Mind ultimate nature...

Mind ultimate nature, emptiness endowed with vividness,
I was told, is the real Buddha.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with thoughts of hierarchy.

Minds ultimate nature, its emptiness aspect,
I was told, is the real Dharma.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with thoughts of political correctness.

Minds ultimate nature, its vivid aspect,
I was told, is the real Sangha.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with thoughts of equal rights.

One cannot disassociate emptiness from vividness.
This inseparability, I was told, is the Guru.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with depending on chauvinist Lamas.

This nature of mind has never been stained by duality.
This stainlessness, I was told, is the deity.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with categories of “gender” or “culture”.

This nature of mind is spontaneously present.
That spontaneity, I was told, is the dakini aspect.
Recognizing this should help me
Not to be stuck with fear of being sued.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche