Dedication of Merits

Any white virtues i have created this,

Of all the Sugatas of the three times and their Sons

To Accomplish every deed and prayer

And to hold the scriptural and insight Teachings,

I dedicate as causes.

By the power of this, may i all in my lives

Not separate from the Four Wheels of the Mahayana,

And the Paths of Renunciation, Bodhicitta, Right View.

And the Two Stages, may i travel to the End.

Lamp for the

Path to Enlightenment

by Jowo Atisha

With a determination to accomplish

the highest welfare for all sentient beings,

who surpasses even a wish-fulfilling jewel,

i will learn to hold them supremely dear.

Heart Sutra

Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra

Buddha Dharma on the doctrine on emptiness (sunyata) and dependent arising of the five aggregates and emptiness

Whenever i associate with others, i will learn

to think of myself as the lowest among all,

and respectfully hold others as being supreme,

from the depth of my heart.

Diamond Cutter Sutra

Arya Vajracchedika Nama Prajñaparamita Mahayana Sutra

Buddha Dharma on the realization of the illusory nature of all phenomena. This wisdom which realizes the true nature of all phenomena is like a diamond, which cuts through our wrong conceptions and brings liberation

In all actions, i will learn to search into my own mind,

and as soon as an afflictive emotion arises,

endangering myself and others,

i will firmly face and avert it.

The Dhammapada

An anthology of verses, probably the most popular Buddhism scripture belonging to the part of the Theravada Pali Canon of scriptures known as the Khuddaka Nikaya

I will cherish being of bad nature,

and those oppressed me by strong

negativities and sufferings,

as if i had found a precious treasure

very difficult to find.

Sixty Songs of Milarepa

by Jetsun Milarepa

When others, out of jealousy, treat me badly

with abuse, slander and so on,

i will learn to take all loss

and offer the victory to them.

The Precious Master's Instruction

Outline of the Lam Rim Chen Mo

By Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche

Three Aspects of the Path

Lama Je Tsongkhapa

When one whom i have benefited with great hope

Unreasonably hurts me very badly,

i will learn to view that person

as an excellent spiritual guide.

Lines of Experience

The Abbreviated Points of the Graded Path - Short Lam Rim Chen Mo

by Lama Je Tsongkhapa

In short, i will learn to offer to everyone

without exception

all help and happiness directly and indirectly,

and secretly take upon myself

all the harms and sufferings of my mothers

I will learn to keep all these practices

Undefiled by the stains of

the eight worldly conceptions,

and by understanding all phenomena

to be like illusions,

i will be released from the bondage

of attachment.

Dedication of Merits

Homage to great compassion

These instructions are the essence of the nectar

They have been passed down from Serlingpa

They are like a diamond, the sun, and a medicinal tree.

Understand the purpose and so forth of these texts.

When the five degenerations are flourishing,

transform them into the path to enlightenment

Preliminary Supporting Dharma Practices

Initially, train in the preliminaries

Training The Mind in The Path to Enlightenment

Put all the blame on the one.

Meditate on everyone as kind.

Train alternately in the two, taking and giving.

Begin taking with yourself.

Mount the two upon breath.

There are three objects, three poisons,

and three root of virtues.

These, in brief, are the instructions

for the post-meditation period.

Be mindful in order to admonish yourself.

Train yourself with the verses

during all activities.

Having attained stability, be shown the secret.

Consider phenomena to be like a dream.

Analyze the nature of ungenerated awareness.

Even the antidote itself is naturally free.

Focus on the nature of the basis of all,

the entity of the path.

Between sessions be an illusionist.

Bringing Unfavorable Conditions into

The Path to Enlightenment

When the vessel and its contents are filled

with negativities,

Transform this unfavorable conditions

into the path to enlightenment.

Immediately apply whatever you meet

to meditation.

Possess the four preparation, the supreme method.

Integrating The Practices in A Single Lifetime

In brief, the essence of the instructions

is to apply the five forces.

The Great Vehicle instructions on transference

are those very five forces, cherish this behavior.

The Measure of A Trained Mind

Combine all the Dharma into one intention.

Of the two witnesses, rely on the primary one.

Always rely on mental happiness alone.

The measure of being trained is to

no longer regress.

To be trained is to possess the

five signs of greatness.

You are trained when able even if distracted.

The Commitments of Mind Training

Constantly train in the three general points.

Change your attitude, but remain natural.

Do not mention [others'] impaired limbs.

Do not think about other's affairs.

Initially, purify whatever afflictions is the strongest.

Give up all hope of reward.

Avoid poisoned food.

Do not hold a grudge.

Do not respond to malicious talk.

Do not lie in ambush.

Do not strike to the core.

Do not put the load of a dzo on an ox.

Do not aim to win the race.

Do not use perverse means.

Do not turn a god into a demon.

Do not seek [other's] sufferings as a means

to your own happiness.

Advice Regarding Mind Training

Perform all yogas with the one.

Apply the one to all perverse oppressors.

Do the two activities, one at the beginning

and one at the end.

Be patient whichever of the two occurs.

Guard the two at the risk of your life.

Train in the three difficult ones.

Obtain the three principal causes.

Cultivate the three without deterioration.

Possess the three without separation.

Train in purity and impartiality with respect to objects.

Cherish all of the encompassing and profound trainings.

Meditate constantly on the special cases.

Do not look for other conditions.

Practice the most important right now.

Avoid the distorted understandings.

Do not be erratic.

Train continuously.

Attain liberation with the two,

investigation and analysis.

Do not boast.

Refrain from retaliating.

Do not act impetuously.

Do not with for gratitude.

The cause being my strong admiration,

I ignored suffering and a bad reputation

and requested these instructions

for subduing self grasping.

Now even when i die,

I will have no regrets.