| "We begin from the recognition that all | | | | well as every conceivable problem, your |
| beings cherish happiness and do not want | | | | experience becomes a purification. |
| suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong | | | | |
| and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one's | | | | Mahayana Yoga teaches that all sickness and |
| own happiness oblivious to the feelings and | | | | disease is the broom that sweeps away |
| aspirations of all others who surround us as | | | | negative karma and obscuration. Thus, when |
| members of the same human family. | | | | ill, we can say: "The fruit of the negative |
| | | | karma I've created in the past is ripening |
| "The wiser course is to think of others when | | | | with this experience of sickness, in this |
| pursuing our own happiness." | | | | life, at this moment. |
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| Dalai Lama : The current Dalai Lama, 14th | | | | "If I were not experiencing the results of my |
| Dalai Lama Source: Tibetan Lamaism. Regarded | | | | past negative karma now, the suffering I |
| as vice-regent of the Buddha & the | | | | would experience in the future would be much |
| reincarnation of the previous Lama. | | | | greater. By experiencing it now, I have the |
| | | | opportunity to purify myself." |
| The practice of Mahayana Yoga is not about | | | | |
| the elimination of problems, but rather, to | | | | Thinking like this allows you to live your |
| enable you to use the problems you experience | | | | life with a relaxed and happy mind. You do |
| to train the mind to welcome them; to train | | | | not get upset or depressed about your health |
| the mind to recognize aversion to suffering | | | | or any problem. |
| and surrender to it; and to train the mind to | | | | |
| welcome problems and see them as the friends | | | | As your mind relaxes, external conditions are |
| that they are. | | | | not disturbing. |
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| The practice of Mahayana Yoga Thought | | | | When faced with problems you can say: "If I |
| Transformation is mind training that teaches | | | | didn't have this problem, I would become |
| us to see all experience as teachings and | | | | lazy. I would lose this precious opportunity |
| lessons; to view all experience as beneficial | | | | to purify my past negative actions and in the |
| and supportive. | | | | process, develop great virtue." |
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| As I remind myself constantly that my only | | | | Also say: "I am experiencing this problem on |
| authority is to my own life, minding my own | | | | behalf of all suffering beings so that they |
| business, I also lean on the strength of my | | | | may be free of suffering." |
| higher power, Divinity and the angels. | | | | |
| | | | Also say: "How fantastic that I am actually |
| I ask Divinity to teach me to detach my mind | | | | able to take upon myself the suffering of all |
| from what others say and do except to draw | | | | living beings at this time." |
| helpful lessons and guidance from them. | | | | |
| | | | Then, when your mental capacity is more |
| I adapt a pattern of only working on myself. | | | | advanced, you may actually pray to receive |
| I stop interfering with others. I mind my own | | | | even more of the suffering and problems of |
| business. | | | | other beings. |
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| I didn't cause it. | | | | You may wish that all harms, all undesirable |
| | | | experience, disease, failure: All of it!! |
| I can't control it. | | | | comes to me rather than others, thus seeking |
| | | | to experience all the so-called bad |
| I can't cure it. | | | | conditions on behalf of all other living |
| | | | beings. |
| Peace of mind is an attitude of "Hands Off." | | | | |
| | | | Pray in this way: "Please grant me blessings |
| Peace of mind is letting go of all that has | | | | so that I can take all karmic debts, |
| gone before. | | | | obstacles and suffering of all other beings |
| | | | without exception upon myself, and dedicate |
| Paradoxically, the awakened mind, in a state | | | | my body, possessions and love to them, thus |
| of utter detachment, learns to see that all | | | | may I lead all sentient beings to bliss." |
| disturbing thoughts and apparent problems are | | | | |
| essential for the achievement of happiness | | | | This is the Bodhisattva path. |
| and freedom. | | | | |
| | | | The power of Bodhisattva is the best |
| This is what Mahayana Yoga Thought | | | | protection you can have, infinitely better |
| Transformation is all about. | | | | than spending life after life after millions |
| | | | of eons protecting yourself with Karate. |
| Another practice is to consciously become a | | | | |
| Bodhisattva: just love all people and beings, | | | | The power of atomic bombs is completely |
| adapting gratitude and appreciation for all | | | | insignificant when compared to the power of |
| the people and all the experiences in your | | | | one good heart. |
| life. It's the act of loving others and | | | | |
| yourself with an attitude of service and | | | | Nurturing the good heart keeps all enemies |
| humility that all the apparent "problems" | | | | away, fostering the migration of friends from |
| will vanish from your life. | | | | the seen and unseen realms. |
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| The single practice of fostering a loving | | | | The obstacles to happiness fall away. |
| heart immediately stops all confusion | | | | |
| regarding life situations. | | | | The conditions that once appeared miserable |
| | | | now appear auspicious. |
| Another Mahayana Thought Transformation | | | | |
| practice in the face of insurmountable | | | | Suddenly everything in life is fortunate and |
| problems is called "taking and giving." | | | | good. |
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| Simply visualize taking all the suffering of | | | | People can't see your mind but what they can |
| other people into your heart and imagine | | | | see is a manifestation of your attitude in |
| giving everything: your body, your | | | | actions surrounding your body and your |
| possessions, your happiness, your merit to | | | | speech. |
| all the suffering in the universe. | | | | |
| | | | So pay attention to your attitude all the |
| Imagine that whatever problem you are | | | | time, guard it like a parent caring for a |
| experiencing is due to willingly taking upon | | | | child, or as if you are a guru and your mind, |
| yourself the problems of others, thereby | | | | the disciple. |
| relieving them of all their suffering. | | | | |
| | | | The Bodhisattva way is a process. |
| In this way, you experience your problem for | | | | |
| the benefit of others. | | | | A teacher is most certainly needed. |
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| Because you are experiencing your problem on | | | | But true happiness is the undeniable result. |
| behalf of all those with similar problems as | | | | |