Advice for Palpung Situ Rinpoche
Advice for Palpung Situ Rinpoche[1]
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Ordinary awareness, momentary cognizance,
Present knowing that’s not been modified—
As long as its stability hasn’t been lost,
Simply because it hasn’t slipped away,
There’s no room for going astray.
Do you understand, my heart-son?
It is well known that this was given to Palpung Situ Rinpoche.
| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support of the Khyentse Foundation and Tertön Sogyal Trust, 2021.
Bibliography
Tibetan Edition
'Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros. "dpal spungs si tu rin po che la gnang ba'i gdams pa/" in ’Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum. 12 vols. Bir: Khyentse Labrang, 2012. W1KG12986. Vol. 8: 370
Version: 1.1–20260730
Notes
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It is unclear to which Palpung Situ this refers. Based on the informal language at the end—“my heart-son” (snying gi bu)—it might refer to the Twelfth Situ Rinpoche, who was born in 1954 and for whom Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö composed a long-life prayer. Still, this Tai Situ Rinpoche was very young when Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in 1959. It is also possible that the verse was originally composed for someone else and came into the possession of Palpung Situ Wangchok Gyalpo (or his tulku). ↩
