An Appreciation of Sherab Chödzin Kohn
Our vajra brother, Dharma Holder of Transcendent Wisdom, has passed into the Clear Light
He is a true heart son of the wondrous mahasiddhi Ocean of Dharma, Chögyam Trungpa
Through his devotion and dharma activity he has set an example for all believers
He was a force of nature tamed by the vajra guru to be the consummate messenger of truth
Our vajra brother, Dharma Holder of Transcendent Wisdom, is a beacon of erudite integrity
He contemplated the dharma, practiced the dharma, and became a living emanation of dharma
In this world of illusion he was only interested in the beneficial and true, without compromise
He was a giant of a man with the voice of a lion and the exactitude and grace of a ballerina
Our vajra brother, Dharma Holder of Transcendent Wisdom, is a true warrior of Shambhala
Within his wisdom mind are the blessings of the Rigden Kings and their sublime mission
Through his example and speech he will continue to inspire would be dakas and dakinis
He will reappear at the time of the twenty-fifth Rigden Chokyi Khorlo Chen, as his noble counsel
Our vajra brother, Dharma Holder of Transcendent Wisdom, is the invisible yogi householder
Within his ordinary mind appear the host of deities and bodhisattvas in simplicity
Through his diligence and humor, the rudra of arrogance, has been tamed
He was a vajra master with no need of title or recognition, a wonderful husband and father
All vajra brothers and sisters who dwell in the great mandala of Ocean of Dharma and all beings
touched by the mind, smile, lovingness, warmth, and wrath of Sherab Chödzin, let us cry at this
passing, and let us rejoice at this passing. His parting message of death is an inspiration to all—
“No big deal.”
This offering composed with love on the New Moon January 2020 by his friend and admirer, Rinchen Chödzin Bercholz.