• Set out the sur offering.
  Place the desired amount of sur offering powder in a clean, undamaged heat-proof offering bowl or bowl-style incense burner.
• Set the offering substances alight.
  For best results, use a small jet-flame lighter. This helps the sur offering to burn well with minimal smoke, and allows the aroma of the food substances to be enjoyed.
• Recite the Sur offering prayers.
  This is an important step to allow the recipients to enjoy the aroma offerings. You can use the Simplified Sur Offering Prayer below — this is the recommended version for practitioners without initiation.
• Optional: Enrich your sur offering by adding some tsampa (roasted barley flour) mixed with the 3 white substances (milk, butter, yogurt) and the 3 sweet substances (sugar, jaggery, honey) to the powder mixture before burning.
• Other uses: Add a small amount of Sur Incense Powder to retreat tormas, puja tormas, or serkym offering to increase their potency and effectiveness.
• Always burn in moderate quantities to prevent overheating.
• Never leave unattended.

Simplified Sur Offering Prayer

(Taking Refuge & Generating Bodhicitta)
SANG-GYE CHÖ-DANG TSHOG-KYI CHOG-NAM-LA
JANG-CHUB BAR-DU DAG-NI KYAB-SU CHI
DAG-GI JIN-SOG GYI-PEY TSHOG-NAM-KYI
DRO-LA PHEN-CHIR SANG-GYE DRUB-PAR-SHOG (3x)
In the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Until enlightened, I seek refuge.
Through giving and other perfections,
To aid all, may I become a Buddha! (3x)

(Blessing the Offerings)
OM SOBHAWA BISHUDDHE DHARMATE BENZA SIDDHI HUM!
NAMA SARWA TATHAGATA BYO BISHWA MUKE BYE SARWA TEKAM UDGATE PARANA HEM MAM GAGANA KAM SOHA
OM AMRITE HUM PHET
OM AKARO MUKAM SARWA DHARMANAM ADYA NUTPANNA TWADA
NAMA SARWA TATHAGATA AWALOKITE OM SAMBHARA SAMBHARA HUM
OM RURU PURU ZOLA TISHTA SIDDHA LOTSANI SARWA ARTHA SADHANAYE SOHA (3x)

(The Actual Offering)
NAMA SARWA TATHAGATA AWALOKITE OM SAMBHARA SAMBHARA HUM (7x)

(Praising the Buddhas)
CHOM-DEN-DEY DE-ZHIN SHEG-PA GYEL-WA RIN-CHEN MANG-LA CHAG-TSHEL-LO
DE-ZHIN SHEG-PA ZUG-DZE DAM-PA-LA CHAG-TSHEL-LO
DE-ZHIN SHEG-PA KU-JAM-LEY-LA CHAG-TSHEL-LO
DE-ZHIN SHEG-PA JIG-PA THAM-CHE-DANG DREL-WA-LA CHAG-TSHEL-LO
I prostrate to the Bhagavan, the Tathagata Many Jewelled One.
I prostrate to the Tathagata Supreme Beautiful Form.
I prostrate to the Tathagata Infinite Bodied One.
I prostrate to the Tathagata Free From All Fear.

(Making Requests)
DAG-GI SAM-PEY TOB-DANG-NI
DE-ZHIN SHEG-PEY JIN-TOB-DANG
CHÖ-KYI YING-KYI TOB-NAM-KYI
DÖN-NAM GANG-DAG SAM-PA-KÜN
DE-DAG THAM-CHE CHI-RIG-PAR
THOG-PA MEY-PAR JUNG-GYUR-CHIG
By the power of my thoughts,
By the power of the blessings of the Tathagatas,
And by the power of the sphere of reality,
May any purpose we desire,
All whatever,
Be realised without obstruction!

(Dedication of Merits)
JIN-PA GYA-CHEN GYUR-PA DI-YI-THÜ
DRO-WEY DÖN-DU RANG-JUNG SANG-GYE-NEY
NGÖN-TSHE GYEL-WA NAM-KYI MA-DRÖL-WEY
KYE-WÖ’I TSHOG-NAM JIN-PEY DRÖL-GYUR-CHIG
By the power of this vast generosity,
May I become a natural Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings.
May I be able to liberate the masses of all beings through giving:
those whom the previous Buddhas have not been able to liberate.