Sun of Wisdom ཤེས་རབ་ཉི་མ།

May everything transform into bliss and excellence ....»
To begin with Rinpoches presents the topic of the teachings based on his book « The Sun of Wisdom » combining commentaries on three great texts :
1. « The fundamental wisdom of the Middle Way », the root text composed by Nagarjuna
2. « Entering the Middle Way », the commentary by Chandrakirti
3. « The Song of Realization – an Authentic Portrait of the Middle Way » sung by the Lord of Yogis, Milarepa.
Also will be quoted : the « Heart of Wisdom » Sutra, several other Milarepa songs as well as songs by different realized masters such as Madjik Labdrön and Rangdjung Dordje.
First Rinpoche explains the two main Middle Way schools and then presents each of the three texts and their authors.

0:29:20 – 0:30:37 The translator sings (in english) Milarepa's song to Rechungpa « Song of the wild asses : The many are of one taste » ( « Songs of Realization », page 89)
0:32:32 – 0:33:20 The translator sings « The song of the appearance­emptiness boulder » (« Songs of Realization », page 88)
0:36:27 The translator recites the homage from « Sun of Wisdom » to the Buddha and his teachings on the true nature of reality written by Nagarjuna.
« I prostrate to the One
who teaches that whatever is dependently arisen
does not arise, does not cease, is not permanent,
is not extinct, does not come, does not go
and is neither one thing nor different things
I prostrate to the perfect Buddha
the Supreme of all who speak
who completely dissolves all fabrications
and teaches peace »

0:46:05 quote Milarepa : « Identifying a capable student » (« Songs of Realization », page 51)
0:49:19 Explanation of how the process of realization works through listening, reflecting and meditating..
0:50:58 quote Gampopa : « If you combine these three, your practice of the genuine Dharma will be unerring »
0:52:58 quote Karmapa Rangjung Dordje from his « Aspiration prayer of Mahamudra » upon the same subject :
« Listening to scriptures and reasonings frees from the darkness of ignorance.
Contemplationg the pith instructions vanquishes all doubt.
Meditating light illuminates the true nature just as it is.
May the brilliance of the three kinds of wisdom increase. »

0:54:13 – 0:56:20 The translator dictates to the audience the first verse and the first two lines of the second verse of Milarepa's « Identifying a capable student » :
« To the guru who has realized basic selflessness
I pray in awe with body, speech and mind ;
Please bless us, me and all my students to come,
That we too realize basic selflessness.
Please hold us in compassions's steady grip
That keeps our skandhas free of ego­idea. »

Then the translator sings it one time.
Rinpoche advices to recite this part of the song as a supplication very often.
0:59:43 – 1:00:31 Quote from Milarepa's song « Internalizing fearlessness and realization that has become confidence » (Songs of realization », page 53) ? Or/and from the song « The sacred place of Jang­Chub Dzong and the yogi » (SoR, p.114) ?
« E ma ! The phenomena of the three realms of Samsara
While not existing they appear, how incredibly amazing ! »

1:01:28 – 1:02:58 The translator first sings the two lines alone, then the auience sings it twice.
1:04:11 ­1:09:31 Explanation of these lines.
Quote from Milarepa's « Yogi's life » (SoR, p.166)
Aspiration prayer to close the session : (dictated to the audience??)

« May we live long and be free of illness
Enjoy freedom, great ressources and happiness
Next life may we meet in the pure realm
May we always practise Dharma and benefit beings. »