Apr 25, 2021
Dharma talk given by Ven. Geshe Tsewang Thinley April 25, 2021.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas
by Gyalse Tokme Zangpo
Verses 27-29
The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to cultivate
patience,
Free from any trace of animosity towards anyone at all,
Since any potential source of harm is like a priceless treasure
To the bodhisattva who is eager to enjoy a wealth of virtue.
The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to strive with
enthusiastic diligence—
The source of all good qualities—when working for the sake of all
who live;
Seeing that even śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, who labour for
themselves alone,
Exert themselves as if urgently trying to extinguish fires upon
their heads.
The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to cultivate
concentration,
Which utterly transcends the four formless absorptions,
In the knowledge that mental afflictions are overcome entirely
Through penetrating insight suffused with stable calm.