
This is a practice I have been fascinated by and wanted to receive for a long time. Most of my experience of Guru Yoga practices is within the Gelug Tradition, where the Ganden Lhagyama or Hundreds of Deities of Tushita is the commonly recited concise guru yoga liturgy. This is mostly a sutra practice, with a few elements of tantra included within it. Anyone can do with prayer even without the initiation, although the oral transmission is generally recommended. Similarly, a Guru Rinpoche practice I received from HHDL did not have any commitments, I merely sought out the lung of the Seven Line prayer from Khamtrul Rinpoche and try to recite that as much as possible in order to honour the transmission.
Kamtsang Kagyu is generally, in my experience, the most conservative of the various Tibetan schools regarding these matters. I received the initiation connected with the Milarepa lhadrup from HH Karmapa in Bodh Gaya at the Monlam a couple of years ago. However, only those who completed the Kamtsang Ngondro were allowed to attend the public practice of the Milarepa tsogs feast, despite the fact most of us at the event had received the initiation.
So how does it work with Karma Pakshi? Can I recite the liturgy after receiving this practice? Or do I just take the initiation and not touch the practice until I have managed to complete the Kamtsang Ngondro? Is the Karma Pakshi sadhana available for download somewhere?
Thanks for your consideration in answering what I imagine are pretty boring questions.