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Teachings
of HH8 Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje
'Supplication
to Dusum Khyenpa'
Following
a visionary dream of HH1 Karmapa, Dusum Kheynpa, when he was 32 years
old, HH8 Karmapa wrote this account and supplication:
I remember
the father, I remember the Buddha of the three times.
I remember the father, I remember Tusum Khyenpa.
I remember the father, I remember the Karma Kagyu.
I remember the father, I remember the wonders of the Practice Lineage.
I have wandered
aimlessly for so long in samsara.
Lord, you have accepted me for so long with your kindness;
Despite your acceptance, I am still greatly corrupted with delusion.
How can I even hear your name at all, lord?
This time,
I have barely obtained this human body.
I have entered into the gate of your teachings, lord,
Into your completely pure teachings, lord.
Having entered into your authentic teachings,
Not only have I not made any offering of practice,
But I possess the bad karma of destroying your teachings.
To this
savage who flaunts material goods,
You have revealed your miraculous form.
Once again you have accepted me.
When I saw that your kindness is limitless
For me who is even stupider than an ox,
Overwhelming longing arose from my depths.
Since the
day my mother gave birth to me until now,
There is only one meaningful thing I have done.
This did not arise from personal effort,
But from your profound Buddha activity.
Since this is free from samsara's objectives,
I understand this vision is a miracle transcending mind.
I understand that from it confidence has arisen.
If one makes
suppication, this alone is enough:
You are the true jetsun who fulfills supplication.
Although I cannot bear the burden
Of your pure teachings, lord,
Just by turning to you, lord, with such longing,
And just by not facing the wrong way,
I have obtained the transmission of meaningful action.
I offer this transmission to the jetsun guru
Whose kindness is limitless as space.
Thus,
I supplicated.
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