by Padmasambhava All 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 … [Read more...] about All the Matter in the World
Writings & Translations
A Shower of Energy
A prayer to one's teacher Namo gurubhyaHomage to the teacher Myriad forms appear continuously from relationships and coincidence:The teacher of appearances as symbol arises around me.Indescribable this dance of magical forms!In experiencing the natural freedom of appearance and emptiness, I pray to you.Give me the … [Read more...] about A Shower of Energy
A Prayer Song to Mother Labkyi Drönma
Namo guru dakiye Above my head, a foot aboveIs a three-tier seat, lotus, sun and moon,Rainbow light forms a canopy:Inside it is the teacher I trustEssentially identical with the mother of the four noble ones, Mother Labkyi Drönma, white in form. Her silken black hair flows down her back,Her face is peaceful and smiling, her three eyes look into the … [Read more...] about A Prayer Song to Mother Labkyi Drönma
A Light in the Dark
Pointing out mind nature in the tradition of old sages by Ju Mipam Jampal Dorjé I bow to my teacher and to Manjushri, being of timeless awareness. Not needing a lot of training in study and reflection,Just keeping to mind nature as in the Instruction Tradition,With little difficulty, a city practitioner becomes a knowledge holder.Such is … [Read more...] about A Light in the Dark
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
A Summary of How an Awakening Being Behaves by Tokmé Zong-po (Thogs.med bzang.po, 1245-1369) Namo Lokesvaraya You who see that experience has no coming or going,Yet pour your energy solely into helping beings,My excellent teachers and Lord All Seeing,I humbly and constantly honor with my body, speech, and mind. The fully awake, the … [Read more...] about 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Facing Fear
This article first appeared in Tricycle Magazine, Spring 2002. On Sept. 11, 2001, I watched in shock as the great cathedrals of globalism, the World Trade Center towers, crumbled into dust. The tallest and grandest buildings of any culture represent beliefs in invincibility, entitlement, and power. When these illusions are shattered, fear arises. … [Read more...] about Facing Fear