Sunday's Recommended Reading

.
From Dilgo Khyentse's
"The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 66-67 and
let's also read from the root text on page 185.





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

"It is said that when those who are
afflicted in the prison of Sam-sa-ra
generate the thought of enlightenment,

they are instantly adopted by the Buddhas
as their sons and daughters,
and they are praised by both men and gods.

The whole of their existence
takes on a new meaning.
This is all due to the measureless power of
the jewel-like Bo-dhi-chit-ta.

Bo-dhi-chit-ta is the essence of
the eight-four thousand sections of
the Buddha's teachings,
but at the same time it

is so simple, so easy to understand and
practice, even for a beginner.

Absolute Bo-dhi-chit-ta is the
inseparability of voidness and
uncontrived compassion.

It is the simplicity of the natural state,
beyond all concepts
and intellectual limitations,
out of which

spontaneous, objectless compassion arises,
benefiting all sentient beings. "


From the Dalai Lama's
"The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 88-89 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 220.





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

"It is NOT difficult to recognize
the certainty of death.
The world is very old,
yet there is NO sentient being we can point to
who is immortal.

The very nature of our body is
vulnerability and impermanence.

Beautiful or ugly, fat or thin,
we all steadily approach death, a
nd nothing can avert it.

Physical power, flattery, bribery,
and all things of this world can NOT
persuade it {death} to turn away."


The easiest way to contact me is at:
http://www.FaceBook.com/LamaJigme





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


What about the Fourth "I"?
That is for "Inclusion."

Whether you are practicing the
Concise, Middling or Extensive versions of
"Buddha's Three Cauldrons"
found in either the

Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced
collections of practices
you are embracing the essence of
all that Buddha Taught.

The Theravadans have cyclopedically organized
Buddha's teachings
as have the Tantrikas
who call it "Lam Rim" or "gradual steps upon the path."

Whether you catagorize Buddha's teachings as:
-Sutra and Tantra,
-Renunciation, Love and Wisdom,

-View, Meditation and Action,
-Concentration, Compassion and Contemplation,
-the Two Bodhichittas or
-Devotion, Awareness, Love and Letting-go;

the fourth "I" {inclusion}
is all about effectivly putting into practice
the essence of all Buddha taught.

What then is the path of
NON-sectarian Devotion to the Buddha of Compassion
in a nut shell?

#1 - Inscription,
#2 - Inquisition,
#3 - Invocation and
#4 - Inclusion!



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


.