Kye ! My mother, wisdom-dakini,
Beyond being of human kind,
Mother, you wander in the mountains
And there you practice the true Dharma.

Machik you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of avarice.
You are perfectly generous,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Matchik, you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of flawed ethics.
Your ethics are pure and perfect,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Machik, you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of all anger.
You are perfectly patient,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Machik, you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of laziness
You are perfectly diligent,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Machik you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of distraction.
You have perfect concentration,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Machik, you abide in emptiness,
Emptiness is free of ignorance.
You have pure and perfect wisdom.
My mother, I prostrate to you.

Mother, all of the six perfections
Are present in your enlightened mind.
You have realized the true nature,
My mother, I prostrate to you.

All these praises of Machik Labdrön were composed by her son Gyalwa Döndrup.
Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, translated by Susanna Schefczyk (January 23, 1996) and edited by Ari Goldfield (April 20, 2003). Translation copyright 2012, Susanna Scefczyk and Ari Goldfield