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Eight Verses of Training the Mind (Tib. བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིག་བརྒྱད་མ་, Wyl. blo sbyong tshigs rkang brgyad ma) — a famous text on lojong by Geshe Langri Tangpa.

Translation

By thinking of all sentient beings

As more precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel

For accomplishing the highest aim,

I will always hold them dear.

Whenever I’m in the company of others,

I will regard myself as the lowest among all,

And from the depths of my heart

Cherish others as supreme.

In my every action, I will watch my mind,

And the moment destructive emotions arise,

I will confront them strongly and avert them,

Since they will hurt both me and others.

Whenever I see ill-natured people,

Or those overwhelmed by heavy misdeeds or suffering,

I will cherish them as something rare,

As though I’d found a priceless treasure.

Whenever someone out of envy

Does me wrong by attacking or belittling me,

I will take defeat upon myself,

And give the victory to others.

Even when someone I have helped,

Or in whom I have placed great hopes

Mistreats me very unjustly,

I will view that person as a true spiritual teacher.

In brief, directly or indirectly,

I will offer help and happiness to all my mothers,

And secretly take upon myself

All their hurt and suffering.

I will learn to keep all these practices

Untainted by thoughts of the eight worldly concerns.

May I recognize all things as like illusions,

And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage.

Translations

Dragpa, Chökyi. Uniting Wisdom and Compassion. Translated by Heidi I. Köppl. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2004
Jinpa, Thupten. Mind Training: The Great Collection. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2006
Geshe Rabten, Gonsar Tenzin Khedup and Lobsang Kalden. In His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1982
Sonam Rinchen, Geshe. Eight Verses for Training the Mind. Translated by Ruth Sonam. Ithaca: Snow Lion. 2001
Thurman, Robert A. F. Essential Tibetan Buddhism. Harper Collins. 1995

Teachings on the Eight Verses of Training the Mind

Ling Choktrul Rinpoche, Paris Rigpa centre, Levallois, 12th October 2005
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 11th December 2005

External Links

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-'''Eight Verses of Training the Mind''' (Tib. བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིག་བརྒྱད་མ་, [[Wyl.]] ''blo sbyong tshig brgyad ma'') — a famous text on [[lojong]] by [[Geshe Langri Tangpa]].
+'''Eight Verses of Training the Mind''' (Tib. བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིག་བརྒྱད་མ་, [[Wyl.]] ''blo sbyong tshigs rkang brgyad ma'') — a famous text on [[lojong]] by [[Geshe Langri Tangpa]].
 ==Translation==
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 :May I recognize all things as like illusions,
 :And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage.
+==Translations==
+*Dragpa, Chökyi. ''Uniting Wisdom and Compassion''. Translated by Heidi I. Köppl. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2004
+*Jinpa, Thupten. ''Mind Training: The Great Collection''. Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2006
+*Geshe Rabten, Gonsar Tenzin Khedup and Lobsang Kalden. In His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, ''Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries''. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1982
+*Sonam Rinchen, Geshe. ''Eight Verses for Training the Mind''. Translated by Ruth Sonam. Ithaca: Snow Lion. 2001
+*Thurman, Robert A. F. ''Essential Tibetan Buddhism''. Harper Collins. 1995
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