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The Inner Rushans
After going through all the realms, experiencing the conditions of all sorts of emotional and psychological states, trying all the experiences and distractions, going through all kinds of pleasurable and painful situations, trying all the religious practices — Yoga, Visualization, Mantras, Kundalini, prayed thousands of prayers, read countless books on philosophy, listened to dozens of masters, tried all kinds of tricks, and performed all kinds of actions to become smarter and have more compassion, but without success all we can do is Nothing to do.
So leaving the things as they are, leaving it as it is and what it isn't, bringing in your own inner and outer experiences as little as possible in between.
(This is the essence of the Khorde-Rushan, which means: after everything one has searched for and everything one has searched for within oneself has definitely not been found, not even oneself).
The Inner Rushans according to Buddhism
For their part, the inner Rushans cleanse the fluctuating karmic tendencies that lead to a new rebirth in the six realms. In the Buddhist tradition, these tendencies, indicated in the form of certain seed syllables, are burned off by the action of the purification mantra of the syllables OM AH HUM, which emit rays of light.
OM AH HUNG
The syllables belonging to each of the worlds and the corresponding centers in which to visualize them are:
- A white A in the center of the head, which is the seed syllable of the heavenly realm.
- On the neck a green SU, the seed syllable of the realm of the demigods, in a yellowish-green hue.
- In the heart center is the dark blue syllable NRI, which belongs to the human realm.
- The dark red syllable TRI, belonging to the animal realm, is visualized in the center of the abdomen.
- Die grau-grüne Silbe PRE is indicated at the secret center, between the sex organ and the anus, and is the seed syllable of the hungry ghost realm.
- Finally, in the sole of each foot is a black syllable DU; the left corresponds to the cold hells, while the right corresponds to the hot hells.
The Inner Rushans after the Bön
Here we have to visualize ourselves successively as the seven Buddhas, which are the six Dulshen plus Shenla Ökar. Brilliantly white in color, he is dressed in expensive jewels and silk as worn by a great prince, signifying the riches and inexhaustible abundance of the Sambhogakaya.
The six Dulshen ('dul gshen drug) are the six Nirmanakaya Buddhas projected into the six realms of rebirth to teach the beings trapped there the way to liberation.
The «Six Subduing Shen» are invoked in the verses.
The mantra is always:
A-KAR A-MED DU TRI SU NAGPO ZHI ZHI MAL MAL SOHA
Only the seed syllables change with the Dulshen and Shenla Ökar respectively. According to one system, these six Dulshen are as follows:
- Mucho Demdrug (mu-cho Idem-drug) [TRI] is blue in color. He appeared in the hell realms to transform anger and hate through unconditional love and kindness.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is the conqueror of hell, Mucho Demdrug.
Your body color is blue and you hold a «fire-water» banner. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You perform the mighty activity of leading so that hell becomes empty. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
- Sangwa Nangring (gSang-ba ngang-ring) [MU] is red in color. He appeared in the realms of Preta to transmute greed and desire through utter generosity.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is the conqueror of hungry ghosts, Sangwa Nangring.
The color of your body is red and you hold the sac of nectar that nourishes all. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You perform the powerful activity of guiding in such a way that the realm of the Pretas becomes empty. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
- Tisang Rangzhi (Ti-sangs rang-zhi) [YE] is blue in color. He appeared in the animal realms to transform ignorance and confusion through great wisdom and perfect knowledge.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is Tisang Rangzhi, the liberator of animals.
The color of your body is blue and you hold a book of wisdom. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You perform the mighty activity of liberating so that the animal kingdom becomes empty. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
- Sangwa Dupa (gSang-ba dus-pa) [SA] is golden in color. He appeared in the human world to transform envy and jealousy through perfect spaciousness.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is the liberator of the people, Sangwa Dupa.
The color of your body is golden and you hold the drum and flat-bell that drive out envy and jealousy. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You carry out the powerful activity of liberation in such a way that the realm of humans becomes emptier and emptier. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
- Chegyal Parti (lCe-rgyal par-ti) [LE] is light blue in color. He appeared in the Asura realms to transmute pride and arrogance through perfect peace.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is the liberator of the Asuras Chegyal Parti.
The color of your body is light blue and you hold the sword that cuts off pride and arrogance. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You perform the mighty activity of liberating so that the realms of the demigods become empty. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
- Yeshen Tsugphud (Ye-gshen gtsug-phud) [DU] is white in color. He appeared in the realms of the gods to transform sloth and laziness with perfect diligence and strength.
In a beautiful place of innumerable lotus blossoms of enchanting light, in a charming palace, is the savior of the gods, Yeshen Tsugphud.
The color of your body is white and you hold the lute and book that inspire wisdom, turning laziness into diligence. You wear the thirteen ornaments of peaceful appearance. You perform the mighty activity of liberating so that the realm of the gods becomes empty. You are surrounded by innumerable spirit heroes (sems-dpa) filled with great goodness of heart (byams-pa) who make obeisances and presentations of offerings and prayers to you.
OM MA TRI MU YE SA LE DU (there is a chance the colors on the right are more accurate)
Shenla Ökar
- Shenla Ökar's body is white, his hands resting on his lap in the position of meditation. His attribute is a hook which he holds in his right hand and his throne is supported by elephants.
Seated on a shining white lotus:
The great god, Shenla Ökar!
The color of your body is like the essence of crystal,
Your jewelry, your clothes and your palace
Are adorned by crystal light.
To sentient beings from the swamp
to save from birth and death,
Do you hold the hook of compassion.
You are seated on a throne carried by a lovable elephant.
To the god of wisdom, the compassionate,
Majestic in his power of compassion,
I make, along with the generous givers of gifts,
Prostrations, obeisances and offerings
To remove the impurities from innumerable living beings.
All of these figures are emanations or projections of the Nirmanakaya Buddha, Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche, who lived in Olmo Lung-Ring in Tazik around 18,000 years ago. He manifests in each of these dimensions to purify these areas and teach the path to liberation and enlightenment.
We practice being these Buddhas for seven days at a time and recite their mantras. We visualize rays of light of different colors coming out of our hearts and purifying these six areas.
We send these rays of light into the hell realm, into the Preta realm and so on, and manifest the Nirmanakaya buddhas who teach in these realms. The beings that dwell in these realms turn to what is right and listen to the teachings. We also visualize Yidams appearing in different world systems. They emit light and recite mantras to purify all of these areas and the beings who dwell in them.
This method here is very similar to Tantra, which has a lot of visualization and transformation, but it is not the usual Dzogchen practice. We practice like this in a retreat for 49 days and these practices represent the Inner Rushans.