from Tilopa
About a thousand years ago a great teacher named Tilopa from Bengal in India wrote a poem for his students called “Six Words of Advice”. Eventually translated into English from Tibetan, it has become a little longer than 6 words, but is just as beautiful. If you’ve ever had a bad day/week/month/year, you might enjoy reading these enduring words of advice:
Don’t recall.Don’t imagine.
Don’t think.
Don’t examine.
Don’t control.
Rest.
This advice consists of only six words in Tibetan. The above translation was developed to capture its brevity and directness. Some years ago, I also developed the translation shown below, which some people prefer:
Let go of what has passed.
Let go of what may come.
Let go of what is happening now.
Don’t try to figure anything out.
Don’t try to make anything happen.
Relax, right now, and rest.
Let go of what may come.
Let go of what is happening now.
Don’t try to figure anything out.
Don’t try to make anything happen.
Relax, right now, and rest.
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