Advice for Göndrak from Chokgyur Lingpa.

By Buddhism Now on 31 January 2024 • ( 2 )

From The Essential Amrita of Profound Meaning: Oral Instructions and Practical Advice Bestowed Upon Fortunate Followers, Eye-opener to What is to be Adopted and Abandoned.

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

When you let the looker be, within awareness,
It is free of colour and form, vividly empty.
Whatever thought arises, when you look at its essence
It vanishes without trace, like clouds disappearing in the sky.

When free of the apprehending thought, ‘It is empty,’
At that moment you see the essence of mind.
At all times, treasure compassion, devotion, and diligence.
It is vital to act in accordance with cause and effect.
Chokgyur Lingpa

This was written by Chokgyur Lingpa at the request of Göndrak.

Advice for Göndrak (The original text is untitled; this title has been added by the translator.)

Source text

mChog gyur gling pa, “rJes ’jug skal bzang rnams la bstsal pa’i zhal gdams bslab bya nyams len gyi skor spang blang mig ’byed zab don snying gi bdud rtsi.” In mChog gling bka’ ’bum skor. Vol. 36 of mChog gling bde chen zhig po gling pa yi zab gter yid bzhin nor bu’i mdzod chen po, 113–114. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ka-nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, 2004.

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