Long Life Prayer for Lama Shenpen Hookham
Several people connected to the Peacemaker Circle here and in Europe have personal or close lineage connections to Lama Shenpen Hookham, a UK teacher in the Kagyu and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism, heart-disciple of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and wife of Rigdzin Shikpo Rinpoche.
Lama Shenpen is to undergo emergency surgery on a cancerous tumour at 10am on Thursday 27th Dec 2008. Rigdzin Shikpo has written a Long Life Prayer to recite for her, and also people could recite mantras and/or the Samantabhadracarya Pranidhana (the Vows of Samantabhadra from the end of the Avatamsaka Sutra). Here's the Long Life Prayer:
Issuing from the groundless space of light
To spread the magnificent Dharma of Shentong
For the benefit of all sentient beings throughout the Dhatu,
May your life extend to the end of the kalpa and beyond!
Khenpo Rinpoche has recommended the 'Song of the Seven Delights', a Tibetan song we sang together at a Peacemaker Circle two months ago in November. If anyone remembers it or has the printed sheet still you could read or sing that and think of her! It's the one that ends "... Adverse conditions happen, when they do it's so delightful, they make a little song of sheer delight!"
May Lama Shenpen recover completely and may we all be well and happy!
Lama Shenpen is to undergo emergency surgery on a cancerous tumour at 10am on Thursday 27th Dec 2008. Rigdzin Shikpo has written a Long Life Prayer to recite for her, and also people could recite mantras and/or the Samantabhadracarya Pranidhana (the Vows of Samantabhadra from the end of the Avatamsaka Sutra). Here's the Long Life Prayer:
Issuing from the groundless space of light
To spread the magnificent Dharma of Shentong
For the benefit of all sentient beings throughout the Dhatu,
May your life extend to the end of the kalpa and beyond!
Khenpo Rinpoche has recommended the 'Song of the Seven Delights', a Tibetan song we sang together at a Peacemaker Circle two months ago in November. If anyone remembers it or has the printed sheet still you could read or sing that and think of her! It's the one that ends "... Adverse conditions happen, when they do it's so delightful, they make a little song of sheer delight!"
May Lama Shenpen recover completely and may we all be well and happy!
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