If you are happy practicing with the sky,
Clouds are the sky's magical creations.
Be the sky itself.
If you are happy practicing with the sun and moon,
Planets and stars are their magical creations.
Be the sun and moon.
If you are happy practicing with the mountain,
Grass and trees are the mountain's magical creations.
Be the mountain itself.
If you are happy practicing with the ocean,
Waves are the ocean's magical creations.
Be the ocean itself.
If you are happy practicing with mind,
Thoughts are the mind's magical creations.
Be mind itself.
(Milarepa's advice to Lady Paldarboom.)
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http://winfieldclark.com/paldarbom.html
ReplyDeleteWinfield Clark has put this song to music. Slightly different translation. Play his renditions.
Thank you, Tom, for that link - I listened to every song that was posted. (Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche is a very powerful teacher imo.)
ReplyDeleteLovely to listen to, again thanks!
another different version on vimeo...
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another different version- very beautiful if you ask me ;-)
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first two lines are missing, unfortunately.
lyrics:
I can contemplate the sky,
But clouds make me uneasy.
Milarepa, tell me how
To meditate on clouds.
“If the sky’s as easy as you say,
Clouds are just the sky’s play.
Let your mind stay
Within the sky.”
I can contemplate the sea,
But waves make me uneasy.
Milarepa, tell me how
To meditate on waves.
“If the sea’s as easy as you say,
Waves are just the sea’s play.
Let your mind stay
Within the sea.”
I can contemplate my mind,
But thoughts make me uneasy.
Milarepa, tell me how
To meditate on thoughts.
“If your mind’s as easy as you say,
Thoughts are just the mind’s play.
Let your mind stay
Within your mind.”