Author: gyatso
The Mysterious Sixth
The sixth Dalai Lama was Tsangyang Gyatso, whose name means ‘Ocean of Melodious Songs’. He is thought to have lived from 1683 to 1706. He took over as Dalai Lama under very unusual circumstances. The fifth Dalai Lama has died during the construction of the Potala but his death was …
If I could meditate as deeply
If I could meditate as deeply
on the sacred texts as I do
on you, I would clearly be
enlightened in this lifetime.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
Drops of rain wash away
Drops of rain wash away
The love songs written in
Black and White
But love, though unwritten,
Remains long after, in the heart.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
When the two in love unite into one,
So the tree falls in love with the sparrow,
And the sparrow falls in love with the tree, too;
When the two in love unite into one,
The hawk, the bird of prey, e’en can do them none.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
My sweetheart who truly loved me
My sweetheart who truly loved me
Has been stolen to wed another.
I am sick with longing sorrow
And frustration emaciates my frail body.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
Yama, the mirror of my karma
Yama, the mirror of my karma
Residing in the realm of death,
You must judge and grant justice.
Here, while alive, I had no justice.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
If she who stole my heart
“If she who stole my heart Were to become my wife Like landing a jewel Drawn from the ocean’s depths” – Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
There is no negativity as strong as anger
What is the great fire that rages when we approach too closely to others? Terrible anger that cannot bear even the smallest challenge. The second of the root klesha is anger. Sensory fixation may be the most pervasive destroyer of human happiness, but anger is the most immediate. One …
It is the smoke of fragrant incense
“From the peaks of the western mountains, I see white clouds boiling in the sky. It is the smoke of fragrant incense, An offering from the one who’s won my heart” – Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama