Pith instructions from Tilopa I bow to Vajra Dakini. 1.Mahamudra cannot be taught, Naropa,But your devotion to your teacher and the hardships you’ve metHave made you patient in suffering and also wise:Take this to heart, my worthy student. 2.For instance, consider space: what depends on what?Likewise, mahamudra: it doesn't depend on … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra
Awareness
Milarepa's Song to Lady Paldarboom
Then she said, “Dear teacher, I have done nothing at all to prepare for the next life. Now I'm going to do so. Please, out of your great compassion, take care of me and give me meditation instruction.” Milarepa was delighted and replied, “If you practice the Dharma sincerely, in my tradition, you don't need to change your name. One awakens with a … [Read more...] about Milarepa's Song to Lady Paldarboom
Dakini Song
by Khyungpo Naljor This song comes from a collection of songs by Shangpa masters. Khyungpo Naljor, a twelfth-century teacher in Tibet, had a visionary experience in which a lion-headed dakini appeared to him and sang this song about working with dakini energy: Crystal dakini guards against interruptions.Jewel dakini increases wealth.Lotus dakini … [Read more...] about Dakini Song
Cutting Through (Chö)
By Machik Lapdrön An utter mystery — it can't be named. Supple and free — all sense of "I" is gone. Totally transparent — emotional reactions cannot take hold. Radiantly clear — knowing, free from any fixation, inside or out. Vividly present — direct awareness, not attaching to anything. … [Read more...] about Cutting Through (Chö)
Aspirations for Mahamudra
Namo guruGurus and yidams, deities of the mandala,Buddhas of the three times and ten directions and your offspring,Consider me with kindness,Pour into me your energy so that these wishes are fulfilled.A river of virtue undefiled by the three spheresSprings from the snow-mountain of pure actions and intentions --Mine and those of all sentient beings … [Read more...] about Aspirations for Mahamudra
All the Matter in the World
by PadmasambhavaAll the matter of the world, living and not living,Appear as objects to my eyes.Let me rest in the appearance of things, without seeing them as things.Empty clarity without fixation is the deity form.I pray to my guru — naturally releasing empty appearance.All the sounds of the world, pleasant or unpleasant,Resound as objects in my … [Read more...] about All the Matter in the World