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   Dude to David Dalton   
   Re: Muisc of Tsangyang Gyatso?   
   06 Dec 25 18:27:09   
   
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   From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/6/2025 5:12 PM, David Dalton wrote:   
   > I have a book entitled The Turquoise Bee, subtitled   
   > The Lovesongs of the Sixth Dalai Lama, which I   
   > purchased in 1995 though it says copyright 1998.   
   > It contains an introduction, lyrics, and illustrations,   
   > and was translated by Rick Fields and Brian Cutillo   
   > and illustrated by Mayumi Oda.   
   >   
   > Anyway, i am wondering if the music associated   
   > with the lyrics has survived?   
   >   
   > Also I believe that he was an ootw (Opener of   
   > the Way, which I previously called avatar type)   
   > similar to me, the Buddha, and Lao Tzu. However   
   > he was a 14-years-low/working-years figure,   
   > I am at 29 (in fact it now rounds up to 30, maybe   
   > since the current sunspot cycle is lasting a bit long),   
   > and the Budda and Lao Tzu had 7. Also such   
   > figures share some abilities but each has a unique   
   > primary siddhi. His was musical special ability   
   > (the same as Krishna, Pan, and David of the Old   
   > Testament). Buddha’s was hypnosis special   
   > ability. Lao Tzu’s was total recall, both visual and auditory.   
   >   
   > But the book says he died at age 23. I don’t believe   
   > that, I believe he did his sun stare, thorn hill climb,   
   > and blue rose vision at age 23. If he indeed   
   > died at age 23 then his “dragon demon’s thorns”   
   > lyrics must be about someone other than him,   
   > who would have been the ootw.   
   >   
   > But mainly in this post I am wondering if his songs   
   > including music have survived and if there are   
   > any recordings of them, and if so, how to access them?   
   >   
   The Sixth Dalai Lama's Love Song   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/4uvypt2h   
      
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