"Abandoning bliss will not liberateBlissless struggle does not liberateThat bliss abides in the lotus [lit. centre of birth].Do not change the desirous objects, youLiberate them with great bliss.With the taste of the ecstatic lotusBe satiated like a bee." ---words from the Blissful Taste of the Yogini's Lotus "The Kagyu tradition is said to be the… Continue reading A LA LA LA LA LA HO! BLISSFUL TASTE OF THE YOGINI’S LOTUS: New translation of the Yogini’s Lotus Offering song and brief overview of the ‘Ocean of Kagyu Songs’ (Kagyu Gurtso)
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‘A CANOPY OF FRESH SKY FLOWERS’, 15th KARMAPA’S SONG FOR HIS STUDENT (AND GURU) 1st JAMGON KONGTRUL from THE OCEAN OF KAGYU SONGS (KAGYU GURTSO): Birthday offering for 4th Jamgon Kongtrul
"Here is a little song called ''A Canopy of Fresh Sky Flowers.'' It shows my own faults and puts into words whatever has been remembered by a dry understanding that merely dances on books." "Although I wear saffron robes, I am an ordinary man. Although I have a bodhisattva name, I am filled with passion… Continue reading ‘A CANOPY OF FRESH SKY FLOWERS’, 15th KARMAPA’S SONG FOR HIS STUDENT (AND GURU) 1st JAMGON KONGTRUL from THE OCEAN OF KAGYU SONGS (KAGYU GURTSO): Birthday offering for 4th Jamgon Kongtrul