(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.) You, my disciple with genuine good intentions, Don’t crave the busy distractions of this life. Continuously recollect…
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.”
Composed in a Crowd of Playful Youths
[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.] Composed in a Crowd of Playful Youths While Wandering Through the Town of Kundröl in Upper Ga…
This Beggar, This Yogin
The victors, our refuge, emanate through compassionate skill.
They manifest inconceivable variety for the taming of beings.
This is hard for the foolish and infantile to fathom.
So don’t make partisan distinctions;
Let your devotion be impartial and all-inclusive.
May all keep this in mind.