Aho!

Within the hollow of the all-ground mind,

The absolute Guru—self-aware wisdom—

Has always abided, inseparable.

Yet, due to the clouds of innate ignorance,

Direct perception remains obscured. Unseen.

Through Ati, the profound and secret sovereign,

The essence of the supreme secret path,

All accumulated obscurations are purified.

The naked true nature of aware-emptiness

Has been directly realised!

O hosts of obscurations, ignorance and afflictions,

Now, do whatever you please!

At the gateway of these bright little eyes,

The beautiful one, lovely as a divine flower,

Has spun the magical wheel of illusion.

Within this mind of unbearable torment,

She dwells continually, never apart.

You, trunk of the wish-fulfilling tree,

Embrace my body as much as you can.

For three days, I ask for nothing more.

After that, do whatever you please!

From the very tip of the divine juniper tree,

The divine bird, the blue cuckoo,

Sings its sweet, melodious trills.

The great river’s roiling waves

Fill the three-thousandfold universe with their natural sound.

Do not obscure this melodious voice—

Hold your tongues for three days.

We, master yogi and disciple,

Will joyfully roam wherever we please,

In the trackless realms of the world!

From the very centre of my heart,

A piercing torment wells up within,

Stirred by heartache and passion

For my sweetheart, Namkha Dronma.

When my mind was utterly captivated by you,

I was subjected to malicious gossip and slander—

For three days, voice neither praise nor blame,

After that, do whatever you please!

These appearances, grasped as real,

Are realised as dreamlike illusion.

We, heroes of unshakeable conviction,

Will set forth into the expanse of Great Bliss!

COLOPHON

This too was written at Shelphug Chushing Dzong, prompted by the beautiful heart-jewel. Penned by Śākya Śrī exactly as it freely arose in his mind.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kathog Situ Chökyi Gyatso. Togden Shakya Shri: The Life and Liberation of a Tibetan Yogin. Translated and compiled by Elio Guarisco. 2nd ed. Arcidosso, Italy: Shang Shung Edizioni, 2011.

Togden Shakya Shri (rTogs ldan shākya shrī). gSung ʼbum shākya shrī. 1 vols. Kathmandu: Khenpo Shedup Tenzin And Lama Thinley Namgyal, 1998. pp.703-704. BDRC MW23563.