Big No Calligraphy

If you know "Not" and have discipline,
Patience will arise along with exertion.
Then the ultimate "No" is attained,
And you are victorious over the maras of the setting sun.



Text and calligraphy by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

The Tibetan word at the top of the calligraphy is min, which means 'is not', or 'no'. The Tibetan phrase at the bottom is ma che, which means 'don't do it'.

Note the English word "NO" in the middle of the third line of Tibetan verse.















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