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machik labdrön songs
Machik Labdrön (1055-1154) is recognized, along with her Indian guru Dampa Sangye, as the founder of the lineage of Chöd in Tibet. Her name, which means "One Mother," identifies her as the source of this Tibetan lineage and reflects her actual status as both a great teacher and a mother of several children. Her biography is recorded at length in the book Machig Labdrön and the Foundations of Chöd by Jerome Edou, published by Snow Lion.
Machik Labdrön's Prayer to All Lineages
Tibetan
Pa gyu tab gyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Ma gyu sherab gyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Nyi me don gyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Kal den nyam gyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Drup tob chod kyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Tob den chod kyong gyi gyu pa la sol wa deb
Trul nang jik ten gyi ja wa la
Zhen pa lok par jin gyi lob
Jung shi du pay gyu lu la
Chay dzin dral war jin gyi lob
Gal kyen nay don bar cho la
Ro nyom nu par jin gyi lob
Nang si sem kyi chontrul la
Rang ngo shay par jin gyi lob
Rang rik ku sum lhun drup la
Rang wang tob par jin gyi lob
Chir dak tang dro druk sem chen nam
Gyu nyi dzin gyi dri ma kun pang nay
Lamay jang chub nyur tob shok
English translation
I supplicate the father lineage of method.
I supplicate the mother lineage of wisdom.
I supplicate the non-dual lineage of meaning.
I supplicate the lineage of fortunate ones with experience.
I supplicate the Chöd lineage of siddhas.
I supplicate the symbolic lineage of the dakinis.
I supplicate the lineage of powerful dharma protectors.
Bless me so that I may develop disgust
For deluded appearances and worldly activities.
Bless me so that I may stop cherishing
This illusory body of the four elements.
Bless me to develop the ability to experience the single flavor
Of discordant conditions, sickness, demons and obstacles.
Bless me to know the inherent nature
Of all that appears, the miraculous display of my mind.
Bless me to gain independence
Within self-awareness, the spontaneously present three kayas.
Generally, may I and sentient beings of the six realms,
Having abandoned the cause, the stain of dualism,
Attain unsurpassable enlightenment.