Translation Memory:023-Tsadra-BC-Com-37 Practices-DilgoKR/120
023-Tsadra-BC-Com-37 Practices-DilgoKR/120 ID: 023-Tsadra-BC-Com-37 Practices-DilgoKR <br> Date: 18 March 2026 <br> Creator: Dawa;Gwen;Kiran <br> Origin: Tsadra Foundation
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| English | When you think about samsara, if you feel as if you were aboard a sinking ship, as if you had fallen into a pit of deadly snakes, or as if you were a criminal about to be handed over to the executioner, these are sure signs that you have discarded the belief in the permanence of things. It is the authentic understanding of impermanence dawning in your mind.49Meditation on impermanence has three roots, nine considerations, and leads to three definite conclusions. The three roots to consider: (1) death is certain, (2) there is no certainty what will cause it, and (3) anything other than Dharma is totally useless at the moment of death. The nine considerations: For the first root, (1) no one in the past has ever escaped death, (2) the body is compounded and bound to disintegrate, and (3) life runs out second by second. For the second root, (1) life is incredibly fragile, (2) the body is without any enduring essence, and (3) numerous circumstances can cause death, while few circumstances prolong or support life. For the third root, (1) relatives and friends will be of no use at the moment of death, (2) wealth and food will be of no use, and (3) my own body will be of no use. The three definite conclusions: (1) we should practice the Dharma, since it will definitely help us at death; (2) we must practice it right now, since we do not know when we will die; and (3) we should devote our time exclusively to practicing the Dharma, since nothing else is of any use. As a result, you will no longer get entangled in discrimination between friends and enemies. You will be able to cut through the dense weave of meaningless distractions. Your endeavor will be strong, and everything you do will be oriented toward the Dharma. Your good qualities will bloom as never before. |
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| RootTextVerseNum | 4 |
| SegmentFormat | Commentary |
| SourceSabcheNumber | 4 |
| SourceSegmentOrder | 120 |
| TranslationChapter | 1 |
| TranslationChapterSubsection | To Reflect on Impermanence, in Order to Give up the Concerns of This Life |
| TranslationPageNumber | 67 |
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| AuthorLabel | Tokme Zangpo 1295 - 1369 |
| DuplicateRootTranslation | false |
| ShortTitle | 37 Practices Padmakara 2006 |
| SourceAuthor | People/Thogs med bzang po |
| SourceShortTitle | Tokme Zangpo |
| SourceTitleTibetan | རྒྱལ་སྲས་ལག་ལེན་སོ་བདུན་མ་ |
| SourceTitleWylie | rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma |
| SourceWikiPage | Texts/Rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma |
| TranslationCitation | Ricard, Matthieu, and John Canti (Padmakara Translation Group), trans. and ed. The Heart of Compassion: Instructions on Ngulchu Thogme's Thirty-Sevenfold Practice of a Bodhisattva. By Dilgo Khyentse. New Delhi: Shechen Publications, 2006. |
| TranslationPublishedYear | 2006 |
| TranslationWikiPage | Books/The Heart of Compassion (Ricard 2006) |
| Translator | People/Padmakara Translation Group;People/Ricard, M.;People/Canti, J. |
| TransMemCreator | Dawa;Gwen;Kiran |
| TransMemDate | 18 March 2026 |
| TransMemID | 023-Tsadra-BC-Com-37 Practices-DilgoKR |
| TransMemNum | 023 |
| TransMemOrigin | Tsadra Foundation |
| TransMemType | Commentary |
