Padmasambhava’s Praise of Yeshe Tsogyel

“O yogini who has mastered the Tantra,

The human body is the basis of the accomplishment of wisdom

And the gross bodies of men and women are equally suited,

But if a woman has strong aspiration, she has higher potential.

From beginningless time you have accrued the merit from virtue and awareness,

And now, faultless, endowed with a Buddha's Qualities,

Superior woman, you are a human Bodhisattva.

This is you I am speaking of, happy girl, is it not?

Now that you have achieved your own enlightenment,

Work for others, for the sake of other beings."

~ Padmasambhava in Sky Dancer: The Secret Life and Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel

(Artwork is also from Sky Dancer)