The Eight Verses of Training the Mind were written eight hundred years ago by Geshe Langri Thangpa, a great Tibetan Buddhist master in the Kadampa tradition. These verses are the heart of all the lojong practices for training the mind in compassion.
Archive for October, 2010
Introduction to “Getting Over Me” (READ THIS FIRST)
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Chokepoint
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Drop the “I” and get on with it
There really is no other way
You must get over you.
Remembered Kindness
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With heartfelt thanks is launched my noble new deployment
I swear white-flagged allegiance to all beings equally
Until we finally topple as one towering joyful wave
On the inevitable shore of our enlightenment.
Altitude Sickness
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I’m suffering from altitude sickness
And it’s an awfully bad case
From thinking too highly of myself
Stuck up in this cold and rarified place
Mystery
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhist poetry, Dharma poetry, illusion, mystery, respect for others on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So certain of all but the dream
I dare say I think I know you?
The crunch of Eve’s apple in the pronouns
U-Turn
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged awareness, Buddhist poetry, Dharma poetry, ego, hope and fear, mindfulness, safer world, terror alert on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Better if the sign said “Ego Alert!”
Reminding this off-duty cop to patrol inner roads
Radar set to detect malice in my own heart
Burnout
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhist poetry, burnout, changed world, contentment, despair, Dharma poetry, doubt, hopelessness, problem within on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One night I dream the world is changed
The future quite perfect in every way
And still I’m not content. Imagine my surprise!
The problem it seems within me lies.
Burning Bushes
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhist poetry, burning bush, condescension, Dharma poetry, endurance, patience, pity on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
See the torment through the blazing
Be patient with malice and misery alike
Don’t condescend with pitying remarks
Love the unloved and endure the sparks
Blind Eye
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged blind eye, Buddhist poetry, Dharma poetry, finding happiness, illusion, samsara on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The house wins at Casino Samsara
But we keep betting the farm nonetheless
Always hoping to be the exception
To be the one who finds happiness
No Defense
Posted in Getting Over Me poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhist poetry, courage, Dharma poetry, emptiness, higher view, karma, patience on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
May I too have courage and a view that’s higher
Emptiness cannot hurt emptiness in turn
May I take my lumps as coal for the fire
And run to the stake singing, “Burn, karma, burn!”
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