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The Eight Verses on
the Training of the Mind
By Geshe Langri Thangpa
With a determination to
accomplish The highest welfare
for all sentient beings Who surpass
even a wish-granting jewel I will
learn to hold them supremely dear. *
Whenever I associate with others I will
learn To think of myself as
the lowest among all And
respectfully hold others to be supreme From the very depths of my heart. *
In all actions I will learn to search into my
mind And as soon as an afflictive
emotion arises Endangering myself
and others Will firmly face and
avert it. * I will learn
to cherish beings of bad nature And
those oppressed by strong sins and suffering As if I had found a precious Treasure very difficult to find. *
When others out of jealousy treat me
badly With abuse, slander, and so
on, I will learn to take on all
loss, And offer victory to
them. * When one whom I
have benefitted with great hope Unreasonably hurts me very badly, I will learn to view that person As an excellent spiritual guide. *
In short, I will learn to offer to everyone
without exception All help and
happiness directly and indirectly And respectfully take upon myself All harm and suffering of my mothers.
* I will learn to keep all these
practices Undefiled by the stains of
the eight worldly conceptions And by
understanding all phenomena as like illusions
Be released from the bondage of
attachment.
For more information on thought
training, and commentary on these verses, see Tara
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