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HŪNG TROTA YA GHARUNA TRITRONG HARA NYELOYO SO THUNDU
In the Bön tradition, the Garuda holds a special position of importance and reverence as an enlightened yidam, a wisdom being who emanates in forms of each of the five elements. The Red Garuda is associated with the fire elements and the wrathful wisdom that overcomes all obstacles and brings healing, protection, and positive transformation to all beings.
On the full moon the energy of the elements are full. All the elements especially, the water element are more energetic during the full moon. In Tibet, on the the full moon day, they practice more than usual. It’s a good day to devote one’s activities to awakening. Red Garuda practice is a good practice for the full moon.
Red Garuda is a yidam. Yi means “wisdom” or “mind.” Dam means the “samaya” or “commitments.” Together they mean the commitments to wisdom or the connection to mind. Often “karma” is said too. Here karma means the connection to the inner mind. Karma sometimes means activities or actions, but in this case it means the connection with your inner wisdom. This is what is meant by yidam. The Garuda is the path of the yidam – the path of connecting with your inner wisdom. There are many yidams in Bon which includes the Garuda.
There are five families of Garudas – red, yellow, green, white, and blue garudas. And sometimes a black garuda. Here we are focusing on the Red Garuda. All of these are manifestations of the Buddhas for subjugating all the different emotions - the five poisons. When you do the practice of the different color Garudas, each are a different color – a color associated with one of the five elements. Red with fire, blue with water, white with space, green with wind, and yellow with earth. Garuda practice is connected with the five element practice and the five dakini practices. Contained within the Garuda practice is the five element practice. Because the five inner elements are connected with the five Garudas.
The White Garuda is connected with your heart. The Red Garuda is connected with your liver. The Yellow Garuda is connected with your spleen. The Blue Garuda is connected with your kidneys. The Green Garuda is connected with your lungs. So when you focus on the Garuda you can connect with the specific organ. Garuda is a healing practice. Garudas are healers. So when you have problems in your organs, physically or even mentally you can do one of the Garuda practice to help heal that area of the body. Garuda practice is really good for lower body problems too. Like healing the legs, knees, as well as skin problems.
Refuge
Oṃ. In the Lama, Buddha, Bön, and Shenrab,
Yidam, Rigzin, Khandro, and protectors of the teaching.
I and all sentient beings, equal to space,
Reverently take refuge with our three doors.
Generating Bodhicitta
Oṃ. I, not only for myself, but,
Just as all previous Buddhas and bodhisattvas generated the supreme bodhicitta for the benefit of beings,
Like that, I generate the supreme bodhicitta,
With the aim that all beings obtain Buddhahood.
Confession
Namo: I and all sentient beings,
Confess to sources of refuge and the hosts of deities,
Whatever sinful and non-virtuous actions we may have done,
From all our previous lives until now.
The Means of Accomplishment [of the Red Garuda]: Establishing the Boundary, Refuge, Bodhicitta and Supplication
I am the embodiment of Wal Garuda, and from my heart, comes a single red syllable TROṂ,
emanating up from the invisible realm. Those who live in that realm, the fire deities of primordial wisdom, are invited here.
I, as the fire deity, the Wal Red Garuda, become inseparable from the enlightened body of the wisdom deity.
From the heart of that deity, with whom I am inseparable, come the syllables A Yaṃ Raṃ Maṃ
Khaṃ Druṃ (Imagine those syllables clearly.)
They emanate, and from their melting [comes], the citadel of a celestial mansion. Inside of it is a
phenomena-source, a blazing triangle, in the shape of the letter E.Transcending any limit.
This immeasurable phenomena- source is generated.
Like this, in the center of the celestial mansion, and in each of the four directions,
clearly imagine: seated in the very center, and on the four petals of a lotus are the five families of
Garuda, fire deities of primordial wisdom,
Possessing all varieties of ornaments.
They are surrounded by a retinue of hundreds of thousands of Garudas.
Outside of that, on seats of multicolored lotus, are seated oath-bound protectors of the teachings,
the eight classes of gods and spirits, and, These are [in turn] surrounded by the six types of beings.
Recitation and Supplication to Garuda
(Then, the emanation and collection of the mantra recitation :)
I am the Wal Garuda as described above.
Clearly, in the center of my heart is a HŪṂ syllable.
In the center of that HŪṂ is a sun disk, moon disk, and lotus.
In the center of that are immeasurably large crossed-triangles and in the center of that is a red
TROṂ marked by vermillion.
Light rays flash and pulse out.
Imagine that surrounding the syllable TROṂ are the syllables of the root mantra, circling counter-
clockwise like a swirling firebrand.
([If one is also generating a Garuda mandala in front:] Imagine in this same manner [the mantra garland] in the heart of the Garuda in front.)
HŪNG TROTA YA GHARUNA TRI TRONG HARA NYELO YO SO THUNDU
(Thus recite, [and during that] :)
Imagine that by the power of the mantra, interlaced light rays emanate.
They supplicate the mental continuum of the deity, the great primordial wisdom Garuda who resides in space.
May I obtain the supreme and common siddhis!
Light rays emanate out. All the life-force, energy, and vital-essence of the gods and demons of the
eight classes are gathered together.
Then, imagine that this [gathering] becomes my own life-force, energy, and vital-essence.
Light rays emanate downward and the sins of the six types of beings are purified.
Light rays return and become a fire mountain of weapons.
Lightning like at the end of an eon emanates outwards.
Then, the hearts of the hostile eight classes of beings of the universe are absorbed into red and white essential drops.
Then, they are absorbed into me. Due to that, my life-force, luster, and
radiance cannot be destroyed by the eight classes [of gods and demons].
(Third, as for counting mantras:)
HŪNG TROTA YA GHARUNA TRITRONG HARA NYELOYO SO THUNDU
(Having finished reciting 100,000 of these mantras, power, blessings, and siddhis will become
manifest.) If you have a dream like this: I am an emanation of Garuda, or flying in the sky, or sun
rising, or moon rising.Then, this is [a sign of] Red Garuda.
Recitation-Praise
Hūng: Is the uncontrived space of the nature of Bön.
Trota: Is the state of the wrathful universe.
Ya: Is the great primordial wisdom.
Gharuna: Is the enlightened body of the wrathful Garuda.
Tritrong: The roar of the sound of the Garuda.
Hara: The light rays like a firebrand.
Nyeloyo: Sound of the mantras.
So: Is the supreme enlightened body, speech, and mind.
Thundhu: Is the collection of the vital essence of the entire universe.
[From] this mantra recitation of Garuda, the emanation of the Sugata Buddhas,
Light rays emanate upward, making an aspiration.
Light rays emanate out, and the potency of the hostile spirits is conquered.
Light rays emanate down, and the sins of the six types of beings are purified.
Light rays return back, conferring power and siddhis.
This offering of the emanation and collection of the essential mantra,
Is presented to the enlightened body of the wrathful Garuda.
Please confer on me your power, energy, and radiance!
Please purify my afflictions and obscurations!
Please pacify my hosts of conditions of harmful ignorance!
Please pacify suddenly arising illnesses due to gods and planets!
Please confer on me the supreme and ordinary siddhis!
Please protect these good teachings with joy!
I prostrate and praise you who subdues harmful and malevolent nagas.
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