News of passing from Sri Lanka
R.I.P. ARTHUR C. CLARKE
Wish him a good journey and take a drink for him.
He was 90 and had lived one of the most remarkable lives imaginable. The guy made 5& for his article that put forth the idea of using satellites to expand the range of tvs and other forms of communication to get around the curve of the earth. He'll reincarnate, or ascend as is his way.
When the journey of my life has reached its end,
and since no relatives go with me from this world
I wander in the bardo state alone,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas send
out the power of their compassion
and clear away the dense darkness of
ignorance
When parted from beloved friends, wandering
alone
my own projections' empty forms appear,
may the Buddhas send out the power of their
compassion
so that the bardo's terrors do not come.
When the five luminous lights of wisdom
shine,
fearlessly may I recognize myself;
when the forms of the peaceful and wrathful
ones appear
fearless and confident may I recognize the
bardo.
When I suffer through the power of evil
karma,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas clear
away suffering;
when the sound of dharmata roars like a
thousand thunders,
may it be transformed into the sound of
mahayana teaching.
When I follow my karma, without a refuge,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas be
my refuge;
when I suffer the karma of unconscious
tendencies,
may the samadhi of bliss and luminosity
arise.
At the moment of spontaneous birth in the
bardo of becoming,
may the false teachings of the tempters not
arise;
when I arrive wherever I wish by supernatural
power,
may the illusory terrors of evil karma not
arise.
When savage beasts of prey are roaring,
may it become the sound of dharma, the six
syllables;
when I am chased by snow, rain, wind, and
darkness,
may I receive the clear, divine eye of wisdom.
May all sentient beings of the same realm in
the bardo,
free from jealosy, be born in a higher state;
when great thirst and hunger are caused by
passions,
may the pain of thirst and hunger, heat and
cold, not arise.
When I see my future parents in union,
may I see the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas
with their consorts;
with power to choose my birthplace, for the
good of others,
may I receive a perfect body adorned with
auspicious signs.
Obtaining for myself a perfect human body,
may all who see and hear me at once be
liberated;
may I not follow all my evil karma,
but follow and increase what merit I may
have.
Wherever I am born, at that very place,
may I meet the yidam of this life face to face;
knowing how to walk and talk as soon as I
am born,
may I attain the power of non-forgetfullness
and rememberance of past lives.
In all the stages of learning, high, middle
and low,
may I understand just by hearing, thinking
and seeing;
wherever I am born, may that land be blessed,
so that all sentient beings may be happy.
O peaceful and wrathful Buddhas, may I and
others
become like you yourselves, just as you are,
with your forms and your auspicious marks,
your retinues, your long life and your
realms.
Samantabhadra, the peaceful and wrathful
ones, infinite compassion,
the power of truth of the pure dharmata,
and followers of tantra in one-pointed
meditation:
may their blessings fulfill this inspiration-
prayer.
Many blessings.
Wish him a good journey and take a drink for him.
He was 90 and had lived one of the most remarkable lives imaginable. The guy made 5& for his article that put forth the idea of using satellites to expand the range of tvs and other forms of communication to get around the curve of the earth. He'll reincarnate, or ascend as is his way.
When the journey of my life has reached its end,
and since no relatives go with me from this world
I wander in the bardo state alone,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas send
out the power of their compassion
and clear away the dense darkness of
ignorance
When parted from beloved friends, wandering
alone
my own projections' empty forms appear,
may the Buddhas send out the power of their
compassion
so that the bardo's terrors do not come.
When the five luminous lights of wisdom
shine,
fearlessly may I recognize myself;
when the forms of the peaceful and wrathful
ones appear
fearless and confident may I recognize the
bardo.
When I suffer through the power of evil
karma,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas clear
away suffering;
when the sound of dharmata roars like a
thousand thunders,
may it be transformed into the sound of
mahayana teaching.
When I follow my karma, without a refuge,
may the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas be
my refuge;
when I suffer the karma of unconscious
tendencies,
may the samadhi of bliss and luminosity
arise.
At the moment of spontaneous birth in the
bardo of becoming,
may the false teachings of the tempters not
arise;
when I arrive wherever I wish by supernatural
power,
may the illusory terrors of evil karma not
arise.
When savage beasts of prey are roaring,
may it become the sound of dharma, the six
syllables;
when I am chased by snow, rain, wind, and
darkness,
may I receive the clear, divine eye of wisdom.
May all sentient beings of the same realm in
the bardo,
free from jealosy, be born in a higher state;
when great thirst and hunger are caused by
passions,
may the pain of thirst and hunger, heat and
cold, not arise.
When I see my future parents in union,
may I see the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas
with their consorts;
with power to choose my birthplace, for the
good of others,
may I receive a perfect body adorned with
auspicious signs.
Obtaining for myself a perfect human body,
may all who see and hear me at once be
liberated;
may I not follow all my evil karma,
but follow and increase what merit I may
have.
Wherever I am born, at that very place,
may I meet the yidam of this life face to face;
knowing how to walk and talk as soon as I
am born,
may I attain the power of non-forgetfullness
and rememberance of past lives.
In all the stages of learning, high, middle
and low,
may I understand just by hearing, thinking
and seeing;
wherever I am born, may that land be blessed,
so that all sentient beings may be happy.
O peaceful and wrathful Buddhas, may I and
others
become like you yourselves, just as you are,
with your forms and your auspicious marks,
your retinues, your long life and your
realms.
Samantabhadra, the peaceful and wrathful
ones, infinite compassion,
the power of truth of the pure dharmata,
and followers of tantra in one-pointed
meditation:
may their blessings fulfill this inspiration-
prayer.
Many blessings.