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Illuminating Wisdom: Exploring the Thongdrol Podcast

Thongdrol Podcast Overview The Thongdrol Podcast is a treasure trove of spiritual teachings, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other revered spiritual lamas. The word “Thongdrol” itself holds profound meaning: it signifies liberation through seeing. On a fundamental level, it represents anything that inspires individuals to embark on a spiritual path, leading them toward freedom from…

The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas. 31 to 37 Stanzas

31 The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to scrutinize oneself Continually and to rid oneself of faults whenever they appear. For unless one checks carefully to find one’s own confusion, One might appear to be practising Dharma, but act against it. 32 The practice of all the bodhisattvas is never to speak ill Of others who have embarked…

The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas. 21 to 30 Stanzas

The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to turn away immediatelyFrom those things which bring desire and attachment.For the pleasures of the senses are just like salty water:The more we taste of them, the more our thirst increases. The practice of all the bodhisattvas is never to entertain concepts,Which revolve around dualistic notions of perceiver…

The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas. 11 to 20 Stanzas

The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to make a genuine exchangeOf one’s own happiness and wellbeing for all the sufferings of others.Since all misery comes from seeking happiness for oneself alone,Whilst perfect buddhahood is born from the wish for others’ good. Even if others, in the grips of great desire, should steal,Or encourage others…