Sung at Tiger Cave Lion Fortress in Yolmo, Nepal

Beloved lama, bless me to naturally rest
In the view, meditation and conduct you have lived

The nails to be driven related to view are three
The nails to be driven in meditation are three
The nails to be driven related to conduct are three
The nails to be driven in terms of result are three

To describe the nails that go with view, the three
Are life’s appearances being a factor of mind
In luminosity’s space is native mind
In that there is no discrimination at all

To describe the nails of meditation, the three
All thoughts in being dharmakaya are free
Awareness is luminous, in its depths is bliss
And resting without contrivance is equipoise

To describe the nails of conduct, there are three
The ten wholesome deeds are the natural expression of conduct
The ten unwholesome are naturally pure in their ground
And luminous emptiness strategies cannot create

To describe the nails that go with result, the three
Nirvana is nothing imported from somewhere else
Samsara is nothing deported to somewhere else
I’ve discovered for sure the mind is the buddha, your mind

Now with all of these nails there is one to be driven home
This nail is the nail of pure being’s emptiness
A genuine lama knows how to drive it home
If you analyze too much you won’t get it in

Coemergent realization drives it home
These tools providing some teaching are meant to be shared
They occurred to the mind of the yogi, who put them to song
May they gladden the hearts of you son and daughter disciples

Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, translated and arranged by Jim Scott, Tibetan page 259. Translation copyright 2012, Jim Scott