Song of Mila to Dhampa Sanji [Padampa Sangye], "Relieving All Sorrows"

Song of Mila to Dhampa Sanji [Padampa Sangye], "Relieving All Sorrows"

When demons come to harm you, 
Be aware, it is the time
To apply your power prime.
When pain & sickness harm you,
Be aware, it is the time
To keep your heart in good rhyme.
Whenever delusion rises,
Be aware, it is the time,
Transmute it to the sublime.
When lying in a place alone,
Be aware, it is the good time
To rest in your natural quiet clime.
When mingling with many people,
Be aware, it is the good time
To bring all to the stage prime.
When you come to drowsiness,
Be aware, it is the time,
Utter a Phe to this crime,
When any kind thought disturbs you,
Be aware, it is the time,
To lead it to the sublime.
When mind runs after anything,
Be aware, it is the time,
To observe the suchness kind.
This teaching of relieving sorrows
Turns all opponents to good fellow,
Whatever thought rises, you feel but joy,
Whatever ill comes, you can employ.
Whatever encounters make you feel jolly,
Whenever death comes, you go best way.
This teaching makes all sorrows relieved,
By Dorje Chang this law is to give.
It is Dakinis life & heart,
It is essence of fourth tantric part.
It is the pith of the whispered school,
It is the key to essential rules.

from The Essential Songs of Milarepa Selected, Rhymed and Classified in a Practical Order
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