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Mahamudra

While I was in Bodh Gaya, I had a privilege to attend 3 night of Mahamudra lecture given by Gamapa. The teaching took place at Tergar institute. There was a security check on each person before s/he enters the big hall. It was interesting to see such a phenomena that a spiritual teacher has lots of body guards. I thought that the spiritual teachings are beyond politics. We strive to live in a good life in this not-so-perfect world.

Mahamudra is a teaching about the mind in Tibetan tradition.


A Song of Realization: The Fivefold Mahamudra

1.
If the stallion of love and compassion
Does not win the race of altruism,
He will not earn the praise of the crowd of
gods and humans.
So, earnestly focus your mind on this preliminary practice.

2.
If your body, the king of the enlightened form,
Does not hold the throne of the unchanging basis,
Mother dakinis, the citizens, will not appear.
So, earnestly focus on seeing your body as
the yidam deity

3.
If, on the snow moutain, the lama of the four kayas,
The sun of devotion does not shine,
Streams of blessing will not flow,
So, earnestly focus on cultivating this devotion.

4.
If, in the vast sky of the nature of mind,
The clouds of concepts do not disperse,
The stars of the two wisdoms will not brightly shine,
So, earnestly focus on cultivating this non-conceptuality.

5.
If the wish-fulfilling jewel of the two accumulations
Is not polished with the aspiring mind,
The results you need and want will not arise.
So, earnestly focus your mind on this dedication.


- This song of realization called "The Fivefold Mahamudra" was composed by Kyobpa himself.

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