Guru Yoga Preliminary Practice

The preliminary practice of Guru Yoga 100 Gods of Tushita - Lama Tsong Khapa Guru Yoga The sadhana: Guru Yoga: Hundred Deities of the Land of Joy From the heart of the Lord of Tushita's hundred gods, Floating on white clouds like a cluster of fresh curds, All-knowing Losang Drakpa, King of the Dharma, Please come here, together with your sons. Beseeching In the space before me, on a lion throne, lotus and moon Sits the holy guru smiling with delight. O supreme field of merit for my mind of faith, Please stay for a hundred eons to spread the teachings. Prostration Your beautiful body ablaze with fame's glory, Your eloquent speech adorning the ear of the fortunate, Your mind pure genius, spanning the whole of knowledge, I bow to you so meaningful to see, hear and remember. Offering Various delightful offerings of flowers and perfumes, Incense, bright lights and pure sweet waters: This ocean of offering clouds presented and imagined I offer to you, O highest field of merit. Confession Whatever non-virtues of body, speech and mind I have accumulated since time without beginning, Especially transgressions of my three vows, I confess each one with fierce remorse from the depths of my heart. Rejoicing In this dark age, you strove for knowledge and realization, Abandoned the eight worldly concerns and realized the great value of the human life with freedom and opportunity. O Lord, we rejoice sincerely in your prodigious deeds. Requesting Pray, O holy perfect gurus, in the Truth Body's sky, From the billowing clouds of wisdom and compassion Pour down a rain of vast and profound Dharma Upon the deserving disciples of this world. Dedication By whatever virtue I have gathered here, May the teachings and all living beings receive every benefit, And especially may the essence of the teaching of holy Losang Dragpa shine forever. Avalokitesvara, great treasure of boundless compassion, Manjursri, stainless jewel of omniscient wisdom, Vajrapani, destroyer of mara's forces, Tsong khapa, crown jewel of the snow land pandits, Losang Dragpa to your feet I pray. (108X) Absorption and Dedication Glorious, kind, precious root guru - Please take your seat on the lotus at my crown. Take care of me with your great kindness, Grant me the attainments of your body, speech and mind. Glorious, kind, precious root guru - Please take your seat on the lotus at my heart. Take care of me with your great kindness, Grant me both supreme and common attainments. Glorious, kind, precious root guru - Please take your seat on the lotus at my heart. Take care of me with your great kindness, Stay firmly until I achieve the essence of enlightenment. Through following the supreme Mahayana guru, The conqueror Tsong Khapa, in all my lifetimes, May I never turn away for even a second From the holy path admired by all the Buddhas. Dedication Through being cared for throughout all my lives By Conqueror Tsong Khapa as my Mahayana Guru, May I never turn away, even for an instant, From this excellent path praised by the Conquerors.