Eight Verses Training The Mind by Geshe Langri Tangpa

Eight Verses Training The Mind

1. With the thought of attaining Enlightenment for the welfare of all beings who are more precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel I will constantly practice holding them dear.
2. Whenever I am with others, I will practice seeing myself as the lowest of all and from the very depths of my heart I will reaspectfully hold others as supreme.
3. In all actions I will examine my mind and the moment a disturbing attitude arises, endangering myself or others, I will firmly confront and avert it.
4. Whenever I meet a person of bad nature, overwhelmed by negative energy and intense suffering I will hold such a rare one dear as if I've found a precious treasure.
5. When others out of jealousy mistreat me with abuse, slander and so on I will practice accepting defeat and offering the victory to them.
6. When someone I have benefited and in whom I have placed great trust, hurts me very badly I will practice seeing that person as my supreme teacher.
7. In short, I will offer directly and indirectly every benefit and happiness to all beings, my mothers. I will practice in secrete taking uppon myself all their harmful actions and sufferings.
8. Without these practices being defiled by the eight worldly concerns, by perceiving all phenomena as illusory I will practice without grasping to release all beings from the bondage of the disturbing unsubdued mind and karma.