Other translations:

In This Great Expanse of Space

In this great expanse of space without center or end,
On this planet where there’s neither top nor bottom,
For all the beings there may be, self and other are equality,
Body and mind undifferentiable—the great transparency!


Sung spontaneously in Marpa House, Boulder, Colorado, October 1999.  Translated by Ari Goldfield. Translation copyright 2012, Ari Goldfield.