A Supplication that Dispels the Heart’s Sorrow
by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
Namo Guru
All the sugatas, bodhisattvas and exalted disciples
Who dwell in the
boundless, limitless and inconceivable
Pure realms of the three times and the
ten directions
Please heed our distressed and yearning call!
Sunk deep in this abysmal, frightful ocean of samsara
See the desperate
circumstances of our existence.
Could it be that you’ve sought your own
happiness and withdrawn?
Have we really been left unprotected by your
affection and compassion?
Your resolve in bodhicitta is truly exalted.
Transcending thought,
expression and comprehension, the illusory play of
Your emanations enter this
world to embrace those in need of taming.
Never fading, may your prowess
forever radiate.
For the benefit of every single being without exception,
The era of your
enlightened conduct never passes.
Oh bodhisattva, sun of beings, who dispels
all of our sorrows!
Pray, quickly appear and manifest your profound
activity!
By the great compassion of the ocean of the unfailing three roots,
By the
dharma protectors and guardians having cleared all obstacles,
And by the
power of mine and others’ heart-felt longing,
Without obstruction, may these
glorious wishes be quickly fulfilled!