“You are the eyes to see all the myriad collections of scriptures;
To the fortunate ones traveling to freedom you illuminate the excellent path,
You do this through skillful deeds stirred forth by compassion.
I pay respectful homage to you O all my spiritual mentors.”
From The Concise Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment also known as Song of the Stages of the Path by Je Tsong Khapa
As translated in: Songs of Experience on the Stages of the Path by Je Tsong Khapa. Translated by Thubten Jinpa, PhD. PDF available from the Institute of Tibetan Classics.
Photo: His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the Mandala offering from H.E. Ling Rinpoche during the 2013 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Sera Monastery, Bylakuppe, India, December 2013 © Rio Helmi/JLTOC
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