The purpose of my life is to free all sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the hell realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the preta realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the animal realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the human realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the sura realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the asura realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

I must free all the intermediate state sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.

Therefore, I must achieve enlightenment. Therefore, I am going to translate these teachings ¹ to benefit all sentient beings.

May this text be most beneficial for all sentient beings. May it cause all sentient beings to achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible. May anyone who sees this text, hears, or dreams about this text never be reborn in the lower realms. May they immediately be freed from all disease, spirit harms, negative karma, and defilements, and then achieve enlightenment in that very life.²

And may those who use this text to do retreat actualize during that retreat guru devotion, the three principles of the path, and the two stages of tantra.

Notes

¹  Here one can mention the type of teachings one is translating. [Return to text]

²  As the motivation was originally composed for a teaching on Vajra Yogini practice, Rinpoche added here the line: “At least, may they be guided by Vajra Yogini to be born in Tapa Kachoe Pure Land." When translating other tantric texts, one may adapt this line as appropriate. [Return to text]