A Selection of Teachings from a Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

[From a collection of songs translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Posted with permission. Copyright 2007 Karma Triyana Dharmachakra & Peter O’Hearn. All Rights Reserved.]

Tutor, to cultivate your mind’s nature,
Do not be content with your understanding of emptiness.
Diligently cultivate, as much as you can,
Unaltered even rest in the fresh nature of whatever arises.
I have no instructions beyond that to give.

Written by Barway Dorje at the wish of Tragyal.

[From a collection of songs translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Posted with permission. Copyright 2007 Karma Triyana Dharmachakra & Peter O’Hearn. All Rights Reserved.]

When your mind is caught by recollection, it is seen.
Don’t introduce the intellect’s alterations. Leave it as it is.
If the doubt “Is this it or not?” arises, rest in that.
If the resolution “It is” arises, rest in it.
If the dissatisfied thought “It isn’t” arises, let it go.
Whatever happens, be content with naked ordinariness.
Meditate on devotion for your guru and compassion for beings.

Dechen Barway Dorje wrote this to remind Karma Jangchup.

[From a collection of songs translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Posted with permission. Copyright 2007 Karma Triyana Dharmachakra & Peter O’Hearn. All Rights Reserved.]

OM AH HUM!
Personification of the three times’ buddhas,
Vidyadhara, you have appeared for the good of beings
From the vast expanse of Padmakara’s compassion.
I pray to Dechen Barway Dorje.
Transfer your blessing and wisdom to my continuum.
Bless me so that I realize the unborn essence.

If our various thoughts are not embraced by awareness,
We waste our lives by wandering in bewilderment.
Even though there are frequent moments of distraction and
forgetfulness,
As soon as awareness returns, cultivate it.
Don’t intellectualize, alter, or fabricate.
By cultivating naturalness a great thing will be achieved.

In response to the request of a few male and female disciples,
This was immediately written by Barway Dorje. Virtue!