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* DHARMA SONGS *
by the Tibetan Renunciate
Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol
(1781 - 1851)

All of these compositions are excerpted from The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin by Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, Matthieu Ricard (Translator) Published by Snow Lion, Ithaca, 2001.

Song of the Entrance
Song for Shakya Sons & Daughters
Anger, the Archenemy
Crops of Liberation
Undisputed Hero
Heart-guidance from the Dharma King
Visions on Pilgrimage to Tsari
For Dharma Friends
Union of the Sun & Moon of Contentment
Recognizing Mother
Divination According to the Buddha's Word
Tseshung Mountain Retreat
Conversing with Crows
Bee Song
Covering Milarepa
Antelope Horn of Profound Instruction
House of Light
Lamp of Continuous Practice
Golden Letters of Meditation Experience
Robe of Radiant Light
Supreme Medicine
Embracing Lady Dharma
Ten Forgotten Things
Thirteen Possessions
On the Peak of a Western Mountain
The Sun of Happiness
Untying the Knot of Avarice
At a Rich Man's Door
Incident While Begging in a Long Valley
Stale Bread
Dark Star Chart
Coil of Protection
All That Long Hair
Heart of the Lake
Blue Cuckoo Song
In Praise of Tsonying Mahadeva
Horse of Actionless Dharmadhatu
Excellent Meeting & Parting
Ascending on a Blue Horse
A Vision of Avalokitesvara
Longing for the Dharma King (1)
Farewell to a Heart-son
'I am Nyingma'
Alphabet Song
Blackheart Command
Longing for the Dharma King (2)
Dragon's Thunder
Light of Rekong
Between Sessions, I Sang
Sunlight of Pure Perception
Hey There
Six Contentments
Song of Ego-death
Six Remembrances of the Guru
Song of the Yogin's Departure
Thirty Trips
My Song
At the Hut
Magyal Pomra
Bee Song
King of Samadhi
Descent of the Eagle
Song for Eight Bandits from Golok
Suddenly, Out of an Untraveled Valley
Thirteen Faithful Bandits
Laughter of Buddhas & Bodhisattvas
Laughter of Manjushri & Sarasvati
Laughter of Milarepa & his Spiritual Sons
Laughter of Brahma
A Glimpse Through a Crack
Infinite Sky
Miraculous Wings
Leaving the Magyal Snow Range
Letter l: Conditions at Magyal
Letter ll: Experiences at Magyal
Testament of a Yogin
Arriving at White Rock Monkey Fortress
In Praise of White Rock Monkey Fortress
In the Cool Shade of a Solitary Mountain Retreat
The Five Men from Derge
Encounter Below Bodhi Pass
Two Horses to Travel
Two Gelongs
Two Chod-pas
Two Mountain Hermits
Twenty Questions
Red, the Sun Rises
One of Those Lamas
The Child Who Does Not Regard Things as Real
Ganachakra: the meat banquet
Ganachakra: the chang celebration
Ganachakra: serving the guests of honor
Ganachakra: distributing the remainder offerings
Ganachakra: the ambrosia offerings
The Mountain Monastery of the Body
In the Lotus Citadel
Memories of Mother
Bone Tsa-tsas
Leaving for Central Tibet
All Dharmas Are Impermanent
The Cuckoo's Melodius Song
Proclamation for the Pacification of Rekong
My Ultimate Advice
Learning to Listen
Rare As A Daystar
No Greater Mistake
An Unpredictable Certainty
The Enjoyments of Suffering
The Red Wheel
Wondrous Happiness
Song of the Natural State
People of Ngari
Into the Invisible
To Me & Those Like Me
This Is Impermanence!
Highway of Sacred Dharma
Verses at Hundred Springs
White Foot
Come Along To The Fine Land of Nepal
Ganachakra Prayer
The Yogin Vidyadhara's Dedication of Merit
May Goodness & Happiness Prevail
Butter Lamp Aspiration
Song of Happiness
Song of Affinities
Thirty Alrights
Enlightenment After Enlightenment
From the Dwelling Place of Accomplished Siddhas
Song at Kyirong
On the Threshold Yearning
WIth Folded Hands
Song at Wondrous Lapchi
At the Cave of Subjugation
Practicing in Pleasant Solitudes
To the Sun of Domey
For the Faithful
At the Crossroads
Environment As Text
Long For Nothing
So - Let Go!
In Wild Places Where No One Lives
Drop of Ambrosia
The Benefits of Solitude
Raw, Brilliant, Awake
Wish-Fulfilling Gem of Compassion
With Fierce Energy, Garuda Soars
Like a Rainbow in the Sky
Drop of Gold
Song of Good Fortune
A Garment of Gold
Happiness Fills My Mind
Dazzling A Hundred Horizons
Dream Song at Enlightenment Flower
Let's Go Together
A Generous Feast
Song for the People of Lapchi
Heart Advice to Faithful Friends
Set Off In Peace
Auspicious Song of Universal Happiness
Splendor of the Conquerors
Our Own Unique Encounter
Now In Your Hands
To the Pilgrims of Domey
In the Midst of Your Youth
A Brilliant Radiance
Song for the Monks of Dronla
Do Something Like This
Melody of Brahma
Song For Tako
The Blessings of Amitayus
Great Cavern of Brilliant Light
The Lotus Cap That Liberates On Sight
White Lotus of Domey
Protector of Beings
A Fleeting Moment
When the Time Comes to Go
May We Meet In Reality
Supreme Daughter of Your Heart
Think of Me
With Gentle Love
In Pleasant and Secluded Places
Fording the Drichu
From Bliss to Bliss
The Great Holy Places
In the Clear Light of This World
Void and Luminous
Where Deities and Dakinis Gather
Indestructible Friendship
A Winter Sun
Great Compassion
For the Sake of the Whole Universe
Turquoise Dragon's Thunder
Turning Minds Toward the Sublime
For This Life & The Next
White Banner of Praise
A Sky Filled With Buddhas
Divine and Human Dharmas
Longing For My Departed Lamas
In Harmony With All
Garland of Jewels
Song of the Six Necessities
A Request to Remain
Wondrous Happy Song
Missive and Request
The Dharma of Celestial & Human Beings
Great Wondrous Advice
In Praise of Mountain Solitudes
Garland of Vital Points of Human Ethics
In A Vast Tent of Rainbows
Ocean of Serene Melody
My Ultimate Admonition
Guru & Triple Gem Song