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The Contemplation on No-Coming and No-Going

This body is not me.

I am not limited by this body.

I am life without boundaries.

I have never been born,

and I have never died.

Look at the ocean and the sky filled with stars,

manifestations from my wondrous true mind.

Since before time, I have been free.

Birth and death are only doors through which we pass,

sacred thresholds on our journey.

Birth and death are a game of hide-and-seek.

So laugh with me,

hold my hand,

let us say goodbye,

say goodbye, to meet again soon.

We meet today.

We will meet again tomorrow.

We will meet at the source every moment.

We meet each other in all forms of life.

—Thích Nhất Hạnh

Blessing of All the Buddhas

O Guru Rinpoche, Precious One,

You are the embodiment of

The compassion and blessings of all the buddhas,

The only protector of beings.

My body, my possessions, my heart and soul

Without hesitation, I surrender to you!

From now until I attain enlightenment,

In happiness or sorrow,

in circumstances good or bad,

in situations high or low:

I rely on you completely, O Padmasambhava, you who know me:

think of me, inspire me, guide me,

make me one with you!

—Jikmé Lingpa, excerpt from

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying