect of the individual offerings substances that operate as objects of enjoyment of the six senses to bestow exalted, uncontaminated bliss. OM AHRGHAM AH HUM OM PADÄM AH HUM OM VAJRA PUPE AH HUM OM VAJRA DHUPE AH HUM OM VAJRA DIWE AH HUM OM VAJRA GÄNDHE AH HUM OM VAJRA NEWIDE AH HUM OM VAJRA SHAPTA AH HUH Outer Offerings OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA AHRGHAM PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA PADÄM PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA PUPE PRATITZA SÖHA

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Colophon This supreme instruction was a direct command given by Manjushri Directly to both Venerable Father Holy Conquerors [Lama Tsongkhapa and Lama Umapa]. This very instruction for accomplishing life contains all the essential points, Like the tip of a victory banner possessing Eight branches or like a well compared to The shore of an ocean. It is difficult to find the instructions of this profound Tantra; If others’ mistaken views are accepted, one’s own tradition will suffer. In the past, I myself have made unmistaken dedication prayers To be cared for by a completely valid Lama with all the characteristics And to cherish these unmistaken vast and profound Instructions and to be entrusted to this very Deity of Life. For that purpose, do not defile the teachings of the secrets of the Venerable Lama Through your own effort and spoil them by mixing. In short, the rosary of this poem is for the purpose of increasing one’s own practice and from that obtain the pure, white

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When I see the signs of untimely death May I immediately see clearly the body of Heruka Chakrasamvara, And having destroyed the Lord of Death May I quickly become a knowledge-holder of life. For a hundred years may I see a hundred harvests, May there be long life free from illness with bliss and happiness, May I definitely enter the Supreme Vehicle, And may this auspiciousness arise now. May my life be clear and long like a sun that never sets, And my merit increase like a waxing moon. May I be endowed with bravery as great as stars in the sky, And may my practice be endowed with the glory of complete bliss and happiness. That was the dedication verses. Auspicious prayer May there be the auspiciousness of The wish-fulfilling jewel, the excellent vase and the wishgranting cow. May each and every one of my desires be effortlessly fulfilled according to my wishes By the Guru and Deity, and may I be protected by the Dakinis and Protectors. That was the auspicious prayer.

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OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA DHUPE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA DIWE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA GÄNDHE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA NEWIDE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA SHAPTA PRATITZA SÖHA Inner Offering OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA, OM AH HUM Praise Your body with the marks and signs is beautiful to behold, Your melodious Brahma speech is wonderful to hear, Your mind of exalted wisdom is unsurpassed knowledge, compassion and power; I praise the three secrets of Glorious Heruka Chakrasamvara. On the crown of the Deities is a moon disk upon which is a white letter OM surrounded by the mantra rosary which is white in color and arranged counter-clockwise. White light rays radiate to the ten directions and draw back the essence of life in all of samsara and nirvana without exception, and bringing back the marks and signs of a Buddha’s body with white light rays and nectar, and precious jewels. These aspects are all collected and dissolve into the letter OM.

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OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT TSE LA SUNG SHIG SÖHA At the throat of the Deities upon a lotus is a red letter AH surrounded by the mantra rosary, red in color and arranged counter-clockwise. Red light rays radiate to the ten directions and draw back the essence of life in all of samsara and nirvana without exception. These bring back the four precious mantras with red light rays and nectar and the Sanskrit vowels and consonants. These aspects are all collected and dissolve into the letter AH. OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT TSE LA SUNG SHIG SÖHA At the heart of the Deities upon a lotus is a blue letter HUM surrounded by the mantra rosary, blue in color and arranged counter-clockwise. Blue light rays radiate to the ten directions and draw back the essence of life in all of samsara and nirvana without exception. These bring back the long-life vases and skull cups filled with blue light rays and nectar, the eight auspicious symbols and the seven precious possessions of a king. These aspects are all collected and dissolve into the letter HUM. OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT TSE LA SUNG SHIG SÖHA

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Your mind of exalted wisdom is unsurpassed knowledge, compassion and power; I praise the three secrets of Glorious Heruka Chakrasamvara.

Dedication Your blazing body subdues attachment in the three worlds With a thousand white light rays like a hundred thousand suns. May the many passionate beings of your bodily parts All simultaneously dance. The valid goddesses, with valid commitments, And the supreme valid explanations they have taught, By the truth of these, may the goddesses Take us into their care. May I myself become Heruka For the sake of all living beings, And then lead every living being To Heruka’s supreme state. Through the power of the blessing of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas And my single-pointed accomplishment of practice and prayers, May we be cared for by our Lord and Master, And may his life be as stable and limitless as Chakrasamvara.

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Conclusion Propitiate the Deity by making offerings, praises, and requests. Then make dedication and auspicious prayers. Outer offerings OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA AHRGHAM PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA PADÄM PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA PUPE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA DHUPE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA DIWE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA GÄNDHE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA NEWIDE PRATITZA SÖHA OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA SHAPTA PRATITZA SÖHA Inner offering OM CHAKRASAMVARA SITA SAPARIWARA, OM AH HUM Praise Your body with the marks and signs is beautiful to behold, Your melodious Brahma speech is wonderful to hear,

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Vase Empowerment in Dependence upon LifeWater from the Vase To the right in the vase is Heruka Chakrasamvara who transforms into life-water, the nature of white bodhichitta. Recite this, taste some water from your right hand and sprinkle it. I receive empowerment from the vase-water. All negative karma accumulated since beginningless time is purified, in particular that of the body and taking the life of others. All the negative karma and obscurations that cause a short life are purified, and the inside of my body is filled with white bodhichitta. I receive the vase empowerment and I become a knowledge-holder of life and achieve the attainment of immortality. Secret Empowerment in Dependence upon LifeNectar from the Skull Cup To the left, inside the skull cup, is Vajrayogini who transforms into nectar, the nature of red bodhichitta. Recite this and taste some nectar from your left hand. I taste the nectar and all the negative karma of my speech accumulated since beginningless time is purified, in particular taking the life of others and all the negative karma and obscurations that cause a short life are purified. The inside of my body is filled with red bodhichitta and I

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receive the secret empowerment. I become a knowledgeholder of life and achieve the attainment of immortality. Recite this and meditate. Wisdom-Mudra Empowerment in Dependence upon Heruka Father and Mother I myself enter into embrace with the Wisdom Mother and a duplicate of the central Deity separates and arrives at the crown of my head. Recite this and place a flower on your crown. The two Deities at my crown enter into embrace. The red and white bodhichitta melts and enters into the crown of my head and descends to my throat, heart and navel. My whole body is filled I generate the four joys in stages and I attain the realization of bliss and thatness. All of my negative karma accumulated since beginningless time is purified, in particular that of the mind. In particular taking the life of others and all the negative karma and obscurations that cause a short life are purified. I receive the wisdom-mudra empowerment, I become a knowledge-holder of life, and I achieve the attainment of immortality. Recite this and meditate. Precious Word Empowerment in Dependence upon the Life-Pill Once again from the HUM at the heart of the central Heruka Chakrasamvara, a duplicate emanates. It leaves

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through his mouth, enters between my eyes and dissolves into the letter HUM at my heart. The letter HUM dissolves in stages up to the nada, and then the nada gets smaller and smaller and dissolves into bliss and emptiness. All of my negative karma accumulated since beginningless time is purified; in particular, that of the body, speech and mind and taking the life of others and all the negative karma, and obscurations that cause a short life are purified. I receive the precious word empowerment, become a knowledge-holder of life and achieve the attainment of immortality. Once again from the central Deity Father and Mother a duplicate separates and dissolves into me. My three doors become inseparable from the body, speech, and mind of the Deity, and I attain the supreme Vajra-Body of the Deity. Recite this, meditate, and place the life pills on your crown. Then say: DZA HUM BAM HO The Deity Father and Mother melt into light and transform into the aspect of life pills. Recite this and meditate. OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT TSE LA SUNG SHIG SÖHA Recite this and then enjoy the life-pill.

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