{"id":11631,"date":"2000-12-06T20:11:09","date_gmt":"2000-12-06T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sangye.it\/altro\/?p=11631"},"modified":"2021-12-06T20:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T18:41:36","slug":"changkya-ro%cc%88lpai-dorje-recognizing-my-mother-an-experiential-song-on-the-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sangye.it\/altro\/?p=11631","title":{"rendered":"Changkya Ro\u0308lpai Dorje\u0301: Recognizing My Mother, An Experiential Song on the View"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Changkya Hutuktu Rolpai Dorje (1717-1786)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Changkya Ro\u0308lpai Dorje\u0301: Recognizing My Mother, An Experiential Song on the View <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

E ma ho! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. You who reveals bare the wonder
\nof profound dependent arising nature,
\nO my guru, your kindness is boundless indeed. Kindly reside in my heart
\nas I utter these spontaneous words
\nfrom thoughts flickering through my mind. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. This lunatic child,
\nwho lost his old mother long ago, is about to realize by chance what he has not recognized:
\nShe has been with him all along! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. She is perhaps that \u201cis\u201d and \u201cis not\u201d
\nquietly spoken by my brother dependent arising.
\nThis diverse subject-object world is my mother\u2019s gentle smile; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

this cycle of birth and death her deceptive words. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. My undeceiving mother, you have betrayed me!
\nWhile I hope to be saved by my brother dependent arising, it is ultimately in your kindness alone, O mother,
\nthat my hopes for freedom lie. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. If the duality of subjects and objects is as it seems to be, then not even the buddhas of the three times can save us. But this ever-shifting spectacle is in truth
\nmy changeless mother\u2019s expressions.
\nHence there is indeed a way out. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. This inexpressible mother of mine,
\nnot existing in any form, appears in all forms. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this mutual dependence [of emptiness and form] alone is an important lesson indeed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7. Not finding my father when sought
\nis, in fact, finding my mother;
\nmy father is found in my mother\u2019s lap!
\nThat\u2019s how these kind parents save their child, I am told! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8. Evidently my mother\u2019s face,
\nwhich is neither one nor multiple,
\nappears ungraspably in my brother\u2019s mirror. Yet a lunatic like me had not the slightest clue! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9. Na\u0304ga\u0304rjuna and Candraki\u0304rti set
\ntheir instructions upon the wind,
\nand Man\u0303jus\u0301ri\u0304garbha conveyed these to us by bird. So I hope to see my ever-present old mother without the hardship of a prolonged search. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10. There seem to be among today\u2019s scholars
\nsome, caught in a web of words like
\n\u201cthoroughly withstanding\u201d and \u201ctrue existence,\u201d
\nwho seek only to negate some creature with horns while leaving intact this everyday appearance of solidity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11. But such vivid duality is not found
\non my mother\u2019s unveiled face, I believe!
\nFrom protracted discussions missing the point, my old mother is liable to flee! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12. Things exist, but not in this way
\nof stark facts rendered in dichotomies.
\nFor the inseparable bond of our loving parents is more one of tenderness and joy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

13\u201414 Vaibha\u0304s\u0323ika, Sautra\u0304ntika, Vijn\u0303a\u0304nava\u0304da,
\nand the three eastern [Sva\u0304tantrika]] masters, though they label <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

this mother, this limestone-like white elephant,
\nwith names so divergent: \u201cexternal matter,\u201d a grinning tiger! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201can intrinsic subject,\u201d a crazed monkey!
\n\u201cinherently existing nondual nature,\u201d a ferocious bear!
\nyet they all seem to have lost the old mother. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

15\u2013\u2013116. Likewise, many scholars and meditators
\namid Sakya, Nyingma, Karma, and Drukpa
\npride themselves on their diverse terminology:
\n\u201creflexive awareness,\u201d subject-free, empty, and luminous; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cprimordial purity and spontaneity,\u201d Samantabhadra\u2019s true face; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cmaha\u0304mudra\u0304,\u201d the uncontrived innate nature;
\n\u201cneither <\/span>is <\/i><\/span>nor <\/span>is not <\/i><\/span>,\u201d devoid of any standpoint.
\nThis is all splendid if the target is hit,
\nbut I wonder what you are all pointing at! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17. External matter is not dismantled:
\nVaibha\u0304s\u0323ikas and Sautra\u0304ntikas, worry not and be pleased.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Though no reflexivity, cognition and cognized are tenable:
\nall Vijn\u0303a\u0304nava\u0304dins, do be pleased.
\nIn intrinsic nature\u2019s absence, dependent arising remains stark:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

O three eastern masters, be pleased as well. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

18. With no conflict, clarity and emptiness can be<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

upheld: holders of pupil-instruction lineage, be not apprehensive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Though pure primordially, good and bad are <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

feasible: you vidya\u0304dhara yogis need not grasp at purity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

19. Since the innate nature can dawn
\nthrough even contrived meditation,
\nyou elderly meditators need not be persistent.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since one can uphold the absence of elaboration of existence and nonexistence,
\nyou stubborn logicians need not fret. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

20. This may all have evolved from
\nnot knowing the proper use of conventions by some wanting in erudition.
\nI mean no disrespect. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Do forgive me, if I cause offense. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

21. Though I am not among the omniscient,
\nI do possess expertise in riding
\nthe well-bred horse of my ancestors\u2019 works.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So I hope to traverse the challenging passage through constant and dedicated striving. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

22. No search is required, for the seeker is the sought.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Never grasp at the true, for it is false.
\nYet shun not this falsity, for it is the truth.
\nAnd we can rest in this
\nthat is neither nothing nor absolute. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

23. Though I may not see my mother directly,
\nI feel I\u2019ve just found my kind long-lost parents through [hearing] their mere names;
\nthey are as if right here beside me. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

24. Great indeed is the kindness
\nof Na\u0304ga\u0304rjuna and his heirs.
\nGreat indeed is the kindness of Losang Drakpa,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Great indeed is the kindness of my guru.
\nTo repay their kindness, I will honor my mother. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

25. Through the joyous celebration of all noble deeds,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

through the meeting of the young child, awareness, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with his unborn and inexpressible aging mother, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

may all mother beings be led to lasting joy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By meeting with her young child, awareness,
\nThe unborn and inexpressible ageing mother
\nWill lead all mother beings to the lasting joy <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Through the great celebration of all-excellent deeds! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

26.vAh! I, Ro\u0308lpai Dorje\u0301, perform here right now a dance of ecstatic joy <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and worship the Three Jewels. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These few deceptive lines describing the recognition of my mother entitled \u201cThe Melodies of an Echo\u201d have been written by Changkya Ro\u0308lpai Dorje\u0301, someone with deep admiration of the great Middle Way, on the miraculous holy Wutaishan (Five- Peaked Mountain). Scribed by Bhiks\u0323u Gelek Namkha. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Colophons <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Translator\u2019s Colophon: <\/i>Translated by Thupten Jinpa, January, 2021. I thank David Kittelstrom for his help in editing the English. An earlier rendering of the text was published in Songs of Spiritual Experience: Tibetan Buddhist Poems of Insight and Awakening <\/i>(Boston: Shambhala, 2000). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Publisher\u2019s Colophon: <\/i>This translation was used with permission from the translator on the occasion of a teaching on emptiness that was given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to FPMT on February 8, 2021 on the basis of Changkya Rolpai Dorje\u2019s text. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Care of Dharma Materials <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dharma materials contain the teachings of the Buddha and thus protect against lower rebirth and reveal the path to enlightenment. Therefore, they should be treated with respect. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Printed Dharma materials, as well as phones, tablets, laptops, and hard drives containing Dharma, should be kept off the floor, beds, chairs, meditation cushions, and all other places where people sit or walk. Dharma materials should not be stepped over or put in places where the feet or buttocks will point at them. They should be covered or protected for transporting and kept in a high, clean place separate from more mundane materials. Other objects, including statues, stu\u0304pas, ritual implements, <\/span>ma\u0304la\u0304s<\/i><\/span>, reading glasses, and so forth, should not be placed on top of Dharma books and devices containing Dharma materials. Avoid licking the fingers to turn the pages of Dharma texts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If it is necessary to dispose of printed Dharma materials, they should be burned rather than thrown in the trash. When burning Dharma texts, visualize that the letters transform into an <\/span>A <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span><\/span>\u0f68<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) <\/span>and the <\/span>A <\/span>absorbs into your heart. Imagine burning blank paper. As the paper burns, recite <\/span>OM\u0323 A\u0304H\u0323 HUM <\/span>or the <\/span>Heart Su\u0304tra <\/i><\/span>while meditating on emptiness. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends that images of holy beings, deities, and holy objects not be burned. Ideally, if undamaged, they should be put in a stu\u0304pa. Otherwise, put them high up in a tree inside a well-sealed structure, something like a bird house, so that the images are protected from the weather and do not end up on the ground. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe and our spiritual director, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Translated by Thupten Jinpa <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2021
\nThupten Jinpa
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