Theos-Talk Archives (May 1999ar Message tt00157)

Dear Nick Weeks,

Thanks a lot for sending to the list
this gem of real beauty and value.

With Best wishes to your spiritual life,
your brother,   Arnaldo

-----Mensagem original-----
De: Nick Weeks <Nick.Weeks@worldnet.att.net>
Para: Theos Talk <theos-talk@theosophy.com>
Data: Quinta-feira, 20 de Maio de 1999 16:11
Assunto: Theos-World Shabkar's song


>The guru Shabkar (1781-1851)  wrote a song (one of many) on the need for
>compassion, the root of all Dharma.
>
>
>Avalokiteshvara, might Great Treasure of Compassion, from my heart I invoke
>your blessing.
>By this blessing, may compassion be born in my mind and in the minds of all
>beings under the sky.
>
>If a man has compassion, he is a Buddha; without compassion, he is a Lord
of
>Death.
>
>With compassion, the root of Dharma is planted, without compassion, the
root
>of Dharma is rotten.
>
>One with compassion is kind even when angry, one without compassion will
>kill even as he smiles.
>
>For one with compassion, even his enemies will turn into friends, without
>compassion, even his friends turn into enemies.
>
>With compassion, one has all Dharmas; without compassion, one has no Dharma
>at all.
>
>With compassion, one is a Buddhist, without compassion, one is worse than a
>heretic.
>
>Even if meditating on voidness, one needs compassion as its essence.  A
>dharma practitioner must have a compassionate nature.
>
>Compassion is the distinctive characteristic of Buddhism.  Compassion is
the
>very essence of all Dharmas.
>
>Great compassion is like a wish-fulfilling gem.  Great compassion will
>fulfill the hopes of self and others.
>
>Therefore, all of you, practitioners and laypeople, cultivate compassion
and
>you will achieve Buddhahood.
>
>May all men and women who hear this song, with great compassion benefit all
>beings!
>



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