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Freeing them from the oceans of samsaric suffering and bringing them to the peerless happiness of buddhahood—the total cessation of all obscurations  and the completion of all realizations  
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Freeing them from the oceans of [[samsaric]] [[suffering]] and bringing them to the peerless [[happiness]] of buddhahood—the total [[cessation]] of all [[obscurations]] and the completion of all realizations  
 
   
 
   
It all depends on your motivation. If you are motivated by the self-cherishing thought, concern for only your own happiness, your own power, and have no concern for others’ happiness, your motivation is coming from your delusions, such as attachment, anger, ignorance, and so forth. Then your actions of  
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It all depends on your [[motivation]]. If you are motivated by the [[self-cherishing]] [[thought]], [[concern]] for only your [[own]] [[happiness]], your [[own]] power, and have no [[concern]] for others’ [[happiness]], your [[motivation]] is coming from your [[delusions]], such as [[attachment]], [[anger]], [[ignorance]], and so forth. Then your [[actions]] of  
  
body, speech, and mind will manifest as ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful to others and, as a result, others will react in an ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful way  
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[[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]] will [[manifest]] as ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful to others and, as a result, others will react in an ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful way  
  
with their body, speech, and mind; for example, by getting angry at you. It is like a circle. How you treat others and how they treat you in return is similar, with such negative thoughts and actions. You have to be fully aware of that in your everyday life.   
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with their [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]]; for example, by getting [[angry]] at you. It is like a circle. How you treat others and how they treat you in return is similar, with such negative [[thoughts]] and [[actions]]. You have to be fully {{Wiki|aware}} of that in your everyday [[life]].   
 
   
 
   
Generally, you have to know that you are responsible for not causing others suffering, but to bring them happiness. Even if you don’t think of practicing Dharma, to at least be a good human being, you need to know this. You are totally responsible as to whether you bring happiness or suffering to others. It  
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Generally, you have to know that you are responsible for not causing others [[suffering]], but to bring them [[happiness]]. Even if you don’t think of practicing [[Dharma]], to at least be a good [[human being]], you need to know this. You are totally responsible as to whether you bring [[happiness]] or [[suffering]] to others. It  
  
is totally dependent on your motivation and how you treat others; it’s up to you whether your motivation is pure or not. Even just to be a good person, a generous human being, you have to know that. If you have a bad motivation and your actions of body, speech, and mind are harmful for others, you make  
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is totally dependent on your [[motivation]] and how you treat others; it’s up to you whether your [[motivation]] is [[pure]] or not. Even just to be a good [[person]], a generous [[human being]], you have to know that. If you have a bad [[motivation]] and your [[actions]] of [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]] are harmful for others, you make  
  
others create negative karma when they retaliate by harming you in return. By harming others, you therefore cause them to be reborn in the lower realms, to  
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others create [[negative karma]] when they retaliate by harming you in return. By harming others, you therefore [[cause]] them to be [[reborn]] in the [[lower realms]], to  
  
lose their human rebirth and take a lower rebirth and suffer for eons. Can you imagine yourself being in the lower realms? That’s where you’re causing other sentient beings to go and have unhappiness instead of enjoyment.  
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lose their [[human]] [[rebirth]] and take a [[lower rebirth]] and [[suffer]] for [[eons]]. Can you [[imagine]] yourself being in the [[lower realms]]? That’s where you’re causing other [[sentient beings]] to go and have [[unhappiness]] instead of [[enjoyment]].  
 
   
 
   
  
In the Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva said:  
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In the [[Bodhicaryavatara]], [[Shantideva]] said:  
 
   
 
   
  
Smiling at others (showing them a pleasant face) Causes you to have a beautiful body in future lives.  
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Smiling at others (showing them a [[pleasant]] face) [[Causes]] you to have a beautiful [[body]] in {{Wiki|future}} [[lives]].  
 
   
 
   
So you don’t need to have plastic surgery or other expensive procedures. Your positive mind can give you a pleasant, happy, smiling face and a peaceful, not a political, smile. Others will feel this and also become like that, having a good heart and being smiling and happy. Thus, you always have to be aware of how others act toward you, positive or negative. It is totally dependent upon your own mind.   
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So you don’t need to have plastic surgery or other expensive procedures. Your positive [[mind]] can give you a [[pleasant]], [[happy]], smiling face and a [[peaceful]], not a {{Wiki|political}}, [[smile]]. Others will [[feel]] this and also become like that, having a good [[heart]] and being smiling and [[happy]]. Thus, you always have to be {{Wiki|aware}} of how others act toward you, positive or negative. It is totally [[dependent upon]] your [[own mind]].   
  
The morning motivation, the Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness, contains the details for keeping your mind positive. If you do this motivation every morning, you will always act positively toward others for the rest of the day.  
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The morning [[motivation]], the Method to [[Transform]] a [[Suffering]] [[Life]] into [[Happiness]], contains the details for keeping your [[mind]] positive. If you do this [[motivation]] every morning, you will always act positively toward others for the rest of the day.  
 
   
 
   
However, first think that all your past, present, and future happiness, including enlightenment, is received from every sentient being. You receive everything through the kindness of every sentient being, which includes even those people you don’t like, those who make you angry merely upon sight or  
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However, first think that all your {{Wiki|past}}, {{Wiki|present}}, and {{Wiki|future}} [[happiness]], [[including]] [[enlightenment]], is received from every [[sentient being]]. You receive everything through the [[kindness]] of every [[sentient being]], which includes even those [[people]] you don’t like, those who make you [[angry]] merely upon [[sight]] or  
  
when you hear their voice. It is so important to understand this evolution. Therefore, you should hold all sentient beings in your heart and feel that they are most precious, most kind, most dear, and wish fulfilling for you. Then there will be no way for your mind to get angry or to generate ignorance, attachment, selfishness, or self-cherishing and, therefore, no way for you to harm others. You absolutely dare not harm others, even in the slightest way.   
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when you hear their {{Wiki|voice}}. It is so important to understand this [[evolution]]. Therefore, you should hold all [[sentient beings]] in your [[heart]] and [[feel]] that they are most [[precious]], most kind, most dear, and wish fulfilling for you. Then there will be no way for your [[mind]] to get [[angry]] or to generate [[ignorance]], [[attachment]], [[selfishness]], or [[self-cherishing]] and, therefore, no way for you to harm others. You absolutely dare not harm others, even in the slightest way.   
 
   
 
   
Even Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha—in whom you always take refuge to be free from the lower realms and get higher rebirths; to be free from samsara and achieve liberation, lower nirvana; and to be free from the self-cherishing thought and achieve the peerless happiness of total cessation of all mistakes  
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Even [[Buddha]], [[Dharma]], and Sangha—in whom you always [[take refuge]] to be free from the [[lower realms]] and get higher [[rebirths]]; to be [[free from samsara]] and achieve [[liberation]], lower [[nirvana]]; and to be free from the [[self-cherishing]] [[thought]] and achieve the peerless [[happiness]] of total [[cessation]] of all mistakes  
  
and the completion of all realizations—even this Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha comes from sentient beings, including the ones that are angry at you or who harm you, who speak to you hurtfully, and so forth, and those sentient beings that you don’t like. Therefore, they are all so precious, unbelievably  
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and the completion of all realizations—even this [[Buddha]], [[Dharma]], and [[Sangha]] comes from [[sentient beings]], [[including]] the ones that are [[angry]] at you or who harm you, who speak to you hurtfully, and so forth, and those [[sentient beings]] that you don’t like. Therefore, they are all so [[precious]], unbelievably  
  
precious to you. On top of that, they have been your kind mother from beginningless rebirths and even now; it’s unbelievable. So you have to think about  
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[[precious]] to you. On top of that, they have been your kind mother from [[beginningless]] [[rebirths]] and even now; it’s unbelievable. So you have to think about  
  
this and the dependent arising I mentioned before as well. Think about these two things. It makes not harming and only benefiting others very deep. In that way, your life will be only of benefit.  
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this and the [[dependent arising]] I mentioned before as well. Think about these two things. It makes not harming and only benefiting others very deep. In that way, your [[life]] will be only of [[benefit]].  
 
   
 
   
The conclusion is that to be free from the suffering of samsara as quickly as possible and to achieve peerless happiness, the total cessation of all mistakes and the completion of all realizations, then with this thought, smile at others, respect them with your body, speech and mind and speak to them in a nice, respectful way.  
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The conclusion is that to be free from the [[suffering]] of [[samsara]] as quickly as possible and to achieve peerless [[happiness]], the total [[cessation]] of all mistakes and the completion of all realizations, then with this [[thought]], [[smile]] at others, [[respect]] them with your [[body, speech and mind]] and speak to them in a nice, respectful way.  
 
   
 
   
Treat people the way you’d like them to treat you: with respect, nice speech, and smiles that come from a good heart. If you do that, then, as a result of karma, many others will treat you in the same way. Otherwise, others will be angry with you, speak to you rudely and hurtfully, and harm you with the actions of their body, speech, and mind.  
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Treat [[people]] the way you’d like them to treat you: with [[respect]], nice {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[smiles]] that come from a good [[heart]]. If you do that, then, as a result of [[karma]], many others will treat you in the same way. Otherwise, others will be [[angry]] with you, speak to you rudely and hurtfully, and harm you with the [[actions]] of their [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]].  
 
   
 
   
So here I am mentioning how sentient beings are most kind, most precious, most dear and wishfulfilling. Then you can really enjoy life with them, bring them much inner happiness. And in your own mind, you will also enjoy much inner happiness, and that will make them happy too.   
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So here I am mentioning how [[sentient beings]] are most kind, most [[precious]], most dear and wishfulfilling. Then you can really enjoy [[life]] with them, bring them much inner [[happiness]]. And in your [[own mind]], you will also enjoy much inner [[happiness]], and that will make them [[happy]] too.   
 
   
 
   
His Holiness the Dalai Lama respects even ordinary people. He bends down in respect; Lama Yeshe also did this. Even when he heard about someone’s mistakes, some problems with monks and so forth, when he later met them, he showed respect. Like that, this is an incredible practice, rather than   
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[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] respects even [[ordinary people]]. He bends down in [[respect]]; [[Lama Yeshe]] also did this. Even when he heard about someone’s mistakes, some problems with [[monks]] and so forth, when he later met them, he showed [[respect]]. Like that, this is an incredible practice, rather than   
 
   
 
   
feeling pride, showing arrogance, and putting others down. Most people might do that, but in my experience, Lama Yeshe never did.  
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[[feeling]] [[pride]], showing [[arrogance]], and putting others down. Most [[people]] might do that, but in my [[experience]], [[Lama Yeshe]] never did.  
 
   
 
   
Behaving like this is a great, great, great responsibility of the center director, secretary, board members, office manager, treasurer, spiritual program coordinator, bookshop manager, and so forth. Especially these people, but in general, this is for everybody. It’s a question of karma, to not create  
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Behaving like this is a great, great, great {{Wiki|responsibility}} of the center director, secretary, board members, office manager, treasurer, [[spiritual]] program coordinator, bookshop manager, and so forth. Especially these [[people]], but in general, this is for everybody. It’s a question of [[karma]], to not create  
  
negative karma and to create good karma. This not only makes you happy, but also makes other sentient beings happy. So even with your speech, you can make so many sentient beings happy.   
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[[negative karma]] and to create [[good karma]]. This not only makes you [[happy]], but also makes other [[sentient beings]] [[happy]]. So even with your {{Wiki|speech}}, you can make so many [[sentient beings]] [[happy]].   
 
   
 
   
You have to be aware that there are very powerful mantras given to us by the Buddha to make our speech very powerful and beneficial for sentient beings. If in the morning you recite the Exalted Stainless Beam Totally Pure Light mantra after blessing your speech, then anybody who simply hears your voice that  
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You have to be {{Wiki|aware}} that there are very powerful [[mantras]] given to us by the [[Buddha]] to make our {{Wiki|speech}} very powerful and beneficial for [[sentient beings]]. If in the morning you recite the [[Exalted]] Stainless Beam Totally [[Pure Light]] [[mantra]] after [[blessing]] your {{Wiki|speech}}, then anybody who simply hears your {{Wiki|voice}} that  
  
day, animals or people—whether they hear you singing or in any other way (not necessarily reciting mantras)—is purified of the five heavy negative karmas without break.  
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day, [[animals]] or people—whether they hear you singing or in any other way (not necessarily reciting mantras)—is [[purified]] of the five heavy negative [[karmas]] without break.  
 
   
 
   
  
The Exalted Stainless Beam Totally Pure Light Mantra:  
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The [[Exalted]] Stainless Beam Totally [[Pure Light]] [[Mantra]]:  
 
   
 
   
  
====NAMA NAWA NAWA TII NÄN / TATHAAGATA GANG GAA NAM  DIIWAA LUKAA NÄN / KOTINI YUTA SHATA SAHA SRAA NÄN /  OM BOBORI / TSARI NI* TSARI / MORI GOLI TSALA WAARI ====   
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====NAMA NAWA NAWA TII NÄN / TATHAAGATA GANG GAA NAM  DIIWAA LUKAA NÄN / KOTINI YUTA SHATA SAHA SRAA NÄN /  [[OM]] BOBORI / TSARI NI* TSARI / MORI GOLI TSALA WAARI ====   
  
 
(recite this a few times) [*indicates a high tone]  
 
(recite this a few times) [*indicates a high tone]  
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Then if you also recite one thousand  
 
Then if you also recite one thousand  
  
====OM MANI PADME HUM====  
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====[[OM MANI PADME HUM]]====  
  
mantras every morning, seven generations of your family will not be reborn in the lower realms. Moreover, when other sentient beings see you, even in places where there are many other people, just by seeing you, their negative karma will be purified.  
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[[mantras]] every morning, seven generations of your [[family]] will not be [[reborn]] in the [[lower realms]]. Moreover, when other [[sentient beings]] see you, even in places where there are many other [[people]], just by [[seeing]] you, their [[negative karma]] will be [[purified]].  
  
Also, when you die and your body is cremated, if the smoke from the fire touches any sentient being, human, insect, or whatever, it purifies their negative karma and helps them not be reborn in the lower realms.  
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Also, when you [[die]] and your [[body]] is [[Wikipedia:cremation|cremated]], if the smoke from the [[fire]] touches any [[sentient being]], [[human]], insect, or whatever, it purifies their [[negative karma]] and helps them not be [[reborn]] in the [[lower realms]].  
 
   
 
   
From Kyabje Khunu Lama Rinpoche’s Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta:  
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From [[Kyabje]] [[Khunu Lama]] [[Rinpoche’s]] Vast as the [[Heavens]], Deep as the Sea: Verses in [[Praise]] of [[Bodhichitta]]:  
 
   
 
   
That which benefits lower sentient beings is bodhichitta. That which benefits middling sentient beings is bodhichitta. That which benefits sublime sentient beings is bodhichitta. Isn’t bodhichitta of benefit to all?   
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That which benefits lower [[sentient beings]] is [[bodhichitta]]. That which benefits middling [[sentient beings]] is [[bodhichitta]]. That which benefits [[sublime]] [[sentient beings]] is [[bodhichitta]]. Isn’t [[bodhichitta]] of [[benefit]] to all?   
 
   
 
   
If you want to look, look with bodhichitta. If you want to eat, eat with bodhichitta. If you want to speak, speak with bodhichitta. If you want to examine, examine with bodhichitta.  
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If you want to look, look with [[bodhichitta]]. If you want to eat, eat with [[bodhichitta]]. If you want to speak, speak with [[bodhichitta]]. If you want to examine, examine with [[bodhichitta]].  
 
   
 
   
If you desire happiness for transmigratory beings equaling the sky, Then cherish bodhichitta. If you desire to benefit transmigratory beings equaling the sky, Then cherish bodhichitta.  
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If you [[desire]] [[happiness]] for transmigratory [[beings]] equaling the sky, Then cherish [[bodhichitta]]. If you [[desire]] to [[benefit]] transmigratory [[beings]] equaling the sky, Then cherish [[bodhichitta]].  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Bodhichitta eliminates pain. Bodhichitta destroys harm. Bodhichitta eliminates unhappiness. Bodhichitta dispels fear.  
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[[Bodhichitta]] eliminates [[pain]]. [[Bodhichitta]] destroys harm. [[Bodhichitta]] eliminates [[unhappiness]]. [[Bodhichitta]] dispels {{Wiki|fear}}.  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 14:54, 30 January 2020




by Lama Zopa Rinpoche


Freeing them from the oceans of samsaric suffering and bringing them to the peerless happiness of buddhahood—the total cessation of all obscurations and the completion of all realizations

It all depends on your motivation. If you are motivated by the self-cherishing thought, concern for only your own happiness, your own power, and have no concern for others’ happiness, your motivation is coming from your delusions, such as attachment, anger, ignorance, and so forth. Then your actions of

body, speech, and mind will manifest as ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful to others and, as a result, others will react in an ugly, unpeaceful, and hurtful way

with their body, speech, and mind; for example, by getting angry at you. It is like a circle. How you treat others and how they treat you in return is similar, with such negative thoughts and actions. You have to be fully aware of that in your everyday life.

Generally, you have to know that you are responsible for not causing others suffering, but to bring them happiness. Even if you don’t think of practicing Dharma, to at least be a good human being, you need to know this. You are totally responsible as to whether you bring happiness or suffering to others. It

is totally dependent on your motivation and how you treat others; it’s up to you whether your motivation is pure or not. Even just to be a good person, a generous human being, you have to know that. If you have a bad motivation and your actions of body, speech, and mind are harmful for others, you make

others create negative karma when they retaliate by harming you in return. By harming others, you therefore cause them to be reborn in the lower realms, to

lose their human rebirth and take a lower rebirth and suffer for eons. Can you imagine yourself being in the lower realms? That’s where you’re causing other sentient beings to go and have unhappiness instead of enjoyment.


In the Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva said:


Smiling at others (showing them a pleasant face) Causes you to have a beautiful body in future lives.

So you don’t need to have plastic surgery or other expensive procedures. Your positive mind can give you a pleasant, happy, smiling face and a peaceful, not a political, smile. Others will feel this and also become like that, having a good heart and being smiling and happy. Thus, you always have to be aware of how others act toward you, positive or negative. It is totally dependent upon your own mind.

The morning motivation, the Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness, contains the details for keeping your mind positive. If you do this motivation every morning, you will always act positively toward others for the rest of the day.

However, first think that all your past, present, and future happiness, including enlightenment, is received from every sentient being. You receive everything through the kindness of every sentient being, which includes even those people you don’t like, those who make you angry merely upon sight or

when you hear their voice. It is so important to understand this evolution. Therefore, you should hold all sentient beings in your heart and feel that they are most precious, most kind, most dear, and wish fulfilling for you. Then there will be no way for your mind to get angry or to generate ignorance, attachment, selfishness, or self-cherishing and, therefore, no way for you to harm others. You absolutely dare not harm others, even in the slightest way.

Even Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha—in whom you always take refuge to be free from the lower realms and get higher rebirths; to be free from samsara and achieve liberation, lower nirvana; and to be free from the self-cherishing thought and achieve the peerless happiness of total cessation of all mistakes

and the completion of all realizations—even this Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha comes from sentient beings, including the ones that are angry at you or who harm you, who speak to you hurtfully, and so forth, and those sentient beings that you don’t like. Therefore, they are all so precious, unbelievably

precious to you. On top of that, they have been your kind mother from beginningless rebirths and even now; it’s unbelievable. So you have to think about

this and the dependent arising I mentioned before as well. Think about these two things. It makes not harming and only benefiting others very deep. In that way, your life will be only of benefit.

The conclusion is that to be free from the suffering of samsara as quickly as possible and to achieve peerless happiness, the total cessation of all mistakes and the completion of all realizations, then with this thought, smile at others, respect them with your body, speech and mind and speak to them in a nice, respectful way.

Treat people the way you’d like them to treat you: with respect, nice speech, and smiles that come from a good heart. If you do that, then, as a result of karma, many others will treat you in the same way. Otherwise, others will be angry with you, speak to you rudely and hurtfully, and harm you with the actions of their body, speech, and mind.

So here I am mentioning how sentient beings are most kind, most precious, most dear and wishfulfilling. Then you can really enjoy life with them, bring them much inner happiness. And in your own mind, you will also enjoy much inner happiness, and that will make them happy too.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama respects even ordinary people. He bends down in respect; Lama Yeshe also did this. Even when he heard about someone’s mistakes, some problems with monks and so forth, when he later met them, he showed respect. Like that, this is an incredible practice, rather than

feeling pride, showing arrogance, and putting others down. Most people might do that, but in my experience, Lama Yeshe never did.

Behaving like this is a great, great, great responsibility of the center director, secretary, board members, office manager, treasurer, spiritual program coordinator, bookshop manager, and so forth. Especially these people, but in general, this is for everybody. It’s a question of karma, to not create

negative karma and to create good karma. This not only makes you happy, but also makes other sentient beings happy. So even with your speech, you can make so many sentient beings happy.

You have to be aware that there are very powerful mantras given to us by the Buddha to make our speech very powerful and beneficial for sentient beings. If in the morning you recite the Exalted Stainless Beam Totally Pure Light mantra after blessing your speech, then anybody who simply hears your voice that

day, animals or people—whether they hear you singing or in any other way (not necessarily reciting mantras)—is purified of the five heavy negative karmas without break.


The Exalted Stainless Beam Totally Pure Light Mantra:


NAMA NAWA NAWA TII NÄN / TATHAAGATA GANG GAA NAM DIIWAA LUKAA NÄN / KOTINI YUTA SHATA SAHA SRAA NÄN / OM BOBORI / TSARI NI* TSARI / MORI GOLI TSALA WAARI

(recite this a few times) [*indicates a high tone]


Then if you also recite one thousand

OM MANI PADME HUM

mantras every morning, seven generations of your family will not be reborn in the lower realms. Moreover, when other sentient beings see you, even in places where there are many other people, just by seeing you, their negative karma will be purified.

Also, when you die and your body is cremated, if the smoke from the fire touches any sentient being, human, insect, or whatever, it purifies their negative karma and helps them not be reborn in the lower realms.

From Kyabje Khunu Lama Rinpoche’s Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta:

That which benefits lower sentient beings is bodhichitta. That which benefits middling sentient beings is bodhichitta. That which benefits sublime sentient beings is bodhichitta. Isn’t bodhichitta of benefit to all?

If you want to look, look with bodhichitta. If you want to eat, eat with bodhichitta. If you want to speak, speak with bodhichitta. If you want to examine, examine with bodhichitta.

If you desire happiness for transmigratory beings equaling the sky, Then cherish bodhichitta. If you desire to benefit transmigratory beings equaling the sky, Then cherish bodhichitta.


Bodhichitta eliminates pain. Bodhichitta destroys harm. Bodhichitta eliminates unhappiness. Bodhichitta dispels fear.



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