Tibetan Buddhism; Literature and Verse; Ko-brag-pa Bsod-nams-rgyal-mtshan, 1170-1249; Buddhist Spiritual Life, Early Works to 1800; Biography of Lamas in Tibet, Early Works to 1800; Buddhist Meditations, Early Works to 1800
摘要
Godrakpa (1170-1249) was, in his time, the famous yogi of Go Cliffs whose main practice was intensive meditation. He had a reputation for non-sectarian alliance that makes him an early forebear of the 'no boundaries' masters, such as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kontrul. Godrakpa spent many years practising in some of the same caves as Milarepa, and indeed this new publication brings together a collection of 44 poetic songs with a style and content similar to his better-known precursor.
The songs are fresh and spontaneous, most avoid technical jargon, and many are profound and pithy:
Entering the Dharma circle is easy; weariness with samsara is hard.
Relying on solitude is easy; giving up things to do is hard.
As one might expect from a realised yogin, Godrakpa also combines humour with direct teachings. Stearns' translations are lucid, the Tibetan text is reproduced on facing pages, and black-and-white photographs of the Tibetan landscape complement and add atmosphere to the verses. This is a precious addition to the translated canon of yogi-songsters.
目次
List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1.The Tradition 2.The Life 3.The Songs Notes to the Introduction THE COLLECTED SONGS of the ADEPT GODRAKPA WHO IS PEERLESS IN THE THREE REALMS 1 From when I was first a small child 2 I'm beggar, I'm spiritual friend 3 For those who act from the heart according to Dharma 4 Since I'm beggar and spiritual friend 5 A yogi like the sky 6 Homage to the masters, my spiritual fathers 7 The birth of faith is easy 8 Homage ti the masters, my spiritual fathers 9 When there's no realization, these external appearances 10 This lord and master is like a guide for the blind 11 I take refuge in the kind lord 12 When clinging to a self among the aggregates hasn't been abandoned 13 The indisputable Kagyu 14 This youthful vitality is like a flower in spring 15 I'm this Langkor beggar 16 Homage to the precious masters 17 I'm a beggar yogi 18 In samsara, which is like a dream and illusion 19 Look, my son! 20 Even though you are rich with gems 21 Death is the mirror of mind 22 Learning is like a design in water 23 Homage to the masters 24 The drought of my own desires has vanished 25 External apprehended objects like the sky 26 Watching--watching the Khawo glacier in the upper valley 27 Both the nightingale and I 28 I'm the dakini of the heights of the sky 29 At first, when I was still at home 30 Springs erupt in the meadows during the three months of summer 31 For rulers with servants gathered as a retinue 32 This morning I came from the expanse of reality 33 No home to uphold 34 After guarding--guarding the home 35 Saffron root in the land of Kashmir 36 Body impermanent like spring mist 37 How do you people see the show? 38 When this beggar wasn't old, but young 39 External sky empty of substantiality and characteristic 40 Now what year is the year this year? 41 That spacious site of Tingri 42 Numerous planets and stars in the sky 43 On the vast plain of emptiness 44 Precious lord and kind master Colophon Notes to the Translation Bibliography Index
