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The '''eight thoughts of a great being''' (Tib. སྐྱེས་བུ་ཆེན་པོའི་རྣམ་རྟོག་བརྒྱད་, ''kyebu chenpö namtok gyé'', [[Wyl.]] ''skyes bu chen po'i rnam rtog brgyad'') are as follows:

#One day, I shall be able to eliminate the [[suffering]] of all beings!
#One day, I shall be able to lead all destitute beings to great affluence!
#One day, I shall be able to use this body of flesh and blood for the benefit of [[sentient beings]]!
#One day, even if I must remain for a long time in the [[hells]], I shall be able to bring benefit to beings!
#Throughout all my lives, may I never experience any rebirth or possess any [[three doors]],  wealth, or power that does not benefit beings, may I never focus solely on relishing the ultimate, and may I never cause harm to sentient beings!
#May the results of all beings' harmful actions ripen on me and may the effects of all my virtuous actions ripen on them, bringing them happiness!
#One day, I shall be able to fulfil beings' hopes according to their wishes, through great worldly and supramundane riches!
#One day, having become a [[buddha]], I shall be able to deliver all sentient beings from suffering!

---Source: [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s ''[[Gateway to Knowledge]]''

==External Links==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/lala-sonam-chodrup/eight-thoughts-of-great-beings Prayer of Aspiration incorporating the Eight Thoughts]

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