[From a teaching on Songs of Barwy Dorje, Part 9, by Bardor Tulku Ronpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Q: My two biggest worries are that I will not be reborn where I can meet my guru, and that I’ll not come in contact with gurus or teachers or lose the aspiration to achieve Buddhahood…
Songs of Terchen Barway Dorje
In this category we present selected songs of realization that were composed by Terchen Barway Dorje (the First Barway Dorje). A collection of his songs has been translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the “Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje.”
I Bow to My Root Guru Great Vajradhara
[From Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Woodstock, NY: KTD Publications, 2007. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] I Bow to My Root Guru, Great Vajradhara The realization of this mind, with its movement of thought, Is just self-recognition, your fresh awareness itself. Don’t alter this through hope and fear of good and bad….
To Cultivate Your Mind’s Nature
[From a collection of songs translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Posted with permission. Copyright 2007 Karma Triyana Dharmachakra & Peter O’Hearn. All Rights Reserved.] Tutor, to cultivate your mind’s nature, Do not be content with your understanding of emptiness. Diligently…