REPAYING THE KINDNESS OF MY MOTHER...

MANI PADME HUM - I prostrate to the Noble Master Chenrezig!
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - There is nothing more profound than this to be said: Dear mother, you protected me lovingly when I was small. You taught me with love and told me sweet words. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - You fed me from your mouth and wiped my feces away with your hand. You picked me up on your lap again and again. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - The end of birth is surely death. Even powerful humans don't have the slightest power to remain [forever]. When departing alone, [only] the sacred Dharma will [be of] benefit. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - The end of collecting is surely loss. Even the greediest person will be unable to take anything along. When departing alone, only the sacred Dharma will [be of] benefit. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Mother, when you are going to depart alone from here I pray that you, I, and Chenrezig will meet! My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - I pay homage to lama and protector Manjushri! Wherever in the three realms the six kinds of beings are born, their birth is of four kinds: Except for miraculous birth, a body is formed in dependence on a father and a mother. Due to karmic forces, you conceived and carried me for nine months and ten days. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When the life force impelled my embryo to come out, you suffered the bone-wracking pain of contractions. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When I was born, your body became covered with blood, lymph, pus, and milk. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When my skin and bones were feeble and not fully formed, you picked me up with gentle hands - My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When I had pus in my eyes or other organs, you licked it off with your soft tongue. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Even when my specks of feces came into your mouth, you were not disgusted. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - You always held me tight, like in the gentle warmth of your belly. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.


OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When sleep rendered us unconscious at night I would interrupt your sleep many times. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - You took me on your lap and cuddled me. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - You cheered me up and made me so happy, My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Whenever I was wriggling and crying, you tirelessly gave me your breast to suck. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When your eyes were tightly closed by sleep, you swiftly protected me from heat and cold. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - when I crawled on all four like an animal You taught me how to walk on my feet. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When I was three years old, you kept an eye on me wherever I went. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When I was five years old, you showed me how to dress myself properly. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - When I was ten years old, you taught me how to understand and decide things. My kind mother is wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Your mind was one-pointedly focused [on my welfare]. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - [Throughout,] you were always calm and fair. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - You gave your permission when it was time for me to
leave. My kind mothers wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - [Because of your love] I became independent after I had left you. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - If sudden disasters were to carry you off. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - And you would end up in some unknown place. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - May our minds become ultimately inseparable. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Dear mother, do not be angry when I say this: My thoughts go to you again and again. And your kind acts make me weep. My kind mother is wandering in the three pitiful samsaric realms. May I guide you on Chenrezig's path.
OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH - Mother, when it is time for your mind to leave this body, may you be born in a supremely blissful state and having been born there, may you attain the heart of Enlightenment. Having attained that, may you act for the benefit of all beings. Words of vast and deep meaning break my heart. (by Karmapa Rangjung Dorje)