Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verse from the Shangpa Masters

62 Timeless Rapture
He will guide his disciples with many emanations.
He will proclaim the Great Way’s essence beyond extremes
And sound to the ten directions the lion’s roar
Of the ultimate tantric teachings of indivisible bliss and
emptiness.
His body is that of Wheel of Supreme Bliss;
His speech, Mahamaya personified;
His mind, glorious Vajra Creator of Delight;
His sublime place of emanation, Matrix of Mystery;
And his secret place that holds bliss, Slayer of Lord of Death.
He will not only embody these deities’ sacred circles
But will actually manifest them to his disciples.
Moreover, he will transform himself into various other deities
And guide countless numbers of difficult beings.
He will live for one hundred fifty years.
At the end of his life, as his final deed,
He will demonstrate many signs and miraculous displays
And depart to Blissful Pure Land.
He will attain enlightenment in that land praised by all buddhas
And turn the wheel of the Great Way Teachings.
All disciples of future generations who have faith in him
Will travel to that buddha’s pure land: have no doubt of this!
This said, the accomplished master left for India,
Flying like a bird through the sky.
When I turned five, my parents related this prophecy to me.
By the age of ten, I was proficient in writing and calculation.
At twelve, following my family’s tradition,
I learned Bön mind teachings.
[Later] I learned Great Completion and Great Seal.
Then, without material needs, I carried gems and gold powder
And underwent hardships without concern for my precious life
To travel seven times to Nepal and India.
I approached one hundred fifty Indian scholars,