Om Swasti. The right-turning conch of pure
compassion in body, speech, and mind
Pours forth a stream of good intentions
that never change.
Thereby, may a sweet, resonant melody
beyond compare, such music for the ears,
Open the lotus petals of virtue, excellence,
and goodness.
It has the supreme name of the Wish Fulfilling
Tree, the ambrosial one.
Musical tones of this stainless tree, granting
every wish, are dulcet and pleasing.
Throughout its branches the gems of lasting
happiness nestle among their leaves.
Sovereign in our realm, may the world be
resplendent with the beauty of this tree.
Aspiration for Tibet
A chain of fragrant flowers, these snow mountains
are tranquil and fresh.
In a healing land where white incense rises sweet,
May the gracious beauty of luminous moonbeams,
light of the spiritual and temporal worlds,
Conquer all strife, the darkness of the shadow side.
Aspiration for the Dalai Lama
Inspiring festivals of merit in the Land of Snow,
You are the Supreme One holding a pure white lotus.
With the beauty of all good qualities,
a treasure for eyes to behold,
May your life be long, steadfast as a diamond vajra.
Aspiration for Culture and Knowledge
The most excellent virtue is the brilliant and calm
flow of culture:
Those with fine minds play in a clear lotus lake;
Through this excellent path, a song line sweet
like the pollen's honey,
May they sip the fragrant dew of glorious knowledge.
Aspiration for the World
Over the expanse of the treasured earth
in this wide world,
May benefit for beings appear like infinite
moons' reflections,
Whose refreshing presence brings lasting
welfare and happiness
To open a lovely array of night-blooming lilies,
signs of peace and joy.
Conclusion
Descending from a canopy of white clouds,
the gathering of two accumulations,
May these true words, like pearled drops
of light or pouring rain,
Falling in a lovely park where fortunate
disciples are free of bias,
Open the flowers of friendship so that well-being
and joy blossom forth.
These words of aspiration, sprung from a sincere intention, were
written down by Ugyen Trinley, the one who bears the noble name of the Karmapa, while he was escaping from Tibet. One night in the illusory appearance of a dream, on a lake bathed in clear moonlight and rippled with blooming lotus flowers serving as a seat for three Brahmins who appeared wearing pure white silk and playing a drum, guitar, flute and other instruments. Created in pleasing and lyric tones, their melodious song came
to my ears, and so I composed this aspiration prayer with a one-pointed mind, filled with an intense and sincere intention to benefit all the people of Tibet. Within a beautiful and auspicious chain of mountains, this land of Tibet, may the sun rays of the supreme aspiration for awakening swiftly appear.
Translated under the guidance of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche by Michele
Martin of New York © February 2000 ; headings inserted based on commentary of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche; all rights reserved.
