Friday's Recomended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 32-33 and
let's also read from the root text on page 201.





In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"In this decadent age,
because of their limited intelligence
and lack of determination,
people need to practice the Dhar-ma
in an essentialized form.

The practice of combining
devotion to the teacher
as inseparable from Chen-re-zig
{the Buddha of Compassion} with

the recitation of the Six-syllable mantra
fulfills this need.

This Six-syllable mantra,
the mani,
is so easy to recite,
yet it concentrates within it
the substance of all
the Buddhist Scriptures.

It is the essence of Chen-re-zig's heart,
and the blessings it brings are infinite.

If you make it your main practice,
humans, celestial beings, and
even harmful spirits
will be well disposed to you,

and your will have a long life free
from illness and obstacles.

In your next life you will be
born in the Blissful Buddha-field of
the Po-ta-la Mountain, or
at the very least in a place where
the Dhar-ma prevails.

This is because Chen-re-zig's mantra contains
the infinite blessings and
compassion of the Buddas."


From the Dalai Lama's
"The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 56-57 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 204.





In today's selection the Dalai Lama explains:

"The essential nature of the two truths
is something that is present at all times,
yet we are NOT aware of it.

Thus the vision of our mind
does NOT attune to the actual nature of
the reality within which we live.

The purpose of the spiritual path is
to bring about this attunement.

When we follow a spiritual master {teacher}
who has realized the conventional AND
the ultimate natures of existence,
we place ourselves in a position of
tremendous opportunity."


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In today's selection from "The Healing Power of Love and Letting-go"
we can read:


"...remembering this
may my mind turn towards Buddha’s Dhar-ma,
Om Ma-ni Pad-me Hum!..."



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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika


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