I stepped into a bright world,
Hoping to find life’s meaning.
But the mirror showed me only—
An emptiness shining clear.
The life I once expected,
And the life that now appears—
Two faces of the same dream,
As near as life and death.
– Rootless Wanderer
Author: gyatso
Gifted by the one I called my life
One night, the full moon fills me,
Another, the darkest sorrow.
Both are flavors of my life,
Gifted by the one I called my life.
– Rootless Wanderer
The taste of chang is sweet
The taste of chang is sweet,
The taste of life, bitter.
For every cup I shared with you,
I drank a sorrow deeper.
– Rootless Wanderer
I bless and curse the moment,
Your voice was a gentle song,
But your touch was sharp with sorrow.
I bless and curse the moment,
When fate brought you to me.
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Rootless Wanderer
The life I once imagined,
The life I once imagined,
And the life before my eyes—
Like meeting you in daylight,
And losing you by night.
– Rootless Wanderer
Emptiness shining most clear.
I stepped into a bright world,
Hoping to find life’s meaning.
Now I see only a hollow,
Emptiness shining most clear.
– Rootless Wanderer
The Romantic Yellow House at Barkhor Street
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