Thirty Seven Practices Of Bodhisattva

37 Practices of the Son of the Victorious Ones

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A Lojong Practice By: Ngulchu Gyalsay Thogme Zangpo (1245 - 1369 AD)

ª'N5' Uofn\;] yf]u\d] ;fª\kf]lj/lrt dltzf]wg cEof; ;a} wd{nfO{ cgfud / clgu{d -cfjfudg /lxt_ sf ¿kdf x]l//xg' ePsf >L cfof{jnf]lst]Zj/ ;d:t ;Œjx¿sf] p4f/ ug]{ sfo{df bQlrQ eO{ nflu/xg'ePsf] 5 . pg} >Ldbfof{jnf]lst]Zj/, s?0ffdo nf]s]Zj/ dxfu'?nfO{ cfkm\gf] sfo, jfs / lrQn] ;fb/ gd:sf/ Pj+ jGbgf ub{5' . !M dg'io hGd k|fKt ug{ c;fWo} s7Lg / b'n{e 5 . To:tf] b'n{e dg'io hGd k|fKt eO;s]kl5 xfdLn] o; ej;fu/ jf ;+;f/rqmdf b'Mv ef]lu/x]sf ;d:t k|f0fLx¿ / cfkm"nfO{ klg df]If lbnfpgsf lgldQ ljIf]k/lxt eO{ lbg/ft >'tdoL, lrGtfdoL / efjgfdoL k|1fsf cEof;x¿ ug'{kb{5 . oxL af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @M cfkm\gf ldq tyf lk|ohgx¿k|lt xfdL cf;lQmsf] e]n aufp“5f}+}“ t/ zq'x¿k|lt eg] å]ifsf] cfuf]n] bgbGtL aN5f}“ . cljBfsf] cGwsf/df ?dlNnP/ xfdLn] s] TofUg'kg]{ / s] ug'{kg]{ OToflb ;a} s'/f b]Vg 5f]8\5f}“ . t;y{ cfkm\gf] b]z, u[x OToflbsf] kl/Tofu g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #M v/fj ljIf]ksf/L ljifo -Surroundings_ sf] kl/Tofu -sfo ljj]s_ n] xfd|f e|flGt klg lj:tf/} x6\b} hfg]5 / xfdL;+u s'g} klg ljIf]ksf/L tTj g} gePkl5 s'znfEof;df klg :jtM j[l4 x'g]5 h;sf] kmn:j¿k xfd|f] dg ;kmf x'g]5 . To;kl5 wd{df klg xfd|f] >4f a9\b} hfg]5 . PsfGt c/0ojf; g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . $M Pslbg w]/} k'/fgf / c;fWo} dgkg]{ ;fyLx¿ klg xfdLaf6 5'6]/ hfg]5g\ . 7"nf] ldx]gt u/L sdfOPsf wg;DklQx¿ klg cflv/ Toflug}k5{ . of] Ifl0fs jf;:yfg¿kL z/L/sf] cfuGt's lj1fg klg Pslbg Tof] jf;:yfg 5f]8]/} hfg]5 . cfhb]lv o; h'gLsf ;a} cf;lQmx¿nfO{ Toflulbg'k5{ . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . %M cfkm"nfO{ dg k/]sf ldq jf dg gk/]sf xflgsf/s zq'x¿k|lt qmdzM /fu, jf å]if pTkGg eof] eg] xfd|f] lrGtg / efjgf ;a} cj?4 x'gk'Ub5 ≤ xfd|f] d}qL / s?0ff ;a} ;vfk x'G5 . o:tf vt/gfs JolQmx¿l;tsf] ;+ut 5f]l8lbg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . ^M ;a} e|flGtx¿nfO{ gfz ul/;s]sf, ;4d{df jx'>'t / ;4df{Eof;df klg k"0f{, z'SnkIfsf] rGb|df em}+ j[l4zLn s'zn u'0f ePsf sNof0fldql;t ;T;+ut ug'{ / o:tf] sNof0fldq u'?nfO{ cfkm"nfO{ eGbf klg 7"nf] :g]x / >4fefj /fVg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . -1-

&M nf}lss b]jtfx¿ cfkm} ;+;f/sf] jGwgfuf/af6 d'Qm 5}gg\ pgLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ s;/L d'Qm kfnf{g\ < To;}n] z/0fof]Uo ljifodf z/0f lng'k5{+ . To;}n] lq/Tgsf] z/0fdf hfg'k5{ . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . *M cfkm\g} sd{sf] kmnn] ubf{ b'u{ltsf c;≈o b'Mv ef]Ug'k5{ eg]/ eujfg\ a'4n] eGg'ePsf] 5 . To;sf/0f s'g} klg cs'zn sd{ jf kfk gug'{ -wDdkbM ;Aa kfk:; cs/0f+_ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . (M lqwft' -sfdwft', ¿kwft' / c¿kwft'_ sf hltklg ;'v 5g\ tL ;a} tnjf/sf] wf/df nfu]sf] zLtsf yf]kf h:t} dfq x'g\, t'?Gt} nf]k eP/ hfG5g\ . cg'Q/, ckl/jt{gzLn d'lQmsf] rfxgf g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !)M cgflbsfnb]lvg} xfd|L cfdfn] xfdLnfO{ Psbd dfofddtfsf k"j{s :ofxf/;';f/ ub}{ x'sf{pg'– eof] . ha xfd|f cfdf¿kL k|f0fLx¿n] cem} b'Mv ef]lu/fv]sf 5g\ eg] xfdL ;'v;fy s;/L a:g ;S5f}+ xfd|f] of] ;'vsf] s] cy{ /≈of] t cflv/ < cgGt ;Œjx¿nfO{ p4f/ ug]{ af]lwlrQf]Tkfb ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !!M cfkm\gf] dfq ;'v rfxfgfn] g} ;a} b'Mv pTkGg x'g] u5{g\ eg] c¿nfO{ ;'vL agfpg] OR5fn] ubf{ cg'Q/ ;Dos\ ;Daf]lw nfe x'G5 . o;df s'g} ljjfb g} 5}g . To;}n] cfkm\gf] ;'v c¿sf] b'Mvl;t ;f6\g' -cfTdk/fjt{g_ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !@M olb k|an /fusf] jzdf k/L lgd{dtfk"j{s s'g} k|f0fLn] xfd|f] wg ;DklQ rf]/]/ nfG5g\ jf l5g]/ nfG5g\ eg\ xfdLn] s?0ffjz p;nfO{ cfkm\gf] sfo, wg;DklQ, e"t, jt{dfg / eljiosf xfd|f ;a} k'0o kl/0ffdgf -;dk{0f_ ul/lbg'k5{ . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !#M xfdLnfO{ s;}n] s'6]klg jf oftgf lbPklg, s'g} lsl;dsf] å]if efjgf xfd|f] dgleq hfu[t x'glbg'x'Gg . To:tf] b'ef{UozfnL k|f0fLx¿k|lt pN6f] 7"nf] s?0ff hufpg'k5{ lsgeg] df]xsf] jzdf k/L pgLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ o;/L b'Jo{jxf/ ub}{5g\ . o:tf] cEof; g} af]lw;Œjrof{ xf] . !$M s'g} sf/0f g} ljgf olb s;}n] xfd|f] s'/f sf6\5g\, jbgfd u5{g\ / oxf“;Dd ls o;n] ubf{ k"/} ;+;f/df dflg;x¿ xfd|f] lj?4 s'/f sf6\g yfN5g\ eg] klg tL s'/f sf6\g]x¿sf] u'0f ;Demg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !%M xfd|f] bf]if s;}n] yfxf gkfpg\ eGg] xfd|f] OR5f ljk/Lt g} s;}n] w]/} dflg;x¿sf] ;fd'Gg] xfd|f] bf]if b]vfOlbG5 eg] o;/L xfd|f] bf]if b]vfpg] JolQml;t l/;fpg] xf]Og a? To; JolQmnfO{ Ps dxfg u'?sf ¿kdf lng'k5{ . of] g} af]lw;Œjrof{ xf] . !^M xfdLn] h;nfO{ cfkm\g} ;GtfgnfO{ h:t} dfof u/]/ d2t u¥of}“ / /Iff u¥of}“ kl5 ToxL JolQmaf6 xfdLn] vfln wf]sf, 3[0ff / s[t£gtf dfq kfof}“ eg] To:tf JolQmnfO{ klg Ps dftfn] cfkm\gf] lj/fdL ;GtfgnfO{ :g]x k|bfg u/]h:t} g} u/L :g]x k|bfg ug{ ;Sg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] .

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!&M xfd|f] ;dsIfL jf xfdLeGbf tNnf] bhf{sf] JolQmn] xfdLnfO{ x]nf u¥of] jf cx+sf/sf] jzdf k/L ckdfg ug{ vfHof] eg] To:tf] JolQmnfO{ xfd|f] u'? 7fGg'k5{ . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !*M ;w} c¿af6 lt/:s[t eP/, /f]u lrGtfn] u|l;t eP/ af“Rg' k/] tfklg xfdL lsdfy{ lg?T;flxt x'g'x'Gg . a? To:tf] a]nf c¿n] u/]sf kfk, c¿sf b'Mv ;a} cfkm"d} cfpg\ eGg] larf/n] c¿sf b'Mv cfkm"n] ef]lu/x]sf] ;+emg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . !(M nf]sdf xfd|f] /fd|f] gfd / OHht ePklg tyf s'j]/sf] h:t} wg;Dklt xfdL;+u ePklg oL ;a sd{sf] kmnaf6 k|fKt ePsf rLh x'g\ hf] ;f/xLg 5g\ egL ;Dem]/ o:tf s'/fx¿df s'g} lsl;dsf] cx+sf/ efjgf ghufpg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @)M olb leqL zq'¿kL å]if efjgfnfO{ /f]lsPg eg] xfdL hlt;'s} jflx/L zq'x¿;+u n8]klg, xfd|f zq'x¿ sd x'g'sf] ;f6f] emg\ emg\ a9\b} g} hfg]5g\ . To:t} k|sf/n] cfkm\gf] dgnfO{ g} jzdf kfl/Pg eg] gsf/fTds zlQm -Sn]zx¿_ n] xfdLnfO{ cfqmd0f ul//xg]5g\ . d}qL / s?0ffn] lrQnfO{ ;+oddf /fVg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @!M k~rsfd u'0fsf ljifox¿df lnKt x'g' eg]sf] g"lgnf] kfgL lkpg' h:t} g} xf] . g"lgnf] kfgL hlt lkPklg ltvf{ d]l6“b}g pN6f] a9\5 . sfdu'0fsf ljifox¿nfO{ kl/Tofu ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @@M ;a} b[i6wd{ lrQsf] dfof l;jfo s]xL klg xf]Og / lrQ cfkm} klg cgflb sfnb]lv g} lgM:jefj, efj cefj zf:jt pR5]b b'O{ cGtaf6 d'Qm / ;j{yf lgMk|k~r 5 . o;sf] oyf{y :j¿k cyf{t tytfsf] ;fIffTsf/ ug'{ / u|f≈o u|fxnfO{ efjsf ¿kdf gb]Vg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @#M ha xfd|f] ;fd'Gg] s'g} dgf]/d cfsif{s j:t' jf ¿k b]vfkb{5, xfdLn] To;nfO{ clt ;'Gb/ / :jefjl;4¿kdf u|x0f u5f}{+, t/ jf:tjdf jiff{df b]lvg] OGb|wg'if em}+ Tof] z"Go -lgM:jefj_ 5 . To;k|ltsf] cf;lQmnfO{ TofUg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @$M PSnf] ;Gtfgsf] d[To' ePsf] ;kgf b]Vg' ;/x g} lgM;f/ / oyf{y eGbf k/ 5g\ xfdLn] ef]Ug] ljleGg b'Mvx¿ . e|flGtk"0f{ k|ltef;nfO{ ;To jf oyfy{ 7fGg' vfln Joy{df z/L/ / dgnfO{ ysfpg' dfq xf] . clk|o b'Mvb cj:yfx¿ cfOxfn]klg oL ;a} s]jn e|flGt dfq x'g\ eg]/ a'emL ltgsf] ;fdgf ug'{k5{ . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @%M af]lwsf] sfdgf ug]{ af]lw;Œjn] jf≈o j:t'x¿sf] bfg ug]{ t s'/} 5f]8f}“ olb k/]sf] v08df cfkm\g} z/L/, cfkm\g} b'n{e dg'io z/L/sf] t cfx"lt r9fpg'k5{ . kmnsf] ck]Iff g/fvL bfgsf] cEof; ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @^M zLnsf] cefjdf cfkm\g} :jfy{ klg l;4 x'g ;Sb}g eg] k/fy{ l;l4 t vfln 7§f dfq} x'g]5 . Ifl0fs ;f+;fl/s p2]Zosf nflu geP/ k/fy{ lqmof ug{sf nflu zLnsf] kfng ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] .

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@&M k'0osf] kmn rfxg] lhgk'q jf lhgk'qLx¿sf nflu ;a} b'Mvb cj:yfx¿ / b'Mvx¿ cToGt} b'n{e /Tg lglw h:t} x'g\ . lsgeg] af]lwsf nflu IfflGt geO{ x'Gg . Psbd IfflGtjfg eP/ s;};+u klg qmf]w jf å]if efj g/fVg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @*M cfkm\gf] dfq df]If -k|ltdf]If_ rfxg] k|To]sa'4 / >fjsx¿n] cfkm\gf] ceLi6 k"/f ug{ jLo{jfg eP/ lgs} 7"nf] kl/>d ub{5g\ . t/ ;a} u'0fsf] d"n ->f]t_ ;Œjfy{ lqmofsf nflu jLo{kf/ldtfsf] cEof; g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . @(M zdy / ljkZogfsf] o'ug4 cEof;n] ;a} Sn]zx¿nfO{ gfz ub{5 eGg] s'/f hfg]/ a'em]/ rf/ cf¿Ko Wofg eGbf klg dflysf] Wofgdf nLg x'g' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #)M k|1fsf] cefjdf dfly atfOPsf kf“r s'znx¿ kf/ldtf aGg ;Sb}gg\ / ltgn] a'4Tj;Dd klg k'¥ofpg ;Sb}gg\ . lqd08nkl/z'4 ;Dos\ b[li6 cyf{t u|fxs -sd{ ug]{_, sd{ / u|f≈o -h;sf nflu sd{ ul/G5_ tLg} rLhnfO{ k"0f{¿kn] lgM:jefj b]Vg] ;Dos\ b[li6 wf/0f ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #!M xfd|f bf]if -Sn]z_ x¿sf] k|ltj]If0ff -hf“r_ ul/Pg eg] wfld{s JolQmsf] ¿kdf xfdLaf6 cwfld{s sfo{x¿ x'g;Sb5g\ . To;}n] cfkm\gf bf]ifx¿sf] ;b}j lgl/If0f ug'{ / tL bf]ifx¿nfO{ e]6fpg]ljlQs} kmfNg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #@M Sn]zx¿sf] jzdf k/L c¿sf] jf dxfofg dfu{:y ;fwsx¿ cyjf af]lw;Œjx¿sf bf]ifx¿ vf]Hb} s'/f sf6\b} lx8\g] sfd gug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf]] . ##M ;w} bfg, nfe / dfg;Ddfg dfq rfxfgfn] g} xfd|f] >'tdoL, lrGtfdoL / efjgfeoL cEof;df qmdzM ¥xf; cfpg yfN5 . xfd|f bfgklt / cfkmGtx¿sf] bfgk|ltsf] cf;lQmnfO{ TofUg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf]] . #$M kf?io jrg -s6' jrg_ n] csf{sf] lrQ b'V5 / xfd|f] af]lw;Œj rof{sf] kl/xfl0f x'G5 . ;a} vfn] ?vf] / clzi6 af]nL, ;a} s6' jrg / ;a} ;lDeGg k|nfk -grflx“bf ukm_ TofUg' g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf]] . #%M o:tf Sn]zx¿sf] afgL a:of] eg] k|ltkIfsf] ;xf/fn] xfd|f] dgaf6 tL Sn]zx¿nfO{ x6fpg lgs} s7Lg x'g]5 . To;}n] tnjf/sf] wf/ hlts} tLI0f :d[lt / ;Dk|hGosf] ;xf/fn] tL Sn]zx¿nfO{ xfd|f] dgdf pTkGg x'g] ljlQs} t'?Gt} x6fOg'kb{5 . oxL g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #^M ;+If]kdf h'g;'s} sfo{ jf cj:yfdf klg æd]/f] dgn] clxn] s] ub}{5Æ eGg] k|Zg cfkm}n] cfkm}nfO{ ug'{k5{ . o;/L cfkm\gf] dgsf] cj:yfnfO{ ;b}j tLI0f :d[lt / ;Dk|hGon] hf“r]/ k/fy{ lqmof l;4 ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf] . #&M c;+Vo ;Œjx¿sf] b'MvnfO{ gfz ug{sf lgldQ, lqd08n kl/z'l4sf] 1fg;lxt o;/L kl/>dk"j{s cfh{g ul/Psf ;f/f k'0osf] af]lwkl/0ffdgf ug'{ g} af]lw;Œj rof{ xf]] . -4-

cfo{hgsf] pkb]z cg';/0f ub}{ ;"q, tGq / zf:qdf ePsf cy{sf cfwf/df d}n] dfu{df nfUg rfxg] ;a}sf] lgldQ of] ;Ktlq+zb lhgk'q rof{ n]v]sf] 5' . d]/f] cNk 1fg / a'l4sf] sf/0fn] o; s[ltdf sfJofn+sf/ / efiffn+sf/ yKg ;s]g . To;sf/0fn] kl08tx¿nfO{ cln vNnf] nfUnf . t/ ;Dos\ ;Da'4sf] ;"qnfO{ dfq cfwf/ lnPsf] sf/0fn] dnfO{ nfU5 ls d}n] k|:t't u/]sf] cEof;df s'g} vf]6 jf uNtL 5}g, of] d]/f] b[9 ljZjf; xf] . t}klg, dh:tf cNk a'l4 ePsf k|f0fLx¿sf nflu af]lw;Œjsf To:tf clt dxfg rof{nfO{ a'‰g / hfGg cToGt} sl7g 5 . hltklg q'l6, bf]if, lj/f]wfef;x¿ OToflb d]/f] k|:t'tLdf b]lvP x] cfo{hg\ , x] u'?/Tg s[kof dk|lt w}o{ wf/0f u/L tL ;a}sf nflu dnfO{ Ifdf ul/lbg'xf];\ . o; sfo{åf/f k|fKt hltklg k'0o 5g\ b'O{ af]lwlrQ – ;+j[lt af]lwlrQ / k/dfy{ af]lwlrQ – sf ann] ;a} ;Œjx¿ ;+;f/ / lgjf{0fsf] cGtdf g/xL af]lw;Œj cjnf]lst]Zj/ h:t} aGg ;s'g\ . — ª'Nr' Uofn\ ;] yf]u\ d] ;fª\kf] g]kfnLdf cg'jfb M ldng zfSo

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