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THREE NAILS

Sung at Tiger Cave Lion Fortress in Yolmo, Nepal

Beloved lama, bless me to naturally rest In the view, meditation and conduct you have lived

The nails to be driven related to view are three The nails to be driven in meditation are three The nails to be driven related to conduct are three The nails to be driven in terms of result are three

To describe the nails that go with view, the three Are life’s appearances being a factor of mind In luminosity’s space is native mind In that there is no discrimination at all

To describe the nails of meditation, the three All thoughts in being dharmakaya are free Awareness is luminous, in its depths is bliss And resting without contrivance is equipoise

To describe the nails of conduct, there are three The ten wholesome deeds are the natural expression of conduct The ten unwholesome are naturally pure in their ground And luminous emptiness strategies cannot create

To describe the nails that go with result, the three Nirvana is nothing imported from somewhere else Samsara is nothing deported to somewhere else I’ve discovered for sure the mind is the buddha, your mind

Now with all of these nails there is one to be driven home This nail is the nail of pure being’s emptiness A genuine lama knows how to drive it home If you analyze too much you won’t get it in

Coemergent realization drives it home These tools providing some teaching are meant to be shared They occurred to the mind of the yogi, who put them to song May they gladden the hearts of you son and daughter disciples

Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, translated and arranged by Jim Scott, Tibetan page 259. Translation copyright 2012, Jim Scott