The Prayer that Clears Obstacles

Bar Che Lam Sel

The Prayer that Clears Obstacles and Spontaneously Accomplishes Wishes from the oral transmission of Khandro Sherab Lophel

Within the Yungdrung Bön tradition, the practice of the Bar Che Lam Sel, or Removing Obstacles from the Path, is a powerful method for removing any kind of obstacle being experienced by the practitioner. From the notation within the text,

“By reciting this “Spontaneous Wish-fulfillment of Removing Obstacles from the Path” a single time, obstacles of an entire year are pacified. By reciting it one hundred times, obstacles of one lifetime are pacified.” 

One does not need transmission or instruction in order to recite this prayer. However, if the practitioner is able to receive the oral transmission from a qualified Yungdrung Bön lama, the benefit of the prayer is greatly multiplied. Making a commitment to recite the prayer before a sacred image or shrine, and then fulfilling that commitment, increases the power of the practice by virtue of having fulfilled a sacred commitment. The prayer can be recited at any time, but especially during any experience of problems or obstacles, when starting a business or important endeavor, and during an astrologically calculated “obstacle year” which, according to Tibetan astrology, occurs during the ages of 1, 9, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61, 73 and 81. The prayer can also be taken as a daily practice, or recited for the benefit of others and dedicated to their release from obstacles.

The Prayer that Clears Obstacles and Spontaneously Accomplishes Wishes from the oral transmission of Khandro Sherab Lophel

É MA HO!

Amazing!

Buddhas of the ten directions who appeared in the past,

Buddhas of the ten directions who appear in the present,

Buddhas of the ten directions who will appear in the future,

The Enlightened Mind of the Lama is the embodiment of the Buddhas of the three times.

To the root Lama who is the embodiment of all the sources of refuge,

We pay homage, confess our negative actions, make offerings, and pray.

Please pacify all obstacles and lead us on the path of liberation.

Please bless us that our wishes be spontaneously fulfilled.

The Mind of the all the Buddhas that manifests the teachings,

All the transmissions of the omniscient, noble ones without exception,

The pure, self-knowing vessel that holds all the teachings and transmissions,

The Enlightened Speech is the embodiment of the supreme Bӧn having the three valid

cognitions.

To the root Lama who is the embodiment of all the sources of refuge,

We pay homage, confess our negative actions, make offerings, and pray.

Please pacify all obstacles and lead us on the path of liberation.

Please bless us that our wishes be spontaneously fulfilled.

Having the training of moral discipline of the assembly of spiritual beings,

Having the training of meditative concentration of the assembly of spiritual beings,

Having the training of wisdom of the assembly of spiritual beings,

The Enlightened Body of the Lama is the embodiment of the three trainings of the assembly

of spiritual beings.

To the root Lama who is the embodiment of all the sources of refuge,

We pay homage, confess our negative actions, make offerings, and pray.

Please pacify all obstacles and lead us on the path of liberation.

Please bless us that our wishes be spontaneously fulfilled.

By the blessings of the Buddhas of the three times and ten directions,

By the blessings of the three valid cognitions, scriptures, and realization of Bӧn,

And by the blessings of the masses of Sempas who have the Enlightened Mind,

May any aspirations of the three doors we make be swiftly accomplished.

By the power of this, wherever we are,

May there never be the terms sickness, famine, weapons, fighting, and disharmony.

May prosperity and abundance of sentient beings, and the Three Vehicles of Bӧn,

Forever spread and flourish throughout the earth and sky.

By reciting this Prayer that Clears Obstacles and Spontaneously Accomplishes Wishes one time, the obstacles of a year are cleared. By reciting it one-hundred times, the obstacles of a single lifetime are cleared. If the Yidam is practiced continuously, from purifying all negative actions and obscurations, enlightenment will be attained in a single

lifetime.

Furthermore, just by praying this, it can protect you from all the fear and harm of gods, demons, humans, wild animals, the five elements and so forth. It pacifies sickness and negative forces, and averts all bad signs and bad dreams, inauspicious signs and bad omens. If you pray with offerings, there will be food if you want food, clothes if you want clothes, sons for those who want sons, and so forth, any supreme accomplishments asked for will occur successfully.

SAMAYA GYA GYA GYA Sealed, Sealed, Sealed

From Bӧnku Küntu Zangpo, to the wisdom deity Dzogku Sherab Mawé Sengé, to Khandro Sherab Lophel to me.