Jul 30, 2013
Jul 25, 2013
24th July. 2013 .
(14( The Lama's blessings, Like spring warming up soil and water- If they don't enter into me,there is no way to be introduced to the nature of the mind. When there is a short-cut, why take the long way around? May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
(15)
These distractions,like never-ending waves-
If they aren't given up,there is no way
to become stable.
When I can do as I like, why practice samsara?
May I truly practice the sublime teachings. (16)
This mindstream,
Like the tough hide of a butter-bag-
If it's not tamed and softened,
one can't mix mind with dharama.
Without spoiling the child that is born of itself,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
(17)
Ego, like a shadow one is born with-
Until it's abandoned, there is no way
to reach a place of real joy.
When treat him as friend?
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
(18)
These ingrained bad habits,karmic patterns,
Like the strong currents of a river-
If they aren't cut,
one can avoid acting contrary to the dharma.
Without selling weapons to my enemies,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
(19)
The five poisons,like hot embers among ashes-
Until they're destroyed,
one can't remain at rest in the natural state.
Not raising baby vipers in my pockets,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
(20)
Bodhicitta,like a fertile field-
Unless it is cultivated,there is no way
to achieve enlightenment.
Not staying idle
when there is a great aim to be accomplished,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
(21)
The life stories of the great masters,
Like the essence of amrita-
If they aren't known, there is no way for confidence to arise.
Not choosing self-destruction
when I can tell victory from defeat,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.braces
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Jul 22, 2013
Me at Dishhaa's Home.( New Jersey )
(11)In short,without giving up this life's preoccupations,there's no way to accomplish the sacred teachings after death. having decided to show myself great kindness, May all that I do be toward the dharma.
(12) the face of ordinary mind,like an old friend- If it's not closed eveys, May I truly practice Awareness,like a flawless piece of crystal- Until it's seen,intentional meditation cannot dissolve. When there's an inseparable companion, Why go off looking for another? May I truly parctice the sublime teachings.
(13) Desire for pleasure, LIKE A bad-luck spirit entering the house-offerings to voracious ghosts If I'm not free of it, I'LL never topworking toward suffering. Not making offerings to voracious ghosts as my personal gods, May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
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(14) Liberation's good qualities, Like an island of jewels If they aren't know, there is no way to begin to make efforts. Having seen the advantage of permanent victory. May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
(15)
Samsara,Like a stone fallen deep into water-
If I don't grt out now,I won't get out later.
Pulling myself out by the rope of the
comassionate Three Jewels,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
30-7-13
(16) The glorious guru, Like a lamp that lights the way to liberation- If I cannot meet him, is no way to realize the true nature. Not jumping off a cliff when I know the path to go on, May I trulypractice the sublime teachings.
Jul 17, 2013
Read this one at a time daily.
(1)
A GARLAND OF
ESSENCE OG THE GREAT MASTERS.
by Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche.
Root guru,precious and most kind, Lord of the mandala,sole unfailing lasting refuge, With Guru,precious and most kind, Lord of the mandala,sole unfailing lasting refuge, With your compassion,take hold of me! I only for this free, well-favored human birth.
(2)
Human life, lasting an instant,like a dream-
It might be happy, it might be sad.
Not wishing for joy,not avoiding sadness,
May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
(3)
A life of luxury,like a bewitching apparition- away like chaffIt might come to pass or it might not. With the ways of the eight worldly dharmas cast away like chaff, May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
(4)
This humble life,
Like a butterlamp set out in the wind- It might last a long time ot it might not. Not letting ego's hold tighten further, May I truly pratice the sublime teachings.
(5)
This illusory body, Like a rotting 100-year-old house- It might last,it might fall in to the dust. Not caught up in efforts to get food,clothes,or medicines, May I truly practice the sublime teachings.
(6)
MAY THE GURU'S BLESSINGS ENTER IN TO ME, MAY MY REALIZATION BECOME EQUAL TO THE SKY. GRANT YOUR BLESSINGS SO THAT I MAY REACH KUNTUZANGPO'S THRONE.br/>
(8) This rank in the hierarchy, Like a tiny perched on a branch- It might be high, it might be low. Without making myself miserable Wishing for a better position, May I truly practive the sublime teachings.
(9) So much acivity-nothing comes of it. So much thinking-no point to it. So much wanting-no time for it. May I be able to practice according to instructions.
(10) All these activities are pointless, Like a grand tour of a wasteland. All this trying just makes my mindstream that passes for dharma to am more rigid. All this thinking only adds confusion onto confusion. All that passes for dharama to ordinary people only makes for further binding.
Szechuan or Sichuan is considered the spiciest of Chinese cuisines; the liberal use of chili peppers and Szechuan peppercorn brings the heat. Chengdu I gets points for authenticity; you won' find shr3dded pig'sear,double cooked pigg's tongue and jellyfish in scallion at your neighborhood Chinese restauant.
(11) May I not have wrong views towords Guru Who has given instructions in accord with the Dharma. May I not lose fait in the wide Yidam On misfortune occurs May I not put off practice when circumstances are hard. May there be no obsticals to attaining Siddhi.
If I must do something, may Buddha's teaching bear it witness. If I must do something,mix mindstream and dharma. If I must do accomplish something, read the life stories of past masters. What's the use of other things?Spoiled brat! Take a low seat and become rich with contentment. Try hard to get free of the eight wordly concerns.