A new era for Aro Ling Cardiff

Aro Ling Cardiff is transforming into a virtual Buddhist Centre. We will be Live streaming on Facebook and are looking into other forms of virtual activity as well.

The first streaming event will be on Tuesday 7th April at 7pm. This will be an hour session of meditation and yogic song. Go to the Aro Ling Cardiff page on Facebook. You do not have to be a subscriber to Facebook or sign up to anything in order to be part of the live streaming event -- you can just show up and join in practising with us. The order of practice is set out below.

We will start with
rDo rJe Tshig bDun (Dorje Tsig dun)

Seven-line song; the seven thunderbolt phrases; the inspirational song of Padmasambhava

Hung: o rGyen yul gyi nub byang mTshams: (Hung Ögyen yul gi nub jang tsam)
Hung – From beginningless self-luminous Wisdom-Mind.
Hung – In the land of O rGyan.

Pad ma ge sar sDong po la: (Pema ke-sar dong-po-la)

Within the self-perfected secret dKyil ’khor of great bliss.
Within the heart of a lotus.

Ya mTshan mChog gi dNgos grub brNyes: (Ya-tsen chö-gi ngödrup nye)

Non-dual awareness is free of inhibition in manifesting activities.
You are endowed with marvellous attainments.

Pad ma ’byung gNas zhes su grags: (Pema Jung-ne she su drag)

I am effortlessly and spontaneously liberated.
You are renowned as the Lotus-born.

’khor du mKha’ ’gro mang pos bsKor: (Kor-du khandro mangpo kor)

The phenomenal universe radiates as the fringe of luminous experience.
You are surrounded by a vast sumptuous retinue of sky-dancers.

Khyed kyi rJes su bDag bsGrub kyis: (Khye kyi je-su dag drub kyi)

I cultivate the experience of spacious passion in which divisionless Wisdom-Mind is realised.
I will follow in your footsteps with commitment to practice.

Byin gyis rLobs phyir gShegs su gSol: (Jin-gyi lob-chir sheg su sol)

I enter into primordial awareness and recognise my own mind as none other than Padmasambhava.
I sing this wish-path with burning devotion, that I may receive your blessing.

Guru Pema Siddhi Hung:
The actual knowledge of the meaning of Padmasambhava is the realisation which disinhibits all siddhis.
Padmasambhava give me siddhis.

Note: The first line of the translation represents the inner meaning.The second line represents the outer meaning.

Then this will be followed with Vajra Guru mantra, the Awareness Spell of Padmasambhava, which will be sang in two different ways with a space for meditation in between:

Om A’a Hung Bendzra Guru Pema Siddhi Hung:

Next will be the Lama’i Naljor of Ma-gCig Lab-sGron (Machig Labdron):

A: Om ma gCig ma la gSol ba ’debs: (Om Machig ma la sol wa deb)
Om, in the dimension of spaciousness I find my awareness unified with the white Om at Ma gCig Lab sGron’s forehead.
A’a: ma gCig ma la gSol ba ’debs: (A’a Machig ma la sol wa deb)
A’a:, in the dimension of spaciousness I find my awareness unified with the red A’a: at Ma gCig Lab sGron’s throat.
Hung ma gCig ma la gSol ba ’debs: (Hung Machig ma la sol wa deb)
Hung, in the dimension of spaciousness I find my awareness unified with the blue Hung at Ma gCig Lab sGron’s heart
dKar po Om gyi byin gyis rLob: (Karpo Om gyi jin gyi lob)
I self-actualise empowerment through the light transmission of white Om (rays of white light from Ma gCig Lab sGron touch me; white Om appears at my forehead).dMar po A’a: gyi byin gyis rLob: (Marpo A’a gyi jin gyi lob)
I self-actualise empowerment through the light transmission of red A’a: (rays of red light from Ma gCig Lab sGron touch me: red A’a: appears at my throat).sNgon po Hung gyi byin gyis rLob: (Ngönpo Hung gyi jin gyi lob)
I self-actualise empowerment through the light transmission of blue Hung (rays of blue light from Ma gCig Lab sGron touch me; blue Hung appears at my heart).sKu gSung thugs gyi phyin chen phob: (Ku sung thug gyi jin chen phob)
I unify the three spheres of being through taking simultaneous empowerment of the three lights.
Ma yum chen mgo ’phang sTobs par shog (Ma yum chen go phang tob par shog)
Phat:
I become unified with the Mind-space and visionary appearance of the Great Mother, Ma gCig Lab sGron. Cut! I explode the envisionment into wisdom-space.
Om A’a: Hung Om A’a: Hung Om A’a: Hung
I repeatedly receive the three lights from Ma gCig Lab sGron.
Phat: Phat: Phat: I explode my envisionment into wisdom-space and instantaneously arise as Ma gCig Lab sGron, Unique Mother – Torch of Practice.
A: Appearances dissolve into the sound of the white A. I remain in the utterly free awareness presence of whatever arises.All appearances are spontaneously self-liberated.

The session will end with the long life mantra of Padmasambhava and Mandarava. This is practised for the benefit of the long life of our Lamas and teachers, and also for everyone and everything everywhere, including oneself:

Om A’a: Hung Bendzra Guru Pema Siddhi A-yu She Hung Nri Dza