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Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

Teachings on the Dohas of Dsum Khyenpa

DK1_2 & DK1_3 Doha Sung at the Time of Full Moon offering

Recorded at Kagyu Samye Dzong Edinburgh, April 12, 2011Published or the !odhicharya "nline Shedra, December 2011

#ranscribed by $inna Stenroos

So % &ill go through one o the 'irst Karmapa(s )ery short dohas* % ha)e this translation o #ony Du*

#ony Du is a )ery good scholar o #ibetan, and he has been &or+ing on translations since years,

decades* e li)es in -epal* % also ha)e the #ibetan .te/t, so &e ha)e been going through that*

So, here the translation says

"The recious one! hen staying at a sacre# place at the time of #oing the full moon

Delta Scorpio offering! sai# this$

.Rinpoche reads rom the #ibetan te/t* Lha mtshams nya zla.Nya zlameans li+e ull moon* Lha

mtshamsis one o the stars* So he(s tal+ing about the month* hich % don(t +no& &hich one is this*

%t must be Delta Scorpio* $aybe you +no& &hat is Delta Scorpio3 % don(t +no& either*

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Any&ay, on one o these ull moon practices, then he sang this doha*

%ester#ay at the time of Delta Scorpio full moon in commemoration of the 'or#s passing!

e #i# the offering to the Three(%

So, % don(t +no& e/actly, but it seems 4 his rjemeans his teacher 4 that maybe it is the 5ampopa(s

passing commemoration* So &e made oerings to the #hree, maybe the #hree 6e&els, konchok

sum:!uddha, Dharma and Sangha*

%That e)ening * suplicate# the 'or#(%

% made prayers, % made suplications to my 5uru, my 7ord*

%*n a #ream #uring the early #an * thought that +etsun ha# come ,efore me-

The 'or# sai# this to me(%

So he had a +ind o a )ision o his teacher, and then, in that )ision, this is &hat his teacher said

%.n#erstan# )ie to ,e rigpa free from e/tremes(%

.Rinpoche reads the )erse in #ibetan* Understand the view to be rigpa free from extremes. #he

rigpa&hich is ree rom any e/tremes is the )ie&* 8nderstand it as the )ie&*

-o&, rigpa* hen &e tal+ about the mind, &e say that &e try to dierentiate the semand rigpa*

"r semand sems nyid* #he sem is the mind or the consciousness or a&areness9 it(s not :ust the

consciousness, it includes all the unconscious also* #he mind that is li+e maniesting, that(s

sometimes clear, sometimes not clear, that ma+es lots o emotions, thoughts, concepts, all +ind o

distractions and all this9 you +no&, the thing that ne)er +ind o stays still, al&ays running around,

al&ays coming and going, our usual mind 4 that is called the sem*

igpa, it is said, is the essence o that* %t(s the same thing, it(s not dierent, there(s nothing

dierent rom there* !ut it(s li+e the essence o that, the mind* hen you can ree it rom

distractions, ree it rom dullness, ree it rom all the busyness* #he real essence o that 4 :ust the

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clarity* !ecause that(s the +ind o the substance o the mind* E)erything comes rom there, :ust the

a&areness, :ust the clarity* Sometimes &e call it the ;lear 7ight, sometimes &e call it also the

7uminosity* hen one can meditate and let the mind be totally ree rom all the distractions, all

the disturbances and negati)e emotions, all +inds o emotions and things li+e that, then you ind,

you e/perience that clarity* %t(s a clarity, but nothing else* %t(s an a&areness but nothing else* hen

you can e/perience that, then there is nothing to be disturbed* #here is nothing to be distracted*

#here is nothing that can +ind o be suering or to be reed rom suering* #he essence o our

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#here is al&ays something that is relati)ely there9 it(s not negating* !y understanding the

emptiness o the orm the orms don(t disappear* #he orm is there* %t(s li+e magic*

#hat(s the &ay ho& e)erything is*

!ut in the =a:rayana &ay you loo+ at the mind* >ou understand the mind irst* !ecause i you

understand the nature o the mind, there(s no problem* E)erything else is sol)ed by its o&n,

because e)erything else is e/perienced by the mind* As a being, as a person, there is nothing %

e/perience that is beyond the scope o my mind* So thereore, i % really understand the mind, i %

really understand &ho % am, &hat % am, &hat(s the nature o my consciousness and a&areness, my

mind, then % understand &ho % am and thereby &hat(s the relation o me &ith others* #hereore i %

understand the mind, then % ha)e the )ie&* hen % ha)e the )ie&, then % +no& there(s nothing to

be araid o* #here(s nothing that can be destroyed in me* #here(s nothing that % need to be an/ious

about* E)erything is changing any&ay* E)erything is interdependent any&ay* E)erything is

impermanent any&ay* And because it is so impermanent, because it is so interdependent, because

it(s so relati)e, there is nothing % need to be araid o* So that is the understanding*

hen that )ie&, not only a concept but the e/perience, happens, then % ha)e &hat &e call the

)ie&* #hat )ie&*

%.n#erstan# me#itation to ,e innate ithout change(%

#o be innate &ithout change* .Rinpoche reads the )erse in #ibetan*

#hat means that &hat you are, ho& you are, that primordial, natural &ay 4 not ma+ing any changes

to that, :ust being in that, allo&ing your mind to be in that state 4 that(s the meditation* #he

meditation is not to create something ne& but meditation is to learn ho& to be the &ay you

actually are* And allo&ing it to be* hen that happens then you ha)e the meditation*

%.n#erstan# con#uct to ,e a peaceful min# ithout attachment(%

So, &ithin that, &hen &e are &ith that )ie& and &ith that meditation, &e ha)e nothing to run ater

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or run a&ay rom* e ha)e nothing to grasp at, &e don(t need to grasp at or to cling to anything*

And so, thereore, .there is a complete peace, and &ithin the complete peace, you act* hate)er

you ha)e to do you act &ithin that e/panse, &ithin that understanding, &ithin that )ie&* >ou do

things but you don(t cling to anything, you don(t ha)e to cling to anything, there(s nothing to cling

to and there(s no one to cling* !ecause there is nothing to be araid o, thereore there is nothing

you need to +ind o ha)e ear o losing or ear o not getting* So &hen that understanding happens,

then you ha)e ree, totally peaceul, the peaceul action* #hat(s the action*

.Rinpoche reads the ollo&ing )erse in #ibetan*

%.n#erstan# fruition to ,e those three insepara,le(%

hen you understand that, this )ie&, meditation and action9 i you can be in that, inseparable, one

&ith that &ay o seeing, &ith that &ay o being, &ith that &ay o acting, then that is &hat &e call

the result, the enlightenment or liberation, or &hate)er you &ant to call it* #hat(s the result*

#here is nothing, no result, to get rom outside* .6ust to be able to understand and to e/perience

the &ay you are and allo&ing that to be* .Rinpoche reads in #ibetan*

#hat 4 i you get there, i you understand that 4 :ust that is ho& the actual dharma+aya unctions,

or, .Rinpoche reads in #ibetan that accomplishes your o&n purpose* % someone can realize this,

can understand this, can actualize this, then you ha)e accomplished your o&n purpose, you ha)e

accomplished your o&n enlightenment* !ecause there is no need to do anything more, there is no

need to get anything more, there is nothing to get rid o anything* #hat(s it* !ecause then you ha)e

nothing to ear or, you ha)e nothing to lose, you ha)e nothing to hold on to, e)erything is totally in

peace* So, then it says,

%0o perform enlightene# acti)ity for others sae lie this(%

"nce you ha)e accomplished your o&n purpose, your o&n attainment, your o&n actualisation, or

&hate)er you call it, realization 4 because &e ha)e t&o things to do % ha)e to attain, % ha)e to do

my o&n purpose, % ha)e to help mysel, and help others* % % realize this, i % understand completely

ho& % am, then % ha)e helped mysel* % ha)e understood my ultimate nature, % ha)e got the &isdom*

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-o& % don(t need to get anything more because % ha)e the understanding, % ha)e realization, % ha)e

complete conidence 4 then no& % ha)e to start to do things or others* -o&, ho& can % help other

beings3

So no&, this is &hat he says

%0o perform enlightene# acti)ities for others sae lie this(

erform generosity as a,sence of clinging(%

o& you &or+ or the beneit o others, ho& you help others, is through Si/ Paramitas* #he irst is

generosity* 5enerosity, the absence o clinging* #he essence o generosity is absence o clinging*

>ou don(t need to cling to anything, you don(t need to ha)e any attachment, so thereore you ha)e

ull generosity, you can gi)e, you can share* >ou only need to see &hat needs .there are, &ho is

beneited in &hat &ay, and so, thereore, in this &ay you can help* >ou don(t ha)e anything that

you(re clinging to that you cannot gi)e*

-o&, there are t&o things &hen &e tal+ about generosity* 'irst thing is rom our side* Second thing

is or others* $y side is &hen % ha)e no clinging, &hen % don(t ha)e attachment or clinging or

holding on to, then % ha)e accomplished, % ha)e perected the generosity* 'or the others, then, %

ha)e to see &hat &ill beneit &hat and ho&* % ha)e to see &hom % can beneit, in &hat &ay, &hat is

needed by these people* hat +inds o methods, &hat +inds o actions might help these people,

and accordingly you act* So % don(t ha)e to do the +ind o supposedly the best thing* %t(s not about

ho& good % am that % can gi)e* -o* %t(s about &hat is the best or them* So thereore % don(t ha)e

attachment o &anting to be the best gi)er* hat is needed by them, &hat really helps, .% try to to

ind out* #hen,

%rotect #iscipline as a,sence of harm(%

#he discipline is not to ma+e any harm* #he shila* Discipline it is sometimes called, the tsultrim?

shila$ sometimes it(s called the conduct, good conduct* #he sans+rit &ord is shila* #hat is (not

harming(* % you &ant to understand &hat shilais, the essence is not harming* >ou +no& that you

don(t ha)e to harm anybody, you don(t ha)e to do anything that &ould directly or indirectly harm*

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#hen,

%ulti)ate patience as a,sence of anger(%

hen there is no anger, &hen there is no irritation, &hen there is no disturbance o your mind,then that(s the patience* !ecause once your o&n anger or your o&n irritation or the disturbance o

your mind is cleared, then you ha)e accomplished the patience* "nce you understand the nature

o yoursel, you can ha)e this*

%.n#ertae perse)erance as a,sence of i#leness(%

.Rinpoche reads the )erse in #ibetan* %nyoms las is, you can say idleness maybe, but it(s li+e

uncaring* %nyoms las is uncaring, not ha)ing any interest, not ha)ing any concern* #hat(s the

snyoms las, you can say idleness* hen you are not &ith that, &hen you are ree rom that, that(s

diligence* Diligence is &hen you are ree rom &hat obstructs you rom perorming, doing things,

good things, .ha)ing :oy in doing positi)e things* #hat(s &hat &e call the diligence* hen &e ha)e

no disturbing emotions, &hen &e ha)e nothing that +ind o says that !& want to rest. & want to

relax. & want privacy. & want to have time for myself.!hen you don(t ha)e to say this, then you

ha)e complete diligence, because there(s nothing you ha)e to protect yoursel, there(s nothing you

ha)e to +ind o lose, so thereore there(s no idleness*

.Rinpoche reads the ollo&ing )erse in #ibetan*

%ulti)ate a,sorption as a,sence of #istraction(%

Absence o distraction is meditation* #he meditation is &hen there is no distraction* So thereore,

i you can ree yoursel rom distraction and &hen you really understand the nature o yoursel,

there is nothing to ear, there(s nothing to be attained more, you are ree, so there is nothing to be

distracted also* #hereore .Rinpoche reads the ollo&ing )erse in #ibetan,

%4ouse is#om as great ,liss! free from ela,orations(%

-o& this understanding, the e/perience that &e described &ith )ie&, meditation and action, that

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is &isdom* And that is great bliss* >ou call it great bliss because there is no more any struggle* -o

need o any struggle, there is, absolutely, you +no& there is no struggle, nothing to struggle about,

not e)en a ear that there might be some problem coming or some negati)ity coming, because you

+no& there(s nothing* So that(s the great bliss*

"r'tralis, thereore, that it(s ree rom any +ind o grasping, you don(t ha)e to +ind o hold on to

anything and that(s &hy it(s called tr'tral* ()ylie: spros bral*

#hat +ind o &isdom .&e should generate* So, these si/ &e try to generate or others* e try to

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