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PAṆCHEN LOSANG CHÖKYI GYALTSEN’SStairway to Liberation: the Uncommon Guru Yoga in Reliance toCittamaṇi TārāTranslated by Voula ZarpaniAWAKENING VAJRA ANANDA SAN JOSEAWAKENING VAJRA PUBLICATIONS MELBOURNEAnanda Dharma Center122 North 5th StreetSan Jose, CA 95112www.anandadharma.orgAwakening Vajra Publications21 Banksia CrescentChurchill, Vic, Australia 3842www.awakeningvajrapubs.org

Just like the earth and space itselfAnd all the other mighty elementsFor boundless multitudes of beingsMay I always be the ground of life,The source of varied sustenance.

“A Prayer Book is- the blessing of the Guru that awakens the seed of buddhanature within us, causing it to sprout- the enlightened activity of the Buddha that aids thegrowth of that sprout into a mighty tree- the essence of Dharma that provides shelter as the mightytree of happiness and peace within- the support of the Sangha that encourages us to reach forand taste the fruits of that treeFor all these reasons, we should appreciate, treasure, and respecta Prayer Book.”

Chöden Rinpoché, Awakening Vajra Ananda, Awakening Vajra PublicationsAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or by anyinformation storage or retrieval system or technologies now known or laterdeveloped, without permission in writing from the publisher.Stairway to Liberation: the Uncommon Guru Yoga in Reliance to CittamaṇiTārāTranslated from Tibetan.Drol ma tsitta ma ni la brten pa’i thun mong ma yin pa’i bla ma’i rnal ’byorthar par bgrod pa’i them skas zhes bya ba bshugs soDesigned by Lara Costa, www.yrisgraphics.comCover and mantra garland design by Lara CostaCover image from private collection.

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Cittamani Tārā Guru Yoga7dag lü tha mel chi wor pe da’i tengtuk je’i ter chen gyel yum drol ma dangyer me drin jen tsa we la ma niku dog kar mar tsen pe’i lang tsor denchak ye chö che dor je pe kar dangyön pe dril bu dang je pema kardzin pe chu kye nyen the dab ma gyechö gö sum söl ser dog pen she dzedor je’i kyil trung ö gur ü na shukAtop a lotus and moon at the crown of my ordinary bodyis my kind root guru, indivisible from the mother of allconquerors, the liberator and great treasure of compassion. His complexion a light shade of red and his bodyyouthful, bearing the major and minor marks. His righthand expounds Dharma, holding vajra and white lotus.His left hand shows the mudrā of concentration, holdingbell and a white lotus that blooms at the level of his ear.He is dressed in the three robes of Dharma and wears abeautiful, golden-colored paṇḍita’s hat. He sits in the vajra posture, amidst countless rays of light.thuk kar hlag pe lha mo mar ge dogchag ye chog jin yön pe utpalakön chog sum tshön chag gye thuk kar dzindar dang rin chen gyen gyi dze par lubye kyang yön kum ö gur ü shuk pethuk kar TᾹṂ yig jang gu ö zer barIn his heart is the special emerald goddess, with her righthand in the mudrā of supreme generosity and her left handholding an utpala flower at the heart, in the mudrā representing the three Jewels. She is beautifully dressed in

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Cittamani Tārā Guru Yoga9silks and precious ornaments. She sits with her right legextended and her left drawn in, amidst countless rays oflight. At her heart the syllable TᾹṂ radiates light.sem pa sum gyi dag nyi jan gyur pene ngar OṂ ᾹḤ HŪṂ dang SVᾹHe tsennang tong ye shé rang nang rig tsel selthuk ke ö kyi kyab ne ma lü pajen drang thim pe kün dü dag nyi gyurchi tsug nor bur jang chub bar du shukShe has the nature of the three beings and five places inher body are marked with the syllables OṂ, ᾹḤ, HŪṂ,SVᾹ, and HᾹ. She embodies the pristine wisdom of appearance and emptiness, self-appearance, and intellectualstrength. Light from her heart invokes all objects of refuge without exception. They dissolve into her and she becomes an all-encompassing object of refuge that remainsat the crown of my head, as a jewel, until I reach enlightenment.go sum gü pe yi kyi chag tsel longo sham yi trul chö pa ma lü bulthog me ne sak dig tung tham je shakkye phak ge wa kün la je yi rangzab jing gya che’i chö khor kor du söldag shen ge wa jang chub chen por ngoMentally I prostrate with my respectful three doorsI make all kinds of offerings, those actually arranged andemanated onesI confess all negativity and downfalls accumulated sincebeginningless timeI rejoice in every virtue of ārya and ordinary beings

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Cittamani Tārā Guru Yoga11I request that you turn the wheel of dharma in a profoundand extensive mannerand dedicate the virtue of myself and others toward greatenlightenment.thuk kar tin dzin sem pe tha kor duyi gé ju pe ngak kyi kor war gyur bar sam laOṂ TᾹRE TUTTᾹRE TURE SVᾹHᾹ ji nü de tharThink that At her heart the ten-syllable mantra surroundsthe edge of the concentration being and recite as much asyou can OṂ TᾹRE TUTTᾹRE TURE SVᾹHᾹ.sol deb kyi tsul du la me tshen ngak gya am nyer chig re deOṂ ᾹH GURU VAJRA DHARA SUMATI DZᾹYAŚᾹSANA BIBHAYA IŚVARA SARVA SIDDHI HŪṂHŪṂAt the end of that recitation repeat the name-mantra of yourguru, a hundred or twenty-one times, as a supplication:OṂ ᾹH GURU VAJRA DHARA SUMATI DZᾹYAŚᾹSANA BIBHAYA IŚVARA SARVA SIDDHI HŪṂHŪṂme jung lo drö zang po gyel we tenpel la jig me da drel chö kyi jékhe wang ga kye mang thö nor bü chugtha ye dul je gon khyö lasöl wa dep so chog thün ngö drub tsölYou, the Lord of Dharma, with your incomparable eminent wisdom and good heart,without fear spreading the teachings of the conqueror,who generates joy in the noble, learned, wise ones,

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Cittamani Tārā Guru Yoga13rich with the jewel of extensive listening,Losang Gyalten Jikdrel Wangchuk, Your EminenceChöden Rinpoché, to you I pray: please bestow common and supreme siddhisdung shuk drak pö söl wa tab pe thüla me ku sung thuk le ö zer nikar mar thing sum rang gi ne sum thimdig drib kün jang bum sang sher wang thobThrough the might of this strong and heart-felt supplication rays of light emanate from the body, speech, andmind of my guru. They are white, red, and dark blue andthey dissolve in the three places of my body. They purifyall negativities and obscurations and I attain the vase, secret, and wisdom empowerments.lar yang SVᾹ HᾹ nyi le na tsog ötrö te rang gi ne ngar thim lewang shi thob jing ku shi drub nü shagAgain, multicolored rays of light emanate from the twosyllables SVᾹ and HᾹ and dissolve in the three places ofmy body. In this way I attain the four empowerments andthe potency to establish the four bodies is placed.pel den tsa we la ma rin po chedag gi nying gar pemo’i teng shuk laka drin chen po’i go ne jé zung teku sung thuk kyi ngö drub tsel tu sölMy glorious and precious root gurucome atop the lotus on my heartand taking care of me with your great kindness

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Cittamani Tārā Guru Yoga15please bestow on me the siddhis of your body, speech,and mind.shé wang shi len pa dang/ nying shuk kyi mik pa nam cha/la me nel jor di ni lam gyi sog shing ngam/ thar par drö pe themkye ta bu me du mi rung wa yin jing/ jin lab dang ngö drub thamje la ma la ten ne jung we nge par nyam su lang war cha’oWith these words we take the four empowerments. We shoulddo the visualizations of the guru remaining in our heart. Thisguru yoga is similar to the life-force of the path or similar to astairway leading to liberation and is therefore indispensable.Since all blessings and siddhis are obtained by relying on theguru we should certainly practice it.

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