Rain of inspiration that opens the gate of knowing everything. Instruction manual of Short Dorjé Chang Mahāmudrā Invocation

Summary

namo guru badzradhara karmakāya

Self-arisen luminosity is dharmakāya.

For the sake of meeting self-aware primordial consciousness,

I pay homage to the lama who introduces me to myself

through self-potential of self-awareness.

Here are the two visualization instructions of The Short Mahāmudrā Invocation of the Dagpo lineage in general by Bängar Jampäl Zangpo, the emanation of geshe Langri Thangpa Dorjé Sengge:

I. meditation on the field of the assembly [of lamas] and

II. maintaining self-nature.

The first one is taught by saying:

Great Diamond Holder; Telo; Nāro;

Marpa; Mila; Dharma Lord Gampopa;

Karmapa, knowing the three times and all cognizables;

Holders of the four major [and] eight minor lineages, the

Dri[kung], Tag[lung], Tsäl[pa], splendid Drugpa, etc.;

Unequalled protector of beings, Dagpo Kagyü,

Who mastered the deep path of mahāmudrā, I invoke you.

Kagyü Lamas, inspire me to hold the lineage,

[Inspire me with your] complete liberation life-stories.

Here there are two ways [of meditation on the lamas]: in a tier and in a group.

As for the first one in a tier, one should meditate [on the lamas] from one’s own root lama above one’s own head on the lion throne, lotus, sun and moon [discs] gradually up to Diamond Holder ‒ the Lord of Beings of six realms like in the guru yoga of the mahāmudrā preliminaries. As for the second [namely meditation on] a group, the Kagyü lamas surround the Victor Diamond Holder.

Whichever of the two ways one meditates, there is no difference; however the most known way of meditating is the one that is in accordance with the instruction manual by the realized scholar Karma Chagmé, which summarizes the meaning of both and is the following: in an upward tier, starting with the Dharma Lord Düsum Khyenpa, and from there in a group. Above one’s own head on the lion throne, lotus, sun and moon [discs] there is glorious Düsum Khyenpa, old, with hands in equipoise posture holding the infinite knot; with the gold-gleaming black crown on the head. He wears three robes and a long coat.