The Eight verses of mind training by Geshe Langri Thangpa Dorje Senge, we have taken this from 32 Kalachakra Initiation by His Holiness at Bodhgaya Bihar, India 2012. This is translated into English by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.
Eight verses of mind training
With the wish to achieve the highest aim,
which surpasses even a wish-fulfilling gem,
for the benefit of all sentient beings,
may I hold them dear at all times .
Whenever I interact with another,
may I view myself as the lowest among all
and, from the very depths of my heart,
hold others as superior.
In all my activities may I probe my mind,
and as soon as an affliction arises,
since it endangers myself and others,
may I confront it directly and avert it.
When I encounter beings of unpleasant character,
and those oppressed by intense negativity and suffering,
as though finding a treasure of precious jewels,
may I cherish them, for they are so rarely found.
When others out of jealousy
treat me wrongly with abuse and slander,
may I take upon myself the defeat
and offer to other the victory.
Even if someone I have helped,
or in whom I have placed great hope,
gravely mistreats me in hurtful ways,
may I view him as my sublime teacher.
I brief, may I offer benefit and joy
to all my mothers, both directly and indirectly,
and may I quietly take upon myself
all the hurts and pains of my mothers.
May all this remind unsullied
by the stains of the eight mundane concerns,
and, by understanding all things as illusions,
free of clinging, may I be released from bondage.
Eight Verses of Training the Mind teaching by His Holiness Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s “Eight Verses of Training the Mind” at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on September 17, 2018.
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