Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors.
About this talk. In this six-minute session from the 2002 Bodhisattva Deeds series at Buddha House, Geshe Pema Tsering presents a vivid example of how bodhisattvas dedicate both mind and body entirely to others: the aspiration to transform one’s own body into medicine — literally to be consumed by the sick as a healing remedy — and then to pray to become a patient oneself, so that no being is left outside one’s care. These images illustrate the radical completeness of bodhisattva self-giving as expressed through both mental dedication and physical action. The session closes with practical arrangements: coordinating the translation of student questions ahead of a follow-up discussion planned for Thursday. Suited to students already following the ongoing series.
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File: 22 BD 2002 04 04.mp3
Teacher: Geshe Pema Tsering
Collection: Bodhisattva Deeds (Geshe Pema Tsering)
Date: 2002-04-04
Recorded at: Buddha House Adelaide
Words: ~308
It is Who’s gonna do it? It’s the because it’s the bodhisattva’s activity, how they physically the action did the put the mental and the bodily activities, deeds of Buddhist sattva. This is how they do in mental, dedicating and wishing one oneself to transform into medicine and help to self food. That’s transform into medicine and being eaten by the patience. But and and then making prayers to become a Patient as well.
Yep. Still red. Sorry. Still red. Yep.
Yep. It’s green. Here you go. Yes? Yeah.
Uh-huh. It’s the next way. Yeah. Uh-huh. Okay.
Yeah. Mhmm. Yep. Yep. It should be okay.
Yeah. As we said, Lambert and you you can probably use the last question. Yep. And when when do you want it? It If you’re able to write it.
That’s what Gashima asked me. So I gotta think about my I I mean, if you can read Tibetan, that’s fantastic. Do you do you do the Tefan itself or or after? Mhmm. Mhmm.
Okay. Okay. Yeah. Guess, I’ll say, we will discuss. Okay.
It means many questions, but I’ll try our best to be on Thursday. You know? It’s been a busy champ At this stage. What what we do, say yes on Thursday. If Geshe-la gives the question on Tuesday to me when I come on translation, I try to do it.
Eat. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.