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Amitabha Phowa
1
Amitabha P
howa
Com
posed b
y Lam
a T
hubten
Yesh
e
16 A
mitabha Phowa
Foundatio
n fo
r the P
reservatio
n o
f the M
ahaya
na T
raditio
n
Educatio
n S
erv
ices
2 A
mitabha Phowa
Am
itabha B
uddha
Artist u
nknow
n.
Amitabha Phowa
15
Amitabha Phowa
3
Amitabha P
howa
Conta
ined
herein
is the tech
nica
l meth
od fo
r transferrin
g the
conscio
usn
ess to G
uru
Buddha A
mita
bha’s P
ristine R
ealm
.
Preliminaries
Clea
n th
e place of m
editation
, set up a
n im
age of A
mita
bha, m
ake m
any offerin
gs, and fa
ce
west (or visu
alize th
at you
are doin
g so).
Refuge and B
odhichitta Motivation
Take refu
ge in th
e Triple G
em a
nd gen
erate a
bodhich
itta m
otivation
while recitin
g the follow
-
ing pra
yer with
single-poin
ted concen
tration
and devotion
.
I go fo
r refuge u
ntil I am
enligh
tened
To
the B
ud
dh
a, the D
harm
a, and
the su
prem
e assemb
ly.
By m
y merit o
f giving an
d o
ther p
erfection
s,M
ay I beco
me a b
ud
dh
a to b
enefit all sen
tient b
eings.
(3x)
San
g gyä chh
ö d
ang tsh
og k
yi chh
og n
am la
Jang ch
hu
b b
ar du
dag n
i kyab
su ch
hi
Dag gi jin
sog gyi p
äi sö n
am k
yi
Dro
la ph
än ch
hir san
g gyä dru
b p
ar shog (3
x)
The Four Immeasurable Thoughts
May all sen
tient b
eings h
ave hap
pin
ess and
its cause.
May all sen
tient b
eings b
e free of su
ffering an
d its cau
se.M
ay all sentien
t bein
gs attain th
at hap
pin
ess with
ou
t limits.
May all sen
tient b
eings b
e free of attach
men
t and
aversion
, ho
ldin
gso
me clo
se and
oth
ers distan
t.
14 A
mitabha Phowa
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slated b
y Lam
a Zop
a Rin
poch
e and
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a Th
ubten
Yesh
e.W
e work
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oratio
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om
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che an
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4 A
mitabha Phowa
Visualizing G
uru Buddha A
mitabha
Visu
alize th
e followin
g with
single-p
ointed
clarity.
Above m
y crow
n o
n a lo
tus an
d a m
oo
n an
d su
n th
ron
e sits Gu
ru B
ud
-
dh
a Am
itabh
a in th
e vajra po
se. His h
oly b
od
y is radian
t and
ruby red
.H
e has o
ne face an
d tw
o h
and
s that rest in
the gestu
re of sin
gle-po
inted
con
temp
lation
. He h
old
s a nectar b
ow
l filled w
ith th
e elixir of im
mo
rtal-ity an
d w
ears the saffro
n ro
bes o
f mo
ral pu
rity. His cro
wn
is mark
ed b
y ash
inin
g wh
ite OM
, his th
roat b
y a radian
t red A
H, an
d h
is heart b
y a deep
blu
e HU
M. F
rom
the H
UM
in h
is heart b
ou
nd
less light sh
ines fo
rth fillin
gall o
f space. T
his ligh
t pen
etrates especially A
mitab
ha’s W
estern P
ristine
Realm
, invo
kin
g Bu
dd
ha A
mitab
ha, th
e eight great lio
n-lik
e bo
dh
isattvas,an
d th
e vast assemb
ly of m
ale and
female b
od
hisattvas w
ho
reside in
the
Pristin
e Realm
of th
e West. T
hese all en
ter into
Gu
ru A
mitab
ha’s cro
wn
chak
ra, descen
d h
is central ch
ann
el, and
min
gle with
his h
eart. He an
dth
ey are un
ified an
d o
f on
e essence.
Hold th
is thou
ght w
ith sin
gle-pointed con
centra
tion.
The Seven-Limb Prayer
Option
al w
hen
short of tim
e.
This p
ractice p
urifies th
e min
d of p
oisonou
s imprin
ts and th
eir sufferin
g results a
nd em
powers
the m
ind w
ith w
holesom
e energy b
y cultiva
ting exten
sive virtuou
s imprin
ts and th
e dedication
of their good resu
lts to the u
ltimate a
im, th
e suprem
e happin
ess of enligh
tenm
ent for a
ll
sentien
t beings.
I pro
strate with
bod
y, speech
and
min
d in
heartfelt faith
and
adm
iration
.
I mak
e material o
fferings an
d fill th
e bo
un
dless sk
y with
billio
ns o
fexq
uisite o
fferings m
entally tran
sform
ed.
Every evil o
r delu
ded
action
do
ne b
y me sin
ce begin
nin
gless time is
declared
and
offered
for p
urificatio
n.
I rejoice in
all the co
un
tless virtuo
us actio
ns d
on
e by o
rdin
ary bein
gsan
d th
e inco
nceivab
le virtuo
us actio
ns d
on
e by su
perio
r on
es.
Please, G
uru
Bu
dd
ha, rem
ain w
ithin
you
rpresen
t vajra form
un
til samsara is u
tterlyem
ptied
.V
isualize a
jewelled th
rone m
ark
ed by a crossed va
jra.
Amitabha Phowa
13
Care of Dharma Books
Dh
arma b
oo
ks co
ntain
the teach
ings o
f the B
ud
dh
a; they h
ave the p
ow
erto
pro
tect against lo
wer reb
irth an
d to
po
int th
e way to
liberatio
n. T
here-
fore, th
ey sho
uld
be treated
with
respect –
kep
t off th
e floo
r and
places
wh
ere peo
ple sit o
r walk
– an
d n
ot step
ped
over. T
hey sh
ou
ld b
e covered
or p
rotected
for tran
spo
rting an
d k
ept in
a high
, clean p
lace separate
from
more m
un
dan
e materials. O
ther o
bjects sh
ou
ld n
ot b
e placed
on
top
of D
harm
a bo
oks an
d m
aterials. Lick
ing th
e fingers to
turn
pages is
con
sidered
bad
form
as well as n
egative karm
a. If it is necessary to
disp
ose
of w
ritten D
harm
a materials, th
ey sho
uld
be b
urn
ed rath
er than
thro
wn
in th
e trash. W
hen
bu
rnin
g Dh
arma texts, it is tau
ght to
first recite aprayer o
r man
tra, such
as OM
, AH
, HU
M. T
hen
, you
can visu
alize the
letters of th
e texts (to
be b
urn
ed) ab
sorb
ing in
to th
e AH
and
the A
H
abso
rbin
g into
you
, transm
itting th
eir wisd
om
to yo
ur m
ind
stream. A
fterth
at, as you
con
tinu
e to recite O
M, A
H, H
UM
, you
can b
urn
the texts.
Lam
a Zo
pa R
inp
och
e has reco
mm
end
ed th
at ph
oto
s or im
ages of h
oly
bein
gs, deities, o
r oth
er ho
ly ob
jects no
t be b
urn
ed. In
stead, th
ey sho
uld
be p
laced w
ith resp
ect in a stu
pa, tree, o
r oth
er high
, clean p
lace. It has
been
suggested
to p
ut th
em in
to a sm
all structu
re like a b
ird h
ou
se and
then
seal the h
ou
se. In th
is way, th
e ho
ly images d
o n
ot en
d u
p o
n th
egro
un
d.
Amitabha Phowa
5
An
d tu
rn th
e wh
eel of th
e perfect D
harm
a for th
e sake o
f sentien
tbein
gs.V
isualize a
golden 1
000-spok
ed wheel.
I ded
icate all past, p
resent, an
d fu
ture m
erits to th
efu
ll enligh
tenm
ent o
f all sentien
t bein
gs.
Go
sum
gü p
äi go n
ä chh
ag tshäl lo
Ngö
sham
yi trül ch
hö
trin m
a lü b
ül
Th
og m
e nä sag d
ig tun
g tham
chä sh
agK
ye ph
ag ge wa n
am la je yi ran
gK
ho
r wa m
a ton
g bar d
u leg zh
ug n
äD
ro la ch
hö
kyi k
ho
r lo k
or w
a dan
gD
ag zhän
ge nam
jang ch
hu
b ch
hen
po
r ngo
Offering the U
niversal Mandala
Option
al w
hen
short of tim
e.
Th
is grou
nd
, ano
inted
with
perfu
me, strew
n w
ith flo
wers
Ad
orn
ed w
ith M
ou
nt M
eru, fo
ur co
ntin
ents, th
e sun
, and
the m
oo
nI im
agine th
is as a bu
dd
ha-field
and
offer it.
May all livin
g bein
gs enjo
y this p
ure lan
d!
Sa zh
i pö
kyi ju
g shin
g me to
g tramR
i rab lin
g zhi n
yi dä gyän
pa d
iS
ang gyä zh
ing d
u m
ig te ül w
a yiD
ro k
ün
nam
dag zh
ing la ch
ö p
ar sho
g
IDA
M G
UR
U R
AT
NA
MA
ND
AL
AK
AM
NIR
YA
TA
YA
MI
Inclu
de the follow
ing requ
ests:
May I b
e able to
practice p
ho
-wa at th
e time o
f death
and
to b
e able to
do
this fo
r oth
ers;M
ay all sentien
t bein
gs will b
e liberated
from
the su
ffering o
f the lo
wer
realms an
d b
e lifted u
p to
high
er realms;
An
d w
ith yo
ur h
oo
k, p
lease brin
g me to
you
r blissfu
l realm.
12 A
mitabha Phowa
Colophon:
Th
is techn
ical meth
od
for acco
mp
lishm
ent w
as com
po
sed o
n 3
Feb
ruary 1
981
at Tu
shita
Retreat C
entre b
y Lam
a Th
ub
ten Y
eshe in
accord
ance w
ith th
e scriptu
res and
oral tran
smis-
sion
. It has co
me ab
ou
t in resp
on
se to a req
uest b
y Gelo
ng S
tefano
Pio
vella and
was o
rigi-n
ally edited
by N
gawan
g Ch
oto
k.
Su
bseq
uen
tly, som
e section
s were ad
ded
by G
elon
g Pen
de H
awter fo
r the sak
e of clarifica-
tion
from
an o
ral com
men
tary by L
ama Z
op
a Rin
po
che.
It has b
een ligh
tly edited
and
reform
atted b
y Ven
. Co
nstan
ce Miller fo
r the F
PM
T E
du
-catio
n D
epartm
ent, N
ovem
ber 1
99
7. Revised
editio
n, Ju
ly 20
01.
© F
PM
T, In
c., 20
01
6 A
mitabha Phowa
Prostrations O
ptional w
hen
short of tim
e.
Gu
ru, in
vincib
le on
e beyo
nd
all evil, end
ow
ed w
ith all virtu
es, tathagata,
foe d
estroyer, fu
lly com
plete an
d p
erfect bu
dd
ha, m
agnificen
t kin
g, Gu
ruA
mitab
ha o
f bo
un
dless ligh
t, I pro
strate, mak
e offerin
gs, and
take refu
gein
you
. Please b
estow
up
on
me yo
ur co
un
tless blessin
gs. (21x)
La m
a tön
pa ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag
par d
zog p
äi sang gyä p
äl gyäl wa lam
a ö p
ag me la ch
hag tsh
äl loch
hö
do
kyab
su ch
hi w
o jin
gyi lab tu
söl (2
1x)
Th
en in
heartfelt d
evotio
n I co
ncen
trate single-p
oin
tedly o
n G
uru
Am
itabh
a. Fro
m h
is ho
ly bo
dy five-co
lored
nectar ligh
t streams d
ow
nth
rou
gh m
y central ch
ann
el. Fro
m h
ere it flow
s thro
ugh
all the o
ther
chan
nels o
f my b
od
y com
pletely fillin
g it with
blissfu
l nectar-ligh
t. All
hin
dran
ces, such
as illness an
d an
un
timely d
eath, are co
mp
letely pu
-rified
. All n
egative forces u
tterly disap
pear, esp
ecially the grasp
ing at
mu
nd
ane existen
ce. Th
e po
wer to
be su
ccessful in
transferrin
g con
-scio
usn
ess and
takin
g rebirth
in th
e Pristin
e Realm
of th
e West [S
kt.
Sukhavati/
Tib
. Dew
ach
en] is gran
ted. M
y bo
dy b
ecom
es crystal clearan
d tran
slucen
t like a rain
bo
w.
Prayer of Bodhichitta M
otivation and Dedication
All p
ast, presen
t, and
futu
re guru
s, bu
dd
has, an
d b
od
hisattvas d
wellin
g
in th
e ten d
irection
s of sp
ace, especially B
ud
dh
a Am
itabh
a and
the eigh
tgreat lio
n-lik
e bo
dh
isattvas, please p
ay attentio
n to
me. W
ishin
g to lib
er-ate all m
oth
er sentien
t bein
gs from
the vast o
cean o
f samsaric su
ffering
and
to lead
them
all to th
e sup
reme jo
y of fu
ll enligh
tenm
ent, I realize
that I m
yself mu
st beco
me a b
ud
dh
a. Th
us, I d
etermin
e to tak
e rebirth
inth
e Pristin
e Realm
of th
e West an
d to
hear teach
ings d
irectly from
Bu
d-
dh
a Am
itabh
a him
self. Th
erefore, b
y the fo
rce of all m
y past, p
resent, an
dfu
ture m
erits collected
togeth
er and
the im
mu
table p
rom
ise of all th
etath
agatas, and
by th
e pow
er of w
isdo
m an
d ab
solu
te truth
, may I, at th
every m
om
ent o
f death
, take im
med
iate and
spo
ntan
eou
s rebirth
up
on
afu
lly op
ened
lotu
s flow
er face to face w
ith B
ud
dh
a Am
itabh
a’s shin
ing
form
. May I o
btain
with
ou
t difficu
lty the ab
ility to h
ear teachin
gs directly
from
the m
ou
th o
f Bu
dd
ha A
mitab
ha. M
ay I develo
p th
e six transcen
din
gp
erfection
s to th
eir ultim
ate com
pletio
n, an
d m
ay I accom
plish
the ten
stages of th
e bo
dh
isattva’s path
. May I attain
all the w
isdo
m, lo
ve, and
Amitabha Phowa
11
Am
itayus
Artist u
nknow
n.
Amitabha Phowa
7
po
wer o
f myriad
s of b
ud
dh
as in co
un
tless bu
dd
ha-field
s mo
re nu
mero
us
than
all the ato
ms o
f the b
ou
nd
less un
iverse.
With
clarity, visu
alize th
e followin
g:
Th
e con
sciou
sness p
rincip
le (the very su
btle m
ind
of clear ligh
t) isseen
as a brillian
tly brigh
t wh
ite-red en
ergy dro
p in
the cen
ter of m
yh
eart chan
nel-w
heel in
side th
e central ch
ann
el. Fro
m h
ere I can lo
ok
up
ward
into
Gu
ru A
mitab
ha’s h
eart, the w
isdo
m o
f no
n-d
uality, w
hich
is vividly clear lik
e the su
rface of a m
irror, yet h
aving a five-co
lored
radian
ce. Gu
ru A
mitab
ha, lo
okin
g do
wn
and
seeing th
e radian
t energy-
dro
p in
my h
eart says, “Please, m
y son
(or d
augh
ter), arise.” With
joyfu
lex
pectatio
n, I lo
ok
forw
ard to
goin
g.
Then
recite the follow
ing:
Sin
ce time w
itho
ut b
eginn
ing I h
ave been
in co
nstan
t con
fusio
n an
dh
ave been
circling in
samsaric existen
ce. Bo
un
d b
y graspin
g and
lon
ging
attachm
ent, I h
ave experien
ced co
ntin
uin
g misery. U
nless I give u
p th
isd
elud
ed an
d grasp
ing m
ind
, no
bu
dd
has o
r bo
dh
isattvas can b
e of u
lti-m
ate ben
efit to m
e. No
thin
g in sam
sara is certain excep
t that all m
un
-d
ane p
leasures d
ie away. T
his grasp
ing an
d ign
oran
t min
d is th
e no
ose
that b
ind
s me to
the relen
tless turn
ing o
f the w
heel o
f con
ditio
ned
exist-en
ce. I yearn to
go to
Am
itabh
a’s Pristin
e Realm
wh
ere even th
e word
‘sufferin
g’ do
es not exist an
d fro
m w
here I can
never fall again
into
samsara’s m
isery. With
the p
ow
er of p
erfect con
viction
, I prep
are to go
and
dw
ell in A
mitab
ha’s en
lighten
ed realm
.
PraiseY
ou
are like th
e sun
disp
elling all d
arkn
essA
nd
the p
anacea cu
ring all illn
ess and
disease.
Yo
u are th
e perfect gu
ide th
at leads all b
eings to
blissfu
l freedo
mB
y the rad
iant red
ho
ok em
anatin
g from
you
r heart.
Prayer for the Time of D
eath O
ptional w
hen
short of tim
e.
At th
e mo
men
t the m
essenger o
f death
arrivesP
lease com
e instan
taneo
usly fro
m yo
ur P
ristine R
ealm.
Ad
vise me to
give up
graspin
g at mu
nd
ane existen
ceA
nd
invite m
e to co
me to
you
r Pristin
e Realm
.
10 A
mitabha Phowa
meet an
d m
ingle w
ith th
e clear, no
n-d
ual, an
d rad
iant w
isdo
m o
f Gu
ruA
mitab
ha’s h
eart. Rem
ain th
ere in sin
gle-po
inted
con
centratio
n fo
ras lo
ng as yo
u lik
e.
Wh
en yo
u feel th
at it is time to
return
the co
nscio
usn
ess prin
ciple to
the
bo
dy, visu
alize the w
hite-red
energy-d
rop
in th
e center o
f the clear an
drad
iant sp
ace of G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s heart. A
s you
brin
g the en
ergy-dro
pb
ack to
you
r heart, recite th
e man
tra KA
AH
.
For th
e first 3 repetition
s, visualize th
e drop going to A
mita
bha’s h
eart, th
en 21
times to you
r
crown on
ly, then
3 m
ore times to A
mita
bha’s h
eart.
Am
itabha th
en tra
nsform
s into A
mita
yus. A
s you recite th
e mantra
of Am
itayu
s ( OM
AM
AR
AN
I JIVA
N T
IYE
SV
AH
A) visu
alize th
e followin
g:
Fro
m G
uru
Am
itayus’ n
ectar bow
l an in
exhau
stible flo
w o
f the clear an
db
lissful elixir o
f imm
ortality stream
s dow
n m
y central ch
ann
el and
com
-p
letely fills my vajra b
od
y. It renew
s the life fo
rce and
besto
ws th
e po
wer
of lo
ngevity.
Th
en th
e reed, lo
tus, m
oo
n, su
n, an
d G
uru
Am
itabh
a all melt in
to ligh
tan
d d
issolve in
to m
y central ch
ann
el. Gu
ru A
mitab
ha an
d m
y heart-es-
sence b
ecom
e ind
estructib
ly on
e. My cro
wn
is sealed b
y a vajra seal.
Thin
k: I h
ave received th
e un
dyin
g life realization
.
Th
en, if th
ere is time, rep
eat the p
rayer of b
od
hich
itta mo
tivation
and
ded
ication
.
Dedication
Th
rou
gh th
e merits o
f these virtu
ou
s action
sM
ay I qu
ickly attain
the en
lighten
ed state o
f Am
itabh
aA
nd
lead all livin
g bein
gs, with
ou
t exceptio
n,
Into
that en
lighten
ed state.
May I an
d all th
e sentien
t bein
gs, du
e to o
ur m
erits of th
e three tim
es, be
bo
rn fro
m a b
eautifu
l lotu
s in th
e joyfu
l pu
re man
dala o
f the co
nq
uero
r,an
d m
ay we receive th
e pred
iction
directly fro
m th
e Co
nq
uero
r of
Infin
ite Ligh
t.
8 A
mitabha Phowa
Wh
en earth
sinks in
to w
aterA
nd
the m
irage-like ap
pearan
ce is perceived
,A
nd
my m
ou
th b
ecom
es dry an
d fo
ul-tastin
g,P
lease com
e and
tell me n
ot to b
e afraid an
d in
spire m
e with
true co
urage.
Wh
en w
ater sinks in
to fire
An
d th
e smo
ke-lik
e app
earance is p
erceived,
An
d m
y ton
gue gets th
ick an
d m
y speech
is lost,
Please sh
ow
me yo
ur sh
inin
g face and
give me so
lace and
peacefu
l joy.
Wh
en fire sin
ks in
to air
An
d th
e firefly-like ap
pearan
ce is perceived
,A
nd
my b
od
y heat an
d th
e light o
f my eyes rap
idly fad
e away,
Please co
me an
d fill m
y min
d w
ith th
e sou
nd
of D
harm
a wisd
om
.
Wh
en air sin
ks in
to co
nscio
usn
essA
nd
the b
urn
ing lik
e a bu
tter lamp
app
earance is p
erceived,
An
d m
y bo
dy b
ecom
es like th
e earth an
d m
y breath
ing alto
gether
ceases,P
lease draw
me to
you
r pristin
e realm w
ith th
e radian
t light o
f you
rsh
inin
g face.
An
d th
en m
ay the rad
iant red
ho
ok
Em
anatin
g from
you
r pristin
e heart
En
ter my cro
wn
, then
descen
d m
y central ch
ann
el,H
oo
k m
y very sub
tle clear light m
ind
, and
brin
g it to yo
ur P
ristine
Realm
.
Yet if I m
ust go
into
the in
termed
iate state by th
e force o
f my n
egativek
arma,
May all th
e bu
dd
has an
d b
od
hisattvas rescu
e me w
ith th
e pow
er of
Dh
arma
An
d in
spire m
e with
the p
ure view
that sees all b
eings as u
tterly pu
re,H
ears all sou
nd
s as Dh
arma teach
ing, an
d sees all p
laces as you
rP
ristine R
ealm.
Then
with
clarity visu
alize th
e followin
g:
Fro
m G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s heart a reed
of rad
iant w
hite ligh
t descen
ds to
my cro
wn
and
form
s there an
ind
estructib
le and
coh
esive bo
nd
. Th
ere isn
ow
an u
no
bstru
cted p
assageway b
etween
my very su
btle m
ind
, the
Amitabha Phowa
9
wh
ite-red clear ligh
t energy-d
rop
in th
e center o
f my h
eart, and
the clear
mirro
r-like h
eart of G
uru
Am
itabh
a. Th
en su
dd
enly a rad
iant h
oo
k o
fred
light em
anates fro
m G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s heart, d
escend
s thro
ugh
the
passagew
ay, and
securely h
oo
ks th
e delicate an
d p
ure clear ligh
t energy-
dro
p in
my h
eart.
Or yo
u can
visualize th
at Gu
ru A
mitab
ha’s h
eart draw
s the en
ergy-dro
pu
pw
ard ju
st as a magn
et attracts iron
filings.
Con
templa
te this w
ith sin
gle-pointed con
centra
tion.
The Prayer for Accom
plishment
Gu
ru B
ud
dh
a Am
itabh
a, essence o
f the p
erfect truth
of th
e Trip
le Gem
,co
urageo
us o
ne w
ho
liberates all sen
tient b
eings fro
m th
e bo
nd
age of
mu
nd
ane existen
ce and
delivers th
em to
the su
prem
ely blissfu
l realm o
f
bu
dd
hah
oo
d, p
lease release me an
d all o
thers fro
m th
e difficu
lties and
fears of th
e death
pro
cess and
the in
termed
iate state of th
e after-death
plan
e. Easily gu
ide m
e to yo
ur w
isdo
m h
eart by in
spirin
g me to
tho
r-o
ugh
ly reno
un
ce the grasp
ing at m
un
dan
e existence an
d to
achieve su
c-cess in
transferrin
g my co
nscio
usn
ess. Yo
u are m
y on
ly liberato
r. Please
with
great com
passio
n tak
e me to
you
r Pristin
e Realm
.
The Technical Method
No
w w
ith crystal clarity an
d vivid
con
centratio
n, visu
alize you
r very sub
tlem
ind
of clear ligh
t in th
e form
of th
e very blissfu
l and
radian
t wh
ite-reden
ergy-dro
p in
you
r heart, th
e reed o
f radian
t wh
ite light, an
d G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s clear and
radian
t heart. S
ee the en
ergy-dro
p as th
e traveller,th
e wh
ite light reed
as the p
ath, an
d G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s heart as th
e desti-
natio
n.
Th
en reverse th
e flow
of th
e dow
nw
ard-m
ovin
g energy-w
ind
s and
brin
gth
e oth
er energy-w
ind
s into
and
up
thro
ugh
the cen
tral chan
nel b
y mean
so
f ho
ldin
g the vase b
reath. A
s you
ho
ld th
e breath
, focu
s you
r con
centra-
tion
single-p
oin
tedly u
po
n th
e very blissfu
l wh
ite-red en
ergy-dro
p in
you
rh
eart. Wh
en yo
u feel th
at it is time to
go, th
e very sub
tle min
d, w
hich
isligh
ter than
a feather, d
etermin
es to go
to G
uru
Am
itabh
a’s heart. A
s you
exhale, recite th
e man
tra HIC
.
Yo
ur co
nscio
usn
ess as the b
lissful en
ergy-dro
p, b
y the fo
rce of co
ncen
-tratio
n an
d th
e up
ward
flow
ing en
ergy-win
ds, flies lik
e an arro
w to
