Human transcription — may contain minor errors.
The Eight Verses of Mind Training
By Geshe Langri Thampa
(translated by I. Durovic)
- With the thought of enacting
For all sentient beings the supreme meaning
Superior to a wish-fulfilling gem,
May I always uphold cherishing them.
- Whenever and whomsoever I befriend,
I will behold myself as the basest of all and
From the depths of my thoughts
May I always uphold cherishing others as supreme.
- In all conduct, I will investigate my continuum
And as soon as the afflictions arise,
Since acting so would be inappropriate for self and others,
May I oppose them fact to face1 with forceful methods.
- When beholding sentient beings of an evil nature
Fiercely oppressed by sin and suffering,
Just as discovering a treasure of jewels,
May I uphold cherishing the rare ones.
- May I take upon myself the loss
Of inadmissible2 berating and slander
On account of the envy of others
And proffer victory to others.
- Even should some whom I had
Great hopes of helping,
Most wrongfully harm me,
May I view them as holy, Spiritual Teachers.
- In brief, directly or indirectly,
May I proffer benefit and happiness to all mothers;
May I secretly take upon myself
All the travail3 and suffering of mothers.
- May all of these as well be untarnished
By the stains of the conception of the Eight (worldly) Dharmas and
Through being conscious of phenomena as illusory,
May I be freed from the fetters of predilection4.
1 Tb. gdong nas
2 Tb. mi rigs
3 Tb. gnod pa
4 Tb. zhen pa