from Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling
(my dharma center)
August 2, 2015
“Dear Sangha,
“As you may have heard, there are over 60 fires in Trinity County [northern California, USA, between Redding and Eureka] that began just a few days ago. We are safe here at Rigdzin Ling, but there are fires in very close proximity to us and we are engulfed in heavy smoke. We are preparing for changes that may occur over the next several days if the fires have not been contained. We are asking the sangha to make prayers at this time. Many sentient beings will die from these fires and many people’s lives are at risk.
“Please pray to Guru Rinpoche and Tara. You may do so by reciting “Barchad Lamsel” from Galaxy of Heartdrops, “Jetzun” prayers from the concise daily Red Tara practice, and the “Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to Dispel Elemental Disturbances. [Find prayer here and below: http://goo.gl/yYTRBF or http://chagdudgonpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/prayer-to-guru-rinpoche-dispelling-elemental-disturbances.pdf]
“We will update our Facebook page regularly for any changes to the conditions at Rigdzin Ling.
“Thank you for your prayers.
In the Dharma,
The Rigdzin Ling Sangha”
A Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to Dispel Fire and Other Elemental Disturbances
SA CHHU ME LUNG JUNG WAI BAR CHHED KYIY GYU LU NYEN CHING JIG PAI DU JUNG TSE
When our illusory bodies are threatened with destruction because of obstacles and disturbances of the earth, water, fire, and wind elements,
YID NYIY T’HE TSOM MED PAR SOL WA DEB OR GYAN JUNG WA ZHI YI LHA MOR CHAY
I supplicate you without any doubt or uncertainty. When Orgyen comes, together with the goddesses of the four elements,
JUNG WA RANG SAR ZHI WAR T’HE TSOM MED OR GYAN PAD MA JUNG NAY LA SOL WA DEB
without a doubt the elements will be pacified in and of themselves. Orgyen Padma Jungnay, to you I pray.
SAM PA LHUN GYIY DRUB PAR JIN GYIY LOB
Grant your blessings that our wishes be spontaneously accomplished.
Extracted from the Sampa Lhundrupma within the Seven Chapter Supplication
A few days ago, we had a fire some 500 yards from my home. They put it out rather fast, thankfully, but the thought of the forest creatures succumbing to the flames was even more agonizing than the fear of burned property.
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It’s truly horrible, and we are so helpless! Glad it wasn’t worse.
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Yes, one does feel pretty helpless when confronted with things like that. When I was 12, we moved to Dionysos. It was the thick of a forest back then, with no neighbors for a mile or so. We had no electricity, running water, phone or road. That first year we were snowed in 6 times; we suffered a fire that reached some 600 yards from our place; and withstood a 7.8 Richter earthquake. A year to discuss on your show 😀
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Definitely! I had several seasons and a year or more “back to the land” and one retreat period at my center (same one mentioned in earlier post) too close to major fires. Could smell the smoke even when underwater, swimming in the pond!
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That’s awful. This was my 8th fire, but today we saw another one, in Marathon.
I’m confused – how did you smell underwater?? 😀
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I know! I guess it’s a combo of taste, and smell on the surface, but the entire pond reeked of smoke for days.
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Yikes! 😦
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Sally, there’s also a nice Christian prayer–for those who are Christians–at http://uccfiles.com/pdf/PrayerforAllCreationinaTimeofDroughtandFire.pdf. It was written when Arizona was facing drought and fires. Namaste.
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As a Christian, I thank you for that, Connie 🙂
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