The Sâdhana of Holy Lady Tröma Nakmo Entitled “A Swift Path to the Union” (Tib. rje tsun ma khros ma nag mo’i sgrub thabs zung ‘jug nye lam she bya ba bshugs so)is a concise yet profound text that encompasses all the essential practices to accomplish the yidam Tröma Nakmo according to the Ganden Ensa Ear-whispered Lineage. This Tröma Nakmo lineage is a major part of the Dharma Circles of Mañjushrî (Jamyang Chökor). The lineage has been transmitted from Buddha Vajradhâra, Venerable Mañjushrî, Mahâsiddha Dharmavajra, and Victorious Je Tsongkhapa and kept very strictly as an oral tradition up to the current generation.
The text was translated from the original Tibetan to English and compiled with some additional practices by Chöying Khandro in 2015 and revised in 2022. The additions to the original sâdhana include: 1) the lineage prayer; 2) praises, a tsok feast offering, extensive dedications and aspiration prayers, which were all taken from the self-initiation text of Tröma Nakmo, A Joyful Feast of the Union (Tib. rje tsun ma khros ma nag mo’i dkyil ‘khor gyi cho ga zung ‘jug dga’ ston she bya ba bshugs so); and 3) the yoga of daily actions, which was based on various sources. Furthermore, in order to facilitate for non-Tibetan speaking practitioners in chanting with melodies in the original Tibetan, the text was put into the current form by adding phonetics and word-for-word translations to some parts. The recording of chanting this text (TROMA NAKMO (MP3) - Tunes of Fierce Black Dakini is also available.
