A Prayer to the Guru

by Namkhai Nyingpo (8th 9th century)

All the matter of the world, living and not living,

Appear as objects to my eyes.
Let me rest in the appearance of things, without seeing them as things.
Empty clarity without fixation is the deity form.
I pray to my guru naturally releasing empty appearance.
Lotus Born Master of Oddiyana, Pema Jungne to you I pray.
All the sounds of the world, pleasant or unpleasant,
Resound as objects in my ears.
Let me rest in silence in sound, inconceivable and inexpressible.
Silence in sound, without beginning or end, is the speech of the awakened.
I pray to my guru naturally releasing sound-emptiness.
Lotus Born Master of Oddiyana, Pema Jungne to you I pray.
Whatever thoughts arise from the five poisons, emotional reactions,
Move as objects in my mind.
Let me rest, letting go of control, not awaiting or chasing them.
When I let movement settle naturally, it releases into true presence.
I pray to my guru naturally releasing awareness.
Lotus Born Master of Oddiyana, Pema Jungne to you I pray.

[The above translation was done by Ken McLeod and can be found on his website at: www.unfetteredmind.org. We
have however, inserted the line Lotus Born Master of Oddiyana, Pema Jungne to you I pray to the end of each of
the verses translated here as it is in most versions of the Tibetan original.]

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