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
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
The love songs written in
Black and White
But love, though unwritten,
Remains long after, in the heart.
Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
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
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
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 …
“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, but the love itself, that which cannot be written down, stays inside *here* Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama
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 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 …
