Kye – Ho!
An Awakening Invocation of Milarepa and the Cleansing of the Doors of Perception
Through all these lands
Let the true warrior spirit arise!
The warriorship that defeats
Delusion, ignorance and aggression
Mankind’s true “enemies”
Externalised as “other” in our ignorance
May the teaching of Milarepa the Renunciate
Open the Eye of Wisdom
In all beings.
The sun arose at midnight
The Doors of Perception were cleansed
And the scheme of things
Seen clearly
For the first time.
(*Kye – Ho is a Tibetan expression meaning “Awake” or “Attention”)
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Trevor Swistchew's poetry and philosophical essays are published in fellowship with The Shady River Bard—exploring a 26-album concept discography, working permaculture, and reflections on human purpose.