And instantly the Guru appeared in a ball of light, smiling radiantly,
and from the distance of a man's height in the sky in front of me,
he admonished me thus:
Listen, Daughter of Karchen.
Royal daughter, infatuated with your own beauty and pleasure,
Ever wont to be intolerant of unpleasant situations,
Now is the time to employ both joy and pain as the path.
Turn whatever suffering arises into the path of pure pleasure,
And be less desirous of an easy life, faithful, virtuous consort.
Listen daughter of Karchen,
King's consort, youthful and vain,
Ever wont to be bound by wantonness and self-will,
Now is the time to abandon futile self-indulgent pursuits.
Meditate upon impermanence, ponder the pain of the lower realms,
And be less ambitious, faithful, virtuous consort.
Listen, Daughter of Kharchen,
Sanctimonious nun and hypocrite,
Ever wont to be over-extended in deceit,
Now is the time to throw off hypocrisy and dissimulation.
Expose your secret self and take courage,
And be less boastful, faithful, virtuous consort.
Sky Dancer
The Secret Life and Songs
of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel
Keith Dowman
Snow Lion
