Audio recorded at Tibetan Buddhist Institute, Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors.
About this talk. In this 48-minute teaching, Kyabje Rinpoche explores the transformation of self-centered attitudes into the awakening heart of enlightenment mind. He uses the stark image of willingness to be burned or killed rather than bow to the “ever present enemies”—the negative emotions and self-centeredness that obscure our true nature. Working from this foundation of renunciation, he guides practitioners in generating bodhichitta, the compassionate aspiration for all sentient beings’ liberation, and in dedicating this awakening heart not merely for oneself but for the maintenance and growth of this aspiration in the minds of all beings. The teaching blends philosophical insight with practical prayer and dedication.
File metadata (for organising)
File: 1990-03-06 – 5A – KR.mp3
UUID: e7a254c9-dde9-42fd-8fa1-c17b254bd83f
Teacher: Kyabje Rinpoche
Collection: Sun Radiance – Thought Transformation
Date: 1990-03-06
Recorded at: Tibetan Buddhist Institute, Adelaide
Words: ~172
This transcript was generated using AI speech recognition and has been reviewed for Buddhist terminology accuracy. Some inaccuracies may remain. Please refer to the original audio recording as the authoritative source.
# 1990-03-06 – 5A – KR **Collection:** Audio Recordings — Sun Radiance – Thought Transformation **Duration:** 47.9 minutes **Words:** 172 **Model:** Deepgram Nova-3 **Corrections applied:** 0 **Transcribed:** 2026-03-08 02:40 — To be burned, to have my head cut off and to be killed rather than ever bowing down to those ever present enemies, to the ever to those ever present…
Read full transcript
# 1990-03-06 – 5A – KR
**Collection:** Audio Recordings — Sun Radiance – Thought Transformation
**Duration:** 47.9 minutes
**Words:** 172
**Model:** Deepgram Nova-3
**Corrections applied:** 0
**Transcribed:** 2026-03-08 02:40
—
To be burned, to have my head cut off and to be killed rather than ever bowing down to those ever present enemies, to the ever to those ever present enemies that restricted emotion. Of being burnt, being having a head cut off, if we were to re to foster self that you are, then we might lose our body. But in the future, this very act would serve as a cause for liberation, sentient beings. May the awakening heart be generated in the continuance of all sentient beings. That we don’t say may I may it be generating mine.
This is this might help with I think sense of self self self centeredness that all sentient beings, myself and all others. And that and once it once dedicating in this
Wait. Once it’s generated in the minds of all other human beings, may it not be generated, but may it be maintained. Not only may it be maintained, but may it grow higher and higher. This is the source of prayer.