Sun, 12 Feb 2012
Confession Prayer
Great Lama, Vajradhara, Buddhas residing in the ten directions and all Bodhisattvas, please look upon me.
I, (your name), since the time of beginningless samsara until now, through the power of the conflicting emotions of anger, attachment and bewilderment, have committed the following negative activities of body, speech and mind: the ten non-virtues, the five immeasurable negative acts, the five moral faults, breaking the Vinaya vows, violating the Bodhisattva's training, breaking the Vajrayana vows, being unfaithful to the Three Jewels, being disrespectful to teachers and master, being disrespectful to pure friends practicing good conduct, abandoning the holy Dharma, using Dharma for personal gain, casting aspersion on the noble Sangha, and so on.
In summary, I have committed negative activity that blocks the higher realms and causes one to fall into and completely admit and confess (all these negative acts) without hiding or concealing anything. I vow hereafter to never do them again. Through admission and confession, happiness is maintained. If faults and negative activity are not confessed, happiness cannot arise.
By Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
From www.lamakathy.net
Glossary
Ten non-virtues: The three bodily nonvirtues of killing, stealing and sexual misconduct, the four verbal non-virtues of harsh speech, divisive speech, lying, and gossip. the three mental non-virtues of envy, ill-will, and disbelief in morality.
Five immeasurable negative acts: Killing father or mother, killing an enlightened person, shedding the blood of a Buddha, or causing a schism in the Sangha.
Five moral faults: killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct, and intoxication.
Vinaya vows: The approximately 250 vows taken by monks and nuns.
Violating the bodhisattva training: To cheat, harm, or promise never to help another.
Vajrayana Vows: The fourteen vows taken by an initiate in highest yoga tantra.
Three Jewels: The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
