Jewels of Enlightenment: Wisdom Teachings from the Great Tibetan Masters by Erik Pema Kunsang

Jewels of Enlightenment: Wisdom Teachings from the Great Tibetan Masters by Erik Pema Kunsang

Author:Erik Pema Kunsang [Kunsang, Erik Pema]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2015-03-17T03:00:00+00:00


Precious Human Body

To obtain a human body is extremely difficult, so it is foolish to ignore the Dharma upon having found it. Only the Dharma can help you; everything else is worldly beguilement.

PADMASAMBHAVA

The Four Immeasurables

A bodhisattva mahasattva should cultivate great love, great compassion, great joy and great impartiality.

BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI,

Medium-Length Prajnaparamita

Love and the other three, when not embraced by generating bodhichitta, are merely causes for happiness within samsaric existence and are therefore called the four Brahma abodes. When embraced by the bodhichitta resolve, these four are causes for nirvana and therefore called the four immeasurables.



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