Endowed with Attainments, 

The Seven Line Prayer to Padmasambhava is a famous prayer that is recited by many Tibetans daily and is said to contain the most sacred and important teachings of Dzogchen:

“HUNG - ORGYEN YUL GYI NUB JANG TSAM
In the north-west of the land of Orgyen,
PEMA GESAR DONGPO LA
In the pollen heart of a lotus flower,
YATSEN CHOK GI NGÖ DRUP NYÉ
Possesssing astonishing, supreme spiritual attainments
PEMA JUNG NÉ SHYÉ SU DRAK
You are renowned as the Lotus-born,
KHOR DU KHANDRO MANGPÖ KOR
Surrounded by a retinue of many dakinis.
KHYÉ KYI JÉ SU DAK DRUP KYI
Emulating you, I practice.
CHIN GYI LAP CHIR SHEK SU SOL
PLease come forth to bestow blessings.
GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUM”

This was shot at the upper terrace of Thiksey Gompa which is facing the Himalayan hills of Ladakh.
It was early in the morning, just after sunset, this bird was trying to find some heat and came to enjoy the first rays of light.