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Radiating
Light Invocation
•Guru's
Talk•
(By
Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, Sheng-Yen Lu)
(Translated by Peng Eng Lee, PhD.
Edited by TBN)
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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