Dohas are songs and poetry that arise spontaneously from realised beings.
The following Doha was spoken by HH The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.
Manifestation and sound
Arise from the subtle
Mental imprints
Created by thoughts.
Like a drawing in water
Vanishes of itself, false appearances
Also disappear automatically
When their lack of reality
Is understood.
Being nothing beyond
The Suchness,
This is the Mahamudra view.
When the mind-door,
Whereby all appearances manifest,
Is left unobstructed,
Unwarped by concepts,
It is devoid of any solid reality;
Vivid clarity,
And whatever appears
Is just left to happen naturally.
Such practice is
The Mahamudra meditation.
Illusory appearances
Are born of the belief in reality.
Supported by the constant
Understanding of their unreality.
One rests at ease
Within the spontaneous,
Original nature
And the space
Where nothing need be done
Is entered effortlessly.
This is the Mahamudra
In practice.
These three points
Are my heart's treasure.
Since the yogis
Who go to the heart of everything
Are like my own heart,
For them I speak these words
From the heart,
Which cannot be spoken
To others.
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