In Tibet, vajra songs became popular when Milarepa gave teachings in that style
to his disciples. His example influenced all Tibetan Buddhist schools,
particularly the Kagyu lineages. People commonly memorized such songs and sang
them with beautiful melodies. But vajra songs are much more than pleasant tunes
or ordinary poetry. A vajra song reflects the enlightened mind of its author by
encapsulating precisely profound meaning in just a few words. Thus, it can be
difficult for the unenlightened to penetrate their meaning.
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen learned to sing vajra songs at his mother's knee.
Later in life, he learned of their profound meaning from masters of