nature of mind is called clear light,Its every ascription is baseless verbal fiction.The minds original nature is like space;It pervades and embraces all things under the sun.Be still and stay relaxed in genuine ease,Be quiet and let sound reverberate as an echo,Keep your mind silent and watch the ending of all worlds.The body is essentially empty like the stem of a reed,And the mind, like pure space, utterly transcends the world of thought:Relax into your intrinsic nature with neither abandon nor control Mind with no objective is Mahamudra -And, with practice perfected, supreme enlightenment is gained.The clear light of Mahamudra cannot be revealedBy the canonical scriptures or metaphysical treatisesOf the Mantravada, the Paramitas or the Tripitaka;The clear light is veiled by concepts and ideals.By harbouring rigid precepts the true samaya is impaired,But with cessation of mental activity all fixed notions subside;When the swell of the ocean is at one with its peaceful depths,When mind never strays from indeterminate, non-conceptual truth,The unbroken samaya is a lamp lit in spiritual darkness.Free of intellectual conceits, disavowing dogmatic principles,The truth of every school and scripture is revealed.Absorbed in Mahamudra, you are free from the prison of samsara;Poised in Mahamudra, guilt and negativity are consumed;And as master of Mahamudra you are the light of the Doctrine.The fool in his ignorance, disdaining Mahamudra,Knows nothing but struggle in the flood of samsara.Have compassion for those who suffer constant anxiety!Sick of unrelenting pain and desiring release, adhere to a master,For when his blessing touches your heart, the mind is liberated.KYE HO! Listen with joy!Investment in samsara is futile; it is the cause of every anxiety.Since worldly involvement is pointless, seek the heart of reality!In the transcending of minds dualities is Supreme vision;In a still and silent mind is Supreme Meditation;In spontaneity is Supreme Activity;And when all hopes and fears have died, the Goal is reached.Beyond all mental images the mind is naturally clear:Follow no path to follow the path of the Buddhas;Employ no technique to gain supreme enlightenment.KYE MA! Listen with sympathy!With insight into your sorry worldly predicament,Realising that nothing can last, that all is as dreamlike illusion,Meaningless illusion provoking frustration and boredom,Turn around and abandon your mundane pursuits.Cut away involvement with your homeland and friendsAnd meditate alone in a forest or mountain retreat;Exist there in a state of non-meditationAnd attaining no-attainment, you attain Mahamudra.A tree spreads its branches and puts forth leaves,But when its root is cut its foliage withers;So too, when the root of the mind is severed,The branches of the tree of samsara die.A single lamp dispels the darkness of a thousand aeons;Likewise, a single flash of the minds clear lightErases aeons of karmic conditioning and spiritual blindness.KYE HO! Listen with joy!The truth beyond mind cannot be grasped by any faculty of mind;The meaning of non-action cannot be understood in compulsive activity;To realise the meaning of non-action and beyond mind,Cut the mind at its root and rest in naked awareness.Allow the muddy waters of mental activity to clear;Refrain from both positive and negative projection leave appearances alone:The phenomenal world, without addition or subtraction, is Mahamudra.The unborn omnipresent