[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.]
OM AH HUM!
Personification of the three times’ buddhas,
Vidyadhara, you have appeared for the good of beings
From the vast expanse of Padmakara’s compassion.
I pray to Dechen Barway Dorje.
Transfer your blessing and wisdom to my continuum.
Bless me so that I realize the unborn essence.
If our various thoughts are not embraced by awareness,
We waste our lives by wandering in bewilderment.
Even though there are frequent moments of distraction and
forgetfulness,
As soon as awareness returns, cultivate it.
Don’t intellectualize, alter, or fabricate.
By cultivating naturalness a great thing will be achieved.
In response to the request of a few male and female disciples,
This was immediately written by Barway Dorje. Virtue!