"Listen Without Distraction" lyrics
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith Lyrics
If you are afraid, you will escape from the lights of wisdom, and be attracted to the soft lights of the six realms of existence
Under the influence of bad Karma, you will be attracted to the soft white light of the gods
Under the influence of aggression, you will be attracted to the soft smoky lights of the hell-beings
Under the influence of pride, you will be attracted to the soft blue light of the human beings
Under the influence of intense desire, you will be attracted to the soft yellow light of the hungry ghosts
And under the influence of envy, you will be attracted to the soft red light of the jealous gods
They are an obstacle blocking the path to liberation. And if you are attracted to the soft lights, you will circle forever among the six kinds of existence
So give up pride, aggression, desire, and envy. Give up your unconscious tendencies. Feel longing for the luminous, brilliant, light-ray hooks of compassion
Awakened one, listen without distraction
Even though you were shown the light of each of the five families - you were bewildered by them. If you had recognised the natural radiance of the wisdom of those five families as your own projection, you would have dissolved into the rainbow light. And the body of one of the five families. And become a sambhogakaya Buddha
So now, watch without distraction
On the sixth day, the five families will all appear together. And what is called the four wisdoms combined will come to invite you. Recognise them. Beyond those Buddhas of the five families, the eight wrathful male and female guardians of the gates, and the six sages will also appear
Samantabhatra, and Samantabhatri, the all-good Mother and Father of the Buddhas, will also appear. These fourty-two deities of the sambhogakaya will emerge from within your own heart, and appear before you
They are the pure form of your own projections. So recognise them, the whole mandala, the male and female deities of the five families will appear at one. Recognise them, because they are your yidams
Under the influence of bad Karma, you will be attracted to the soft white light of the gods
Under the influence of aggression, you will be attracted to the soft smoky lights of the hell-beings
Under the influence of pride, you will be attracted to the soft blue light of the human beings
Under the influence of intense desire, you will be attracted to the soft yellow light of the hungry ghosts
And under the influence of envy, you will be attracted to the soft red light of the jealous gods
They are an obstacle blocking the path to liberation. And if you are attracted to the soft lights, you will circle forever among the six kinds of existence
So give up pride, aggression, desire, and envy. Give up your unconscious tendencies. Feel longing for the luminous, brilliant, light-ray hooks of compassion
Awakened one, listen without distraction
Even though you were shown the light of each of the five families - you were bewildered by them. If you had recognised the natural radiance of the wisdom of those five families as your own projection, you would have dissolved into the rainbow light. And the body of one of the five families. And become a sambhogakaya Buddha
So now, watch without distraction
On the sixth day, the five families will all appear together. And what is called the four wisdoms combined will come to invite you. Recognise them. Beyond those Buddhas of the five families, the eight wrathful male and female guardians of the gates, and the six sages will also appear
Samantabhatra, and Samantabhatri, the all-good Mother and Father of the Buddhas, will also appear. These fourty-two deities of the sambhogakaya will emerge from within your own heart, and appear before you
They are the pure form of your own projections. So recognise them, the whole mandala, the male and female deities of the five families will appear at one. Recognise them, because they are your yidams
