(to the tune of “Amazing Grace”)
Abiding mind
Free of extremes
With luminosity
Follow the guide of the Shentong
The view will set you free
Reflect on scriptural teachings
And analyze logically
Inferential knowledge will result
And you’ll find certainty
Next meditate in equipoise
Resist ego clinging
Shamatha and vipassana
Experience meaning
Still cultivate experience
For self-aware wisdom
That relies on nothing else
Direct realization
Inspired by the teachings of Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal (as translated by Jim Scott) in the Rigpe Dorje Spring Program at Pullahari Monastery. Written by Tania Israel, March 22, 2008 at Pullahari.