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    Rest in Natural Great Peace

    I heard a recording of this in a yoga workshop earlier this month. I found the acknowledgment of the exhausted mind so reassuring. This has been recognized for millennia as the ultimate battle. Makes me feel a little better that it’s not as easy as I’d think it should be to get my mind working for rather than against me.

    An extract from ‘Natural Great Peace’ by Nyoshul Khen Rinposhe (corrected 5/12/09, link changed 10/11/2011)

    Rest in natural great peace this exhausted mind,
    Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thoughts
    Like the relentless fury of the pounding waves
    In the infinite ocean of samsara.
    Rest in natural great peace.
    - Nyoshul Khen Rinposhe

    2009/02/24 | Musings + Yoga | Email this | Print this | 2 comments

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    1. Feldsardinchen
      Comment by Feldsardinchen | 2009/05/04 at 12:51:34

      The quote is from Nyoshul Khn Rinpoche. Sogyal Rinpoche only cites it (but very impressive, of course).

    2. Shawn
      Comment by Shawn | 2009/05/11 at 12:21:50

      [Note from Shawn: The following was emailed directly to me from previous commenter and added here with her permission.]

      I’m sorry: Khn ought to be Khen, or Khenpo.
      http://www.rinpoche.com/quotes/quote12.htm

      You’ll find some info about Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche here:
      http://www.dzogchen.org/library/bios/nyoshulk.htm

      and here, where you’ll find the original tibetan text as well:
      http://www.dzogchen.org/library/bios/dzogchen-lineage.htm

      You may also want to add this link:
      http://www.bsangha.net/index.php?p=pastmeets&d=—23-2005-07-17
      Scroll down – you’ll see the poem and a pic of Nyoshul Khen Rinposhe. Klick the pic - you can listen to that beautiful piece by Sogyal Rinpoche.

      Amazingly, there’s no entry in wikipedia.
      Hope that helped,
      best regards
      Sonja


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