Saturday'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. 64-65 and
let's also read from the root text on page 183.





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

"How does one start to
generate aspiration Bo-dhi-chit-ta,
the feeling of compassion for all beings that
inspires in us the wish to attain enlightenment
for THEIR sake?

First, take Chen-re-zig as a witness of
your determination to attain realization in
order to benefit others.

Next, try to overcome the attitude of
only wanting to help those close to
you while rejecting the needs of
people you dislike.

This becomes possible when you
realize that, in all your infinite previous
existences, every being, without exception,
must have been your mother or father
at least once.

Each one of these beings,
down to the smallest insect,
wants only to be happy and NOT to suffer;
but what none of them know is that

suffering is caused by negative actions and
happiness is generated by a virtuous mind.

When you think about all those beings who
are sinking hopelessly in suffering like
blind people lost in a vast desert,
you can NOT help but feel
great compassion for them all."


From the Dalai Lama's
"The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 87 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 219.





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

"When we contemplate death and
the impermanence of life,
our minds automatically begin to
take an interest in spiritual achievements,

just as an ordinary person becomes apprehensive
upon seeing the corpse of a friend.

Meditation upon impermanence and
death is very useful,
for it cuts off attraction toward
transient and meaningless activities,

and causes the mind to turn
towards Dharma."


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In today's exploration of
the " Beginning Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


If the First "I" is Inscription, and
the Second "I" is Inquisition then
the Third "I" is Invocation.

You see there are two ways of doing anything:
humanistically or spiritually.
We can rely upon our limited insight or
the Buddha of compassion's infinite wisdom.

We can lean upon our petty sentimentality or
Chen-re-zig's infinite love.
We can implement what strength we seem to posses or
A-va-lo-ki-te-shva-ra's infinite power.

Do you like "Show me" jokes?
I love 'em.
I'm reminded of one that goes...

"You show me a 'self-made-man' and
I'll show you the Frankenstein monster!"

That is why we,
of the "Rime Manipa Tantrikas"
rely upon:

#1 Contemplative notation,
#2 Power-questions and
#3 Invocations of the Buddha of Compassion
either by name or mantra.

What about the Fourth "I"?
That will wait until another lesson.



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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