7 Billion in ‘the Devil’s’ Focus Group

“Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard”

Mass surveillance of our likes and dislikes
tells ‘the devil’ how to control us.

“Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush.
Mara is this mind, clinging to like and dislike”

Looking for happiness is the cause of suffering.
Recognising suffering is the cause of happiness.

“So look into the essence of this magic, free from dualistic fixation.
Realise that your mind is unfabricated primal purity.”

Of course we all want to be happy;
that means we think we are not happy.

“There is no buddha elsewhere; look at your own face.”

Life might seem like a pile of poo,
but a temporary pile of poo.

There is nothing else to search for; rest in your own place.
Non-meditation is spontaneous perfection, so capture the royal seat.”

Don’t wander, don’t wander, place mindfulness on guard;

Along the road of distraction, Mara lies in ambush.

Mara is this mind, clinging to like and dislike;

So look into the essence of this magic, free from dualistic fixation.

Realise that your mind is unfabricated primal purity.

There is no buddha elsewhere; look at your own face.

There is nothing else to search for; rest in your own place.

Non-meditation is spontaneous perfection, so capture the royal seat.

Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche 1