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Make it a habit to think that all of your actions of body, speech and mind will be done for the
benet of others. Cultivate the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benet of all
sentient beings, and nurture this precious altruistic intention as dearly as a mother cares for
her child.
2) Do TONGLEN!
When you breathe out, think that you are giving everything to all sentient beings. Give all your merits
of the three times and your body, like a wish-granting jewel, all your possessions, and so on. Give them
to all sentient beings as you breathe out, and when you breathe in, take all beings su erings and their
causes, all the undesirable things, onto yourself, and destroy your self-cherishing thought.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
3) REJOICE in the merit, happiness, virtue, positive potential, and amazing, inconceivable
causes of happiness, merit, and virtue created by all the buddhas, bodhisattvas, and all
sentient beings of the ten directions and three times,
and especially your root spiritual teachers, Shakyamuni Buddha, and all other great gurus,
arhats, pratyekabuddhas, monks, nuns, lamas, retreatants, and all Dharma practitioners (and
any other great spiritual masters with whom you have a connection).
Each time you rejoice in your own past, present, and future merits, it doubles or triples them. You
collect so much merit by rejoicing, or feeling happiness about other sentient beings merit. If you
rejoice in a sentient beings merit, and the level of the persons mind is lower than yours, you collect
double the persons merit. If the persons level of mind is equal to yours, you collect the same amount
of merit. If the persons level of mind is higher than yours, then you collect half their merit. Since there
are so many sentient beings, you can imagine how much merit you collect. You will want to practice
rejoicing all day long, and night. If you rejoice in the merit generated by one bodhisattva in one day,
you receive half of the merit. Because bodhisattvas have realized bodhicitta, they seek only the
happiness of others, so whatever activity the bodhisattva does collects so much merit, every second.
Can you imagine if you get half of a bodhisattvas merit for one day? Now you can see how incredible it
is to get that kind of merit, without rejoicing, would take 13,000 years! You can see that this is a great
thing to do, and is so easy to do. You can collect merit within seconds that would take 13,000 years. You
dont need to prepare anything, just your thoughts. You can do this while walking, jogging, eating,
lying on the beach: any time. So, this is a really fantastic practice, if you want to have quick success,
great wealth, realizations of the path, and bene t others, especially if you want to achieve
enlightenment in order to liberate sentient beings from samsaric su erings, and bring them to full
enlightenment.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
You should rejoice in all the virtuous things done by any person. If you can do this you will accumulate
merit equal to that person. The great Dzogchen master Paltrul Rinpoche said, If you want to
accumulate merit without doing anything, rejoice in the merit of others. You can just sleep, lie in your
bed and listen. If you hear that someone is doing a good thing, rejoice in that and you can accumulate
merit.
-Garchen Rinpoche
Rejoicing is habituating yourself to feeling happy about all the constructive acts of the Triumphant
Ones, their spiritual o spring, and all wandering beings. This is a supreme method for transforming
fathomless masses of positive force into something immeasurably great.
-Longchenpa
Rejoicing in our own positive accomplishments is one of the best ways to increase the positive force
built up by them. This, in turn, strengthens the happiness that will ripen from this force. In the case of
rejoicing in the positive accomplishments of others, doing so builds up in us positive force either
equivalent to or even greater than the positive force of the other person.
-Dr. Alex Berzin
4) MAKE OFFERINGS to your Gurus, Lamas, Spiritual Teachers, and Spiritual Friends.
Whenever you meet someone who has the same guru as you, you can o er him or her chocolate, water,
or money anything that you have with the thought that he or she has the same guru, and so is the
same as the gurus pores. If you o er to many Sangha members who have the same guru as you, then
you are making o erings to that many pores of the guru. This is the easiest way to collect a lot of merit
through o erings.
By o ering just one candy, owers, or a grain of rice to a statue of the Buddha or even a visualized
Buddha, you collect a lot of merit. But making o erings to the gurus pores collects more merit than
o ering to all the buddhas, Dharmas, sanghas, statues, stupas, and scriptures, not only in this
continent and this world but all that exist in all the universes and all the directions. Making o erings
to any pore of the guru with this attitude creates much more merit than all of these o erings.
No matter how much money you have even 10 billion dollars it is nothing compared to this
bene t. You will attain temporal happiness and ultimate happiness from this good karma, as well as
all realizations up to enlightenment. Even after you achieve enlightenment, the many qualities of a
Buddhas holy mind still cause so many sentient beings to become enlightened. These are the bene ts
of just that simple act of making o erings to the gurus pores.
These bene ts should be understood, so that when you make o erings to the gurus pores, you think
correctly. This is the best business. If your business needs puri cation, or is short of merit, then this is
what you should do to create success for your business.
By making o erings to the gurus pores, with the remembrance that they are the gurus pores, you
collect mind-blowing merits. With this business of making merit, there is no risk, and the bene t is
always there, every time, no matter what. There is no risk of de ation or loss. By making o erings, or
charity, the karmic result is ongoing. There is no negative change, and it wont go decrease due to
in ation.
So, if you can make o erings to the Sangha with this in your mind, whatever you can give, even just for
a few days or one week, or just give a general donation to the Sangha, the most important thing is to
think that you are making o erings to the gurus pores.
By using these methods, you can collect the most merit. If you collect a lot of merit, suddenly a miracle
can happen that you wont be able to believe not only great success in business, but suddenly
everything booms in your life. Similarly with realizations, miracles can happen. Of course, miracles do
not happen without causes and conditions.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
5) Make oerings to all of your Spiritual Teachers students.
Give texts, money, food, support, friendship, time, kind words, smiles, service, and anything
else that they might need or want. Making oerings to the Gurus disciples is like making
oerings to the Gurus pores.
6) Make oerings to EVERYONE and EVERYTHING all sentient beings.
Never pass by an opportunity for generosity constantly look for opportunities for
generosity. Seal this generosity with view of emptiness.
Practice charity even with small things, like giving food to animals and people. You can even
oer charity to ants, so that you can collect as much merit as possible.
7) DO PROSTRATIONS to all the buddhas, bodhisattvas, the Gurus, and the Triple Gem.
8) Make extensive oering at your altar (or any sacred object) to the Guru, the Buddhas, the
Dharma, and the Sangha, and all holy beings and holy objects such as all the lamas, yidams,
deities, dakas, dakinis, Dharma protectors, bodhisattvas, arhats, pratyekabuddas, shravakas,
statues, stupas, thangkas, and scriptures, all of which are of the nature of bliss and
emptiness, and of the nature of your own root teachers.
9) Keep precepts as much as possible, such as the Sojong/8 Mahayana Precepts, the 5 Lay
Precepts, the Bodhisattva Precepts, and any other precepts that you have received from your
teachers.
10) Recite the short D Sum Sangye Barchay Lamsel (Dispelling Obstacles from the Path)
prayer to Guru Rinpoche many times.
D SUM SANG-GYAY GU-RU RIN-PO-CHH
NG-DRUB KN DAG DE-WA-CHEN-POI ZHAB
BAR-CHHAY KN SL DD-DL DRAG-PO TSL
SOL-WA DEB SO JIN-GYI-LAB TU SL
CHI NANG SANG-WAI BAR-CHHAY ZHI-WA DANG
SAM-PA LHN-GYI-DRUB PAR JIN-GYI-LOB
OM H HNG VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HNG
(English Translation)
Buddha of the Three Times, Guru Rinpoche:
in this way collect incredible merit. If you have many copies, when a stupa or large statue is built, these
extra texts can go inside them. It has to be the complete text, with no missing pages.
You are so fortunate even to see these texts. There is incredible bene t to having them in your house.
According to the texts, if you even have one copy of them in your house, your house becomes a holy
object, and all the devas of the three times come there and protect your house. This is what you should
do to make your life easier.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
19) Recite this mantra many times:
The Extremely Secret Mantra of the Vast Celestial Palace of Jewels
OM BIBULA GARBHE MANI PRABHE TATHAGATA NIRADESHANE MANI MANI SUPRABHE
VIMALE VIMALE SAGARA GAMBHIRE HUNG HUNG JVALA JVALA BUDDHAVILOKITE GUHYA
ABDHISHTHITE GARBHE SVH
The Heart Mantra:
OM MANI VAJRA HNG
The Quintessence Mantra:
OM MANI DHIRI HNG PHAT
[Through reciting this,] all wishes will be fullled, and so on; the benets are inexpressible.
di erent deities. By using these means for the Buddha and others you are repaying the Buddhas
kindness.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche
20) Recite this sutra many times:
Then, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror gazed at Maha-Lakshmi, and spoke the
following words to the Noble Lord Avalokiteshvara:
If any monk, nun, layman, laywoman, or anyone else comes to know, keep, read, write out,
or have others write out the Twelve Names of Maha-Lakshmi, then their poverty will be
eliminated, and they will become rich.
Then, all of the gathered assemblies prayed deeply, saying, May it be so!
Then, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror uttered the Twelve Names of MahaLakshmi:
PEL-DEN-MA
PEL-TRI-MA
PAY-MAY-THRENG-WA-CHEN
NOR GYI DAG-MO
KAR-MO
DRAG-PA-CHHEN-MO
PAY-MAY-CHEN
JEY-PA-MO
D-CHHEN-MO
ZAY-JIN-MA
RIN-PO-CHH RAB-JIN-MO
PEL-CHHEN-MO
(In English)
She Who IsImbued with Glory
She Who Is Enveloped in Splendor
Holder of a Rosary of Lotuses
Sovereign Lady of Wealth
She Who Is White
Sheof GreatRenown
Lotus Eye
She Who Is Ecacious
She of Great Light
She Who Gives Food
She Who Wholeheartedly Gives Precious Gems
She of Great Resplendence
(The mantra)
SYDYATHEDANA/ JINI GRINI/ SARVA ARTHA SADHANI/
SHASHINA ALAGA SHIMANA/
NSHAYA SIDDHANATU MANTRA PADAI SVH/
OM BIGUNI BARAMASU BHAGE SVH
If anyone recites this during the three times of the day[ii], then they will be victorious over
all unpleasant circumstances. They will be endowed with excellent fortune. They will be
endowed with not knowing the exhaustion of wealth.
Furthermore,everyone will perceive them as being like their children, will be delighted by
them, and will act exactly in accordance with their bidding.
If one always reads this out-loud continuously, then even if Brahma commits wrathful
actions one will be not be harmed, and will moreover come to serve under many Buddhas!
The Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror gave that teaching, and the Bodhisattva
Mahasattva, the Noble Lord Avalokiteshvara rejoiced, and deeply praised what had been
spoken by the Bhagavan, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror.
THE MAHA-LAKSHMI SUTRA IS COMPLETE.
Translated by Erick Tsiknopoulos (Sherab Zangpo)
[i]Although some versions of this sutra list the Sanskrit title as Mahashri Sutra, according
to the Derge Kangyur version of this sutra, the title in Sanskrit is the Mahalakshmini Sutra.
Also, the goddess in this text (Pelchenmo, She of Great Glory) is almost denitely a
Buddhist version of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, so for these two reasons I have chosen to go
with Maha-Lakshmi in this translation. This is an updated and revised version of my
previous translation of the same text, entitled The Mahashri Sutra.
Merely by reading this [the Mantra for Accomplishing All Activities] all actions will be successful. Brain
sicknesses (headaches), heavy contagious diseases, zombies, and all spirit possessions will be defeated.
Merely by remembering this mantra, all of them will let go and will let you go. If you are hungry, you
can go into town, recite this seven times, blow on your hand, then wipe your face, and you will nd
food.
You can recite it over water or face cream and then wash your face with the water or put the cream on
your face. If you do this recitation, you will be able to answer when there is an argument, e.g. when
others are talking about your mistakes. If you chant this mantra on owers or fruit, then whoever you
give these to, that person will like you.
This mantra [the Akashagarbha Mantra] has unbelievable bene ts. It is the bodhisattva
Akashagarbha mantra, Bodhisattva Essence of Sky. You can recite it and wear it.
You can wear the mantra all the time, except at nighttime, because it might fall under the body, under
the arms or shoulders, and this will result in negative karma. Otherwise, you can wear it all the time,
especially if you are going to request something, or at any time when success is important. Of course,
just wearing the mantra, without meditating, will not bring extensive realizations and enlightenment.
From ones own side, you have to have good karma. Good karma for success is like a big fund. Merit,
good karma, is like the seed for the crops, and the mantra is like the water and soil. The mantra helps
the good karma, if its there, to ripen quickly.
TADYATH/ NAMAH STUTE MAHGANAPATAYE SVH/ OM GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH
GAH GAH OM GANAPATAYE SVH/ OM GANDHIPATAYE SVH/ OM GANESHVRAYA
SVH/ OM GANAPATI PJITYA SVH/ OM KATA KATA MATA MATA DARA DARA BIDARA
BIDARA HANA HANA GRIHNA GRIHNA DHBA DHBA BHAJA BHAJA STAMBHA
STAMBHA JAMBHA JAMBHA MOHA MOHA DEHI DEHI DPAYA DPAYA DHNA DHNYA
SIDDHI ME PRAYACCHA SAMAYA MANUSMARANA NAMAH STUTE MAHRUDRA
BACHANYA SVH/ OM KURU KURU SVH/ OM TURU TURU SVH/ OM MURU MURU
SVH/ PPA SHNTI BASU PUSHTIM KURU SVH/ OM ANG BHUTA BIDUKSHU BHITA
CHITTA MAHBIDRAH SAMA GACCHATE MAHBHAYA MAHBALA MAHBAKRA
MAHHASTI MAHRAKSHINIYA PRACHITAYMI SVH/ OM KURU KURU CHURU CHURU
MURU MURU/ OM GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH OM NAMO NAMAH SVH
Translated by Erick Tsiknopoulos (Sherab Zangpo)
If you recite this heart-essence all the time, at those very times, you will nd a great treasury
of wealth. You will become equal in fortune to a world-turning universal monarch.
22) Recite the following wealth sutras:
abundant. Without asking or searching, whatever food and riches they want will be found.
For this, one must recite this mantra!
TADYATH/ NAMO TUDDHE/ GANAPATI/ KATA KATA/ KITI KITI/ KUTA KUTA/ MATRA
MATRA/ DARA DARA/ DHAHA DHAHA/ GHRINA GHRINA/ DAB DAB/ JAMBHA JAMBHA/
SAMAYA MANUSMARANA TUDDE TUDTRA/ BACHANAYE SVH/ ABUTE
BHIDUKSHABANCHA TANA/ BASAMA GARACHHA/ THAMAHABHAYA/ MAHBAY/
MAHETETA KSHINIYA/ PRAKOMPAYASI/ TADYATH/ OM KURU KURU/ MURU MURU/
CHURU CHURU/ NAMA NAMA SVH
Ananda! If any son or daughter of noble spiritual lineage, fully-ordained monk, fullyordained nun, layman, laywoman, or anyone else intones this Heart-Essence of the Lord of
Gatherings every day, then that person will be endowed with bliss and happiness in this life.
They will be endowed with riches and resources. The suerings of poverty and destitution
will not occur. They will be pleasing and delightful to all people. They will accomplish all of
their endeavors, no matter what they are, and their aspirations as well. Both in this life and
their next life too, they will not lack wealth and resources.
Waking up daily earlyin the morning in ones home, if this dhrani is chanted three or
seven times, then one will retain what has been heard. All malevolent gods, harmful spirits,
demons, and dakinis will not snatch away ones radiance and luster. That person will be
guarded and protected.
The Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror spoke thus, and the entire retinue, the whole
universe with its gods, humans, demi-gods, and gandharvas rejoiced, and deeply praised
what had been spoken by the Bhagavan, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror.
THE EXALTED DHRANI OF GANAPATI, THE LORD OF GATHERINGS, IS COMPLETE.
Translated by Erick Tsiknopoulos (Sherab Zangpo).
Having sat down to one side, the great general of the yakshas Manibhadraputra spoke the
following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:
Venerable Sir, if any fully-ordained monks, fully-ordained nuns, laymen, laywomen, or
anyone else recites this heart-essence every day during the three parts of the day, then I will
always follow after that person, do everything that person needs, seek out food, riches, gold,
jewels, grain, and silver for them, accomplish all of their aims, put all sentient beings under
their power, instantaneously accomplish all the various activities of that person, and they
will be apart from association with depravity.
NAMO RATNA TRAYYA/ NAMO MANIBHADRYA/ MAHYAKSHA SENPATAYE/
SYDYATHEDANA/ HILI MANIBHADRA/ HILI HILI MANIBHADRA/ KILI MANIBHADRA/ KILI
KILI MANIBHADRA/ CHILI MANIBHADRA/ CHILI CHILI MANIBHADRA/ CHULU
MANIBHADRA/ CHULU CHULU MANIBHADRA/ TURU MANIBHADRA/ TURU TURU
MANIBHADRA/ KURU MANIBHADRA/ KURU KURU MANIBHADRA/ CHURU MANIBHADRA/
CHURU CHURU MANIBHADRA/ SURU MANIBHADRA/ SURU SURU MANIBHADRA/ SARVA ARTHA MAME SANGHAYA SVH/TADYATH/ PTANE SUPTANE SURUME SUMTE/
SURATHE/ SUSMABATE/ HILEKE HILAKALI/ PUNYA SIDDHI BHADRA/ HILI HILI
SVH/EHIKO NIKSHE/ EHIKO NIKSHE SVH
If you recite this seven times, there will be accomplishment.
The ritual of this dhrani is this: If on the 15thday of the waxing moon ones clean oneself,
scents with the smoke of aloe-wood [akaru] during the three times of the day, and recites
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Vladimir
october 25, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for all the good advice on generating good merit to have prosperity, its
specially good to practice it in this tough times.
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isanghamahal
october 31, 2010 at 12:30 am
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Thank you for your generous posting of dharma and the prosperous way to go.
May all beings nd inner and outer wealth, and the causes for inner and outer wealth.
Anumodana!
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Jintana Traiporn
october 31, 2010 at 10:06 am
dasa
october 31, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Thank you so much for posting all this. For me its very precious. I will certainly use it.
May all be well wit You.
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Desiree
november 1, 2010 at 2:57 pm
with Bodhicitta motivation, all becomes possible! Oering up the wonderful gifts
displayed here your generosity is wonderful, let it multiply and multiply
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Yeshe Gyurumed
december 27, 2011 at 9:53 am
Thank you for your great generosity! May your merit and wealth ever increase and
likewise that of all beings.
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Max
january 28, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Hi, does anyone know where the The Mantra for Accomplishing Activities comes from,
I mean the original source of the text, is it a Sutra or a Tantra?Thanks!!
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Enrico Kosmus
february 21, 2012 at 9:37 pm
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jigme karma
january 16, 2013 at 12:39 am
Thank you for your eorts and great generosity. Regarding Manibhadras Dhrani,
when is the 15th day of the waxing moon?
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Vajra
october 18, 2014 at 11:59 am
Thank you!!!
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Thank you. May the Victorios Ones grants Lama Zopa Rinpoche long life to continue to
turn the dharma wheel for the sake of sentient beings.
Namo Amituofo.
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