Friday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 54-57 and
let's also read from the root text on page 177.





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

"Chen-re-zig is a fully enlightened Buddha who,
in order to benefit beings,
takes on the form of a Bo-dhi-sat-tva.

All the Buddhas have but one nature,
and their compassion is embodied in Chen-re-zig.

As the embodiment of the compassion of
all the Buddhas, Chen-re-zig is
at the same time the source of
all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas,

since compassion is
the very root of enlightenment.

Chen-re-zig is compassion itself
in the form of a deity.

Chen-re-zig is the Buddha,
Chen-re-zig is the Dharma,
Chen-re-zig is the Sangha;

Chen-re-zig is the Guru,
Chen-re-zig is the Yidam,
Chen-re-zig is the Dakini;

Chen-re-zig is the Dhar-ma-ka-ya,
Chen-re-zig is the Sam-bho-ga-ka-ya,
Chen-re-zig is the Nir-ma-na-ka-ya;

Chen-re-zig is A-mi-ta-bha,
Chen-re-zig is Guru Rinpoche,
Chen-re-zig is Arya Tara;

and above all
Chen-re-zig is our own Root Teacher.

Like a hundred streams
passing under a single bridge,
Chen-re-zig is the union of all the Buddahs.

To receive his blessings
is to receive the blessings of all the Buddhas,
and to realize his nature
is to realize the nature of all the Buddhas."


From the Dalai Lama's
"The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 78-79 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 215.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Three principal karmic causes must be cultivated
if one hopes to regain human rebirth after death:

[1] pure ethical discipline,
[2] the practice of the Six-perfections, and
[3] strong spiritual aspirations."


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



"May I nurture even greater gratitude &
enthusiasm for Buddha, his Teachings &
his highly accomplished Students
such as my Lama and may I explore how

they could be personifications of
the body, speech and mind of Chen-re-zig!

May I NEVER kill, rape, rob, deceive,
intoxicate or harm anyone!
May I Take all sufferings and Give every
blessing by accomplishing the

Six-perfections of Giving, Morality, Patience,
Zeal, Awareness and the Wisdom of Letting-go.

May I habitually, spontaneously, respectfully and
gratefully: give my teacher the
benefit of the doubt, follow his instructions and
notice their results,
in the Most wonderful way!"



I invite you to share your feelings and insights with
my other students at: Buddha's Quick Path

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


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