Lojong - Eight Verses of Mind Training
Lojong - Eight Verses of Mind Training
Lojong - Eight Verses of Mind Training
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The Eight Verses of Mind Training By Geshe Langri Thangpa 2
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Translators note I have rendered this English transliteration to benefit young Tibetans who can speak and understand Tibetan but who do not read Tibetan very well. I also wish this translation to benefit our tenacious Western dharma brothers and sisters. All the eight verses of this text end with the word ;# (shog), which denotes aspiration. It is my understanding that the words D#--#%<9-73,-9-;# (tag tu ch par dzin par shog), for example, do not mean I will always 3
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hold.dearly. It means May I always hold.dearly. What is the difference? The former is promissory, and the latter is aspirational ^,- (mon pa).
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May this English translation benefit you.
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4 dag ni sem cen tham ch la/
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tag tu ch par dzin par shog/ With the intention of achieving the supreme purpose May I, at all times, hold dear to my heart All sentient beings More important even than a wish-fulfilling jewel don chog drub p sam pa yee
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chog tu ch par dzin par shog/ Wherever (I) associate with whomsoever May I see myself lower than all the others and With utmost sincerely from my heart Dearly hold others as supreme.
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May I, during all my activities, examine my mental continuum And as soon as afflictive emotions arise, Which are pernicious to self and others, Forcefully confront and revert them .
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gang la dag gee phen tag p/ 8
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sang w dag la len par shog/ In short, both directly and indirectly, May I offer benefits and happiness to all mother sentient beings And discretely receive All harm and sufferings of mother sentient beings. ma yi n dang dug ngel kun/
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zhen m ching wa l drol shog/ By all these (aspirations) remaining Undefiled by the eight worldly concerns, And by understanding all things as illusion May I, without clinging and attachment, be liberated from the bondage.
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