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THE VERY CONCISE METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

OF SHRI CAKRASAMVARA
A SINGULAR RECOLLECTION
by jamyang Khyentse Vangpo
The very concise method of accomplishment of the Shri Calrasamvara of Krisna, A Singu-
lar Recollection.
'The method of accomplishment of Calrasamvara, this Single Recollection was composed
by a follower of Krisnacarya, may the merit accomplish the two purposes. Vritten by Guru
Manjughosha according to the intent of the holy words of Tsechen jSachen Kunga] Nyingpo
(1092-1158) together with the Lineage Holders.
May it be virtuous and good, mangalam.
jVritten by jamyang Khyentse Vangpo (1820-1892). The Collected Vorls of the Great
jamyang Khyentse Vangpo, vol.7, fol.215-22. Gyud de Kun Tus, vol.25, folios 11-19.
Abbreviated prayers and mantras have been extended. Translated by jeff Vatt, October 14,
1989, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, Rev. june 18, 1999.
Edited by Lama Kunga Tharts Rinpoche
and arranged for printing by Volfgang Saumweber, May 2003 (rev. 2/2004).
This sadhana was ditributed to the paricipants of the Chalrasamvara Empowerment His
Holiness Salya Trizin gave during his visit to the United States and Canada
in summer 2003.

0RELIMINARIES
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In the completely frm fabric of the innate,
Homage to the Guru Heruka - performing the vow.
The method of accomplishment of the yoga of the Singular Recollection is explained. A prac-
titioner having obtained the empowerment in the mandala of Shri Cakrasamvara and with
pure pledges and vows, at the occasion of a beginner, learning the levels of the Generation
Stage, unable to meditate on the complete circle of the mandala but wishing to meditate in a
manner gathering the continuity of the yoga, should practice the yoga of the Single Recollec-
tion in the manner of the three. preliminary, main section, conclusion.
The frst has two parts. common and uncommon.
#OMMON0RELIMINARIES
2EFUGEAND%NLIGHTENMENT4HOUGHT
In pleasant surroundings imagine in the sky in front of you the objects of refuge - with
Guru Cakrasamvara as the central fgure - and invite them. Imagine yuorself and others
having gone for refuge through the three doors. Perform both the Refuge and Enlightenment
Thought, whatever is suitable, the extensive or concise.
I ano otheis, all beings equal to space,
Fiom this time foith until the heait of enlightenment is ieacheo;
To the holy Root Guiu ano Lineage,
Essence of all booy, speech, mino, qualities ano activities
Of all tathagatas of the ten oiiections ano thiee times;
Souice of the eighty-foui thousano aiticles of Dhaima
Ano mastei of all the noble Sangha;
To the gloiious holy Guiu I go foi iefuge.
To the complete bhagavan Buoohas I go foi iefuge.
To the holy Dhaima I go foi iefuge.
To the noble Sangha I go foi iefuge.
Recite as much as possible with folded hands.
To the Guiu ano Thiee Piecious Jewels,
I bow ano go foi iefuge;
I piay, may you bless my continuum.
Think. the source of refuge melts into light and dissolves into yourself.
Foi the beneft of all beings I must obtain the state of complete buoohahooo; foi
that puipose I piactice the methoo of the piofouno path.
Recite three times the Enlightenment Thought. jTo elaborate, perform the meditation-recita-
tion of Heruka Vajrasattva].

5NCOMMON0RELIMINARIES
The Uncommon Preliminaries have two parts, jthe accumulation of merit and the accumula-
tion of wisdom].
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Bless the 'inner offering - imagine tasting with the left ring fnger.
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SHRI is non-dual wisdom. HE is the emptiness of causality. RU is free of accumulation. KA is
indeterminability - say and remember.
In my heait fiom AH aiises a moon oisc, in the mioole is the mino - the essence
of the fve wisooms - as a blue HUM. Fiom that, iays of light shine foith flling
the insioe of the booy puiifying all sins ano obscuiations. The booy becomes a
mass of light.
Fiom a tiansfoimation of that, instantly I become Cakiasamvaia togethei with
the Mothei. In the heait, fiom HUM iays of light shine foith to the Guiu ano host
of Cakiasamvaia oeities, all gatheieo in the sky in fiont.
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Invite the assembly,
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Offer thus.
In the Thiee Jewels I go foi iefuge,
Confessing inoivioually all sins;
Rejoicing in the viitue of beings;
Holoing in mino the enlightenment of buooha.
In the Buooha, Dhaima ano Excellent Community,
Until enlightenment, I go foi iefuge.
In oioei to accomplish the beneft of myself ano otheis,
I give iise to the enlightenment thought;
Giving iise to this thought of supieme enlightenment, I invite all beings.
Peifoiming the pleasing piactice of the supieme conouct of enlightenment,
May I obtain buoohahooo foi the beneft of beings.
Recite three times. Think that the collection dissolves into oneself.

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Meditate on all dharmas included in subject-object as the nature of emptiness and clear light.
-AIN0RACTICE
The Main Section has two parts, I. Deity Meditation and II. Mantra Recitation. The frst has
four parts. 1. Approximation, 2. Near Attainment, 3. Attainment and 4. Great Attainment.
)$EITY-EDITATION
!PPROXIMATION
Fiom the state of emptiness, in the sky in fiont, is the essence of mino as
a naoa, fiom that a binou, fiom that a moon, fiom that the heao of HA,
the tiunk ano U, the syllable HUM is establisheo. Fiom unoeineath
aiises a lotus, in the mioole, fiom RAM, comes a sun, in the mioole of
that aie Yama ano Kalaiatii togethei as a seat.
In the mioole, ciicling to the left, is the essence of the thiity-two majoi maiks of
the Buooha:
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Repeated twice.
Fiom the oissolution aiises a moon as the miiioi-like wisoom. In the mioole,
ciicling to the iight, is the essence of the eighty minoi examples of peifection:
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Repeated twice.
Fiom the oissolution aiises a sun oisc as the wisoom of equality.
Between the two, fiom HUM ano AM aiise a vajia ano cuiveo knife,
as the wisoom of oisciimination, maikeo with a HUM ano AM. Gatheieo in

Fiom a complete tiansfoimation of that foim, the essence of

the wisoom of the ohaimaohatu, I aiise as Shii Cakiasamvaia
with a booy blue in coloi, foui faces ano twelve hanos. The
main face is blue, left face ieo, back face yellow ano iight face
white. Each face has thiee eyes ano foui baieo fangs. The fist
two hanos holo a vajia ano bell embiacing the mothei. The
lowei two holo an elephant skin out-stietcheo; thiio iight a
oamaiu, fouith an axe, ffth a tiioent, sixth a cuiveo knife. The thiio left holos a
katvanga maikeo with a vajia; fouith a vajia lasso, ffth a blooo flleo skullcup,
sixth caiiies the foui-faceo heao of Biahma. The iight leg is stiaight ano piesses
on the bieast of ieo Kalaiatii; left bent ano piessing on the heao of black Yama.
The haii is tieo in a topknot on the ciown of the heao; on the ciest a wish-fulfll-
ing jewel oinament ano ciescent moon. The soft spot at the top of the heao is
maikeo with a visvavajia. Each heao has a ciown of fve oiy human skulls; a neck-
lace of ffty fiesh heaos ano six bone oinaments; weaiing a lowei gaiment of tigei
skin; possesseo of the nine emotions of oancing; giace, feailessness ano ugliness;
laughtei, feiocity ano fiightfulness; compassion, fuiy ano peacefulness.
In the lap is the Mothei Vajia Vaiahi, with a booy ieo in coloi, one face, two hanos
ano thiee eyes. The left holos a blooo flleo skullcup embiacing the Fathei ano
the iight a cuiveo knife in a thieatening gestuie pointeo in all oiiections. The
haii is woin pileo on the heao; a ciown of fve oiy human skulls ano ffty oiy as a
necklace. The left leg is stiaight ano iight bent, embiacing the Fathei. Both Fathei-
Mothei stano in the mioole of a blazing fie of piistine awaieness.
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In the Fathei's heait is OM OM HA white Vajiasattva;
on his heao OM NAMA HI yellow Vaiiocana;
on his ciown of the heao OM SVAHA HU ieo Paomanaitesvaia;
on his two shouloeis OM BOSHATA HE black Heiuka;
on his two eyes OM HUM HUM HO ieo Vajia Suiya;
on the eight main joints OM PHAT HAM gieen Asvapaiam.
At the Motheis navel is OM OM VAM ieo Vajia Vaiahi;
on hei heait OM HAM YAM blue Yama;

on hei mouth OM HRIM MOM white Mohani;

on hei ciown of the heao OM HREM HRIM yellow Kshobani;
on hei top of the heao OM HUM HUM gieen Bhaiiavi;
on hei eight main joints OM PHAT PHAT gieen Canoika.
3AY
Non-oually at the Fathei's place is the Mothei ano at the Mothei's place the Fathei.
3. Attunment
At the Fathei's heait above a moon oisc fiom a blue HUM is Cittavajia;
at his thioat OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT ieo Vagvajia;
at his foieheao OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT DA-
KINI JALA SAMVARA SVAHA white Kayavajia.
At the Mothei's heait is OM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANIYE
HUM HUM PHAT PHAT SVAHA blue Cittavajia;
at hei thioat OM CAURI HUM HUM PHAT ieo Vagvajia;
at hei foieheao OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM SVAHA white Kay-
avajia.
Both the Fathei-Mothei have at the top of the heao as OM white Vaiiocana; thioat
ieo AH Amitabha; heait blue HUM Akshobhya; navel yellow SVA Ratnasamb-
hava; seciet maik gieen HA Amoghasioohi.
4. The Greut Attunment
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PHAIM!
Fiom my heait iays of light shine foith to the natuial abooe of all buoohas, boo-
hisattvas, viias ano oakas in the aspect of Cakiasamvaia Fathei-Mothei.
PHAIM!
VAJRA SAMAJAH.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-
WARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHA,
VAJRA PUSHPE AH HUM, VAJRA DHUPE AH HUM, VAJRA ALOKE AH
HUM, VAJRA GHANDHE AH HUM, VAJRA NAIVIDYE AH HUM, VAJRA
SHAPDA AH HUM.
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JAH HUM BAM HOH.
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OM YOGA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA YOGA SHUDDHO 'HAM.
PHAIM!

Fiom my heait iays of light shine foith to the Five Families of Conseciation Dei-
ties ano the Sixty-two Deity Cakiasamvaia having aiiiveo in the sky in fiont.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-
WARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHA,
VAJRA PUSHPE AH HUM, VAJRA DHUPE AH HUM, VAJRA ALOKE AH
HUM, VAJRA GHANDHE AH HUM, VAJRA NAIVIDYE AH HUM, VAJRA
SHAPDA AH HUM,
Offer as from before.
I iequest you bestow conseciation upon me.
jThe tathagatas say.]
'Just as Buooha] was batheo by goos when he was boin, likewise, with puie watei
of goos we will conseciate you.'
Say.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABHISHEKATA SAMAYA SHRIYE HUM.
Watei fiom the conseciation vases flls the entiie booy puiifying obscuiations.
The excess watei oveiows ano Akshobhya aooins the heaos of both the Fathei-
Mothei.
Meditate upon that. Then perform the ancillary offerings.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-
WARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GHANDHE,
NAIVIDYE, SHAPDA AH HUM.
Consecrate the Inner Offering.
OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, DAKINI JALA
SAMVARA SVAHA,
OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.
Think of the Father-Mother in a blissfully ecstatic meditative state and say.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA ANURAGATA VAJRA SVABHAVA ATMAKO
'HAM.
Say thus - the secret offering. The view of the divine pride of the deitys body is to apprehend
with the mind, single pointedly, the nature of clear appearance.
))-ANTRA2ECITATION
Fiom the heait of the Fathei the mantia gailano aiises. It passes fiom the mouth
into the mouth of the Mothei, ano oescenoing thiough the booy it exits thiough
the lotus ano enteis the vajia of the Fathei. Passing thiough the booy it oissolves
in the HUM - ceaselessly ciicling. Rays of light shine foith inoucing ano stabiliz-
ing the piistine awaieness of gieat bliss.

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Recite the main non-dual essence of the Father-Mother. If desired recite the root and near
essence mantras as known from the long sadhana.
To fnish, pray with folded hands.
May all beings ano I be blesseo with the booy, speech, mino, qualities ano activi-
ties of all the sugatas. May we be blesseo to quickly obtain the accomplishment of
supieme mahamuoia, the stage of Shii Cakiasamvaia.
Perform the Hundred Syllable Mantra of Heruka to make frm the blessing. For the medita-
tion of the Perfection Stage refer to the commentaries.
)))#ONCLUSION
At the places of myself, above moon oiscs aie:
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That is the armor of the Father-Mother. Together with mudras recite twice the Mantra of
Four Faces to protect the environment, above and below, with mantra.
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Know the three - appearance, renown and conceptuality as the state of the deity, mantra and
pristine awareness.
Thiough this meiit quickly may I attain the stage of Cakiasamvaia ano place
upon that stage all beings without exception. At the time of oeath, with a host
of loios ano viias, oweis, paiasols ano banneis helo aloft, with the offeiings of
pleasant music, cymbals, ano the like; may I be leo to the Realm of Khecaia. By
the ieal goooess, ieal commitments ano also the ieal woios of Dhaima, by that
excellent tiuth; may those goooesses take caie of me.
Between sessions enter into the path of daily activities.

#AKRASAMVARA-ANTRAS
#AKRASAMVARA&ATHERAND-OTHER%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, OM SARVA BUD-
DHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNNANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.
&ATHERAND-OTHER.EAR%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT, OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM
HUM PHAT.
&ATHER%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, DAKINI JALA
SAMVARA SVAHA.
&ATHER.EAR%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT.
-OTHER%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANNIYE HUM HUM
PHAT SVAHA.
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OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.
-OTHER.EAR%SSENCE%SSENCE-ANTRA
OM CAURI HUM HUM PHAT.
4HE&OUR$AKINIS-ANTRAS
OM DAKINIYE HUM HUM PHAT. OM LAMAYE HUM HUM PHAT. OM
KHANDAROHE HUM HUM PHAT. OM RUPINIYE HUM HUM PHAT.
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OM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM HUM PHAT,
OM GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM HUM PHAT,
OM GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM HUM PHAT,
OM ANAYA HOH BHAGAVAN VIDYARAJA HUM HUM PHAT.