Calling the Guru From Afar: A Prayer to Pierce the Heart with Devotion

This popular song of devotion composed by the celebrated Rimé (ecumenical) master Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé has two parts: the first an invocation of the great holders of various lineages, and the second a declaration of one’s own faults and a request for the guru’s aid in overcoming them and attaining realization. The following edition contains supplementary verses invoking Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa and Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.