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atisha central !illar in the ancient lineage o" #ibetan Buddhist mind

training $lo %ong&, this scri!ture is atttributed to the ndian Buddhist master

tisha $()*-+.&/ 0or one thousand years, serious meditators have

contem!lated and actuali1ed the teachings o""ered in this short but

!enetrating te2t/ We invite you to continue the tradition: do not ta3e this as

light reading/ t is meant "or dee! re"lection and daily analysis over manyyears/ 4nly in this way can its true bene"it be e2!erience and reali1ed/

Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland

5ans3rit title: Bodhisattvamanevali

6omage to great com!assion/

6omage to the teachers/ 6omage to the "aith divinities/

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7iscard all lingering doubts,

nd strive with dedication in your !ractice/

#horoughly relin8uish sloth, mental dullness, and la1iness,

nd strive always with %oy"ul !erseverance/ 95ee: Paramitas

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With mind"ulness, vigilance, and conscientiousness,

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;onstantly guard the gateways o" your senses/

gain and again, three times both day and night,

E2amine the "low o" your thoughts/

n "act, it 3ills the li"e o" true liberation/

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When you encounter the causes o" ha!!iness,

n these always !ersevere/

Whichever tas3 you ta3e u! "irst,

ddress this tas3 !rimarily/

n this way, you ensure the success o" both tas3s,

Where otherwise you accom!lish neither/

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When alone guard your mind/

#his concludes the Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland com!osed by the ndianabbot 7i!am3arasri%Fana/

E2cer!ted "rom Cind #raining: #he Great ;ollection, #ranslated by

#hu!ten Jin!a/ Published by Wisdom Publications *?/

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