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Radiating Light Invocation
- Guru's Talk: Radiating Light Invocation
- By Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, Sheng-Yen Lu
- Translated by Peng Eng Lee, PhD.
- Edited by TBN
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Somebody once asked me:
"How does one invoke all the Buddhas and deities in the tantric
practice?"
I replied, "We use the invocation mudra and chant the invocation
mantra. First, the cultivator should recite the names of all Buddhas
and Bodhisattvas, then visualize the three jewels appearing in the
empty space, surrounded by all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the
ten directions appearing in golden forms, sitting on lotus thrones,
and profusely radiating light."
"Is there any inherent secret phrase in the invocation?"
"Yes," I answered. "For example, the inherent secret
phrase for invoking my personal deity, that is, Amitabha, is called
"Radiating Light Invocation." Visualize in the middle
of your heart chakra is Amitabha's seed syllable "Shri",
radiating three beams of red light which travel through the middle
channel of your body and leave your crown chakra to shine upward
into the empty space. Amitabha will respond instantly and will descend.
Another secret is for the cultivator to use the vajra hook mudra
to invoke the deity. The cultivator has to visualize the hook being
hitched to the clouds of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and then they
will definitely descend.
Similarly, in other forms of invocations, the cultivator can:
Visualize a lotus throne rising to welcome the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas;
Visualize the Buddhas' and Bohdhisattvas' celestial clothing moving
as they descend;
Visualize the graceful glide of the Buddhas' and Bodhisattvas' feet;
Visualize the jewels and other adornments worn by the Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas moving and tinkling as they descend.
Predominantly, the vital facet in Tantric Buddhism is the "Radiating
Light Invocation." The emission of the three lights relies
completely on the power from your heart. This also means that your
heart is emitting the illuminosity of great light. As long as your
heart emits this great light, countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
will together radiate lights upon you.
Radiation of lights has vast meanings: sense of enchantment, sense
of seeking refuge, sense of realization, sense of offering, sense
of good deeds, and sense of abundance dharma. In short, it is the
sense of abundance lights.
If you use the power of your heart to send out the "Radiating
Light Invocation," all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will definitely
descend.
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