Category Archives: Graded Contemplations

I take refuge in the Three Jewels, Three Roots, and Three Kayas, and generate Great Purpose for the benefit of all. I confess my transgressions and abandoned commitments, and rejoice in the merit of holy and ordinary beings. I beseech … Continue reading →

The fully ripened result of the ten virtuous acts is rebirth in the realm of the gods. Less extensive practice results in human rebirth. Practice with an impure attitude results in birth as a titan. Results in accord with the … Continue reading →

The cause of negative karma is the performance of the ten non-virtuous acts: taking life, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, slander, harsh and idle speech, covetousness, malice, and wrong views. The cause of positive karma is dual: avoiding the ten non-virtuous … Continue reading →

Each of the ten non-virtuous actions Can result in rebirth in any of the realms, Depending on the strength of my intention. If the act is powerful or performed repeatedly, It may ripen as rebirth in the hell reams. If … Continue reading →

 All of the suffering in the three lower realms and the two higher realms does not arise without causes and conditions. The cause is non-virtuous actions. Although there are various enumerations of non-virtuous acts, the principal ones to be abandoned … Continue reading →

Happiness comes solely from positive or virtuous acts. Suffering comes only from negative or harmful actions. Since virtuous and harmful actions ripen inevitably in this way, I should adopt some actions and abandon others. Whether my actions are virtuous or … Continue reading →

The situation in the three lower realms is intolerable. I must find a source of refuge to protect me from birth in such conditions. Who can protect me? If even the gods and universal monarchs cannot do so, how can … Continue reading →

I do not have the freedom To remain in this human realm for long, As death will destroy this body in the end. After death, I will be compelled to take rebirth. If I do not engage in virtuous deeds … Continue reading →

I do not have the freedom To remain in this human realm for long, As death will destroy this body in the end. After death, I will be compelled to take rebirth. If I do not engage in virtuous deeds … Continue reading →

I do not have the freedom To remain in this human realm for long, As death will destroy this body in the end. After death, I will be compelled to take rebirth. If I do not engage in virtuous deeds … Continue reading →