hoisted auspicious prayer-flags
‘When my luck was good I hoisted auspicious prayer-flags And the young lady of noble birth Hosted me at her home’ – Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
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An offering from the one who’s won my heart
“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
I do not judge the universe
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
The ink of love songs washes off in the rain
The ink of love songs washes off in the rain, but the love itself, that which cannot be written down, stays inside *here* Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
The Tigress at home
The mastiff, as fierce as a leopard or tiger, Have I easily calmed by a piece of meat; Yet the tigress do I have at home however, Becomes more fierce the more we live together. – Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama Mastiff: In Tibet one finds a watchdog, usually …
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
Who are the most evil
Who are the most evil of all beings in the world? Those who use their strength and power as a means of harming others – Kalsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama We tend to think of power as a problem only of the rich and mighty, but in fact we …
I sought my lover at twilight – the sixth Dalai Lama
I sought my lover at twilight Snow fell at daybreak Residing at the Potala I am Rigzin Tsangyang Gyatso But in the back alleys of Shol-town I am rake and stud Secret or not No matter Footprints have been left in the snow – Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama …
Who seem most beautiful – the seventh Dalai Lama
Who seem most beautiful to the worldly, samsaric people? Those who act sweetly and give their words like candy. – Kalsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama Here the seventh Dalai lama seems almost to laugh at the gullible nature of most humans, for they generally look to style rather than …
What is like a smelly fart – the seventh Dalai Lama
What is like a smelly fart that, although invisible, is obvious? One’s own faults, that are precisely as obvious as the effort made to hide them. – Kelsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama Ordinary people try to hide their faults and show what they think of as their good qualities. …