Dalai Lama. A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night, Dalai Lama
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A FLASH OF LIGHTNING IN THE DARK OF NIGHT A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Tenzin Gyatso THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA Foreword by Tulku Pema Wangyal Translated from the Tibetan by THE PADMAKARA TRANSLATION GROUP SHAMBHALA Boston & London 1994 Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 CONTENTS Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Translators' Note xi Introduction: The Way of the Bodhisattva i © 1994 by Association Bouddhiste des Centres de Dordogne All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 98765432 1. The Benefits of Bodhichitta 9 2. Offering and Purification 20 3. Embracing Bodhichitta 30 4. Carefulness 35 5. Attentiveness 40 6. Patience 52 7. Endeavor 75 8. Meditative Concentration 88 9. Wisdom 114 10. Dedication 124 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper © Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada bv Random House of Canada Ltd LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935— A Flash of lightning in the dark of night: a guide to the bodhisattva's way of life / Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama; translated from the Tibetan by the Padmakara Translation Group. p. cm.—(Shambhala dragon editions) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87773-971-4 i. Santideva, 7th cent. Bodhicaryavatara. 2. Mahayana Buddhism— Doctrines. I. Santideva, 7th cent. Bodhicaryavatara. 1994. II. Title. 803147.5774 1994 93-36511 294.3'85—dczo No to 127 Glossary 131 Bibliography 137 Index 139 CIP FOREWORD in 1935 in the province of Amdo in eastern Tibet. When he was two years old he was recognized as the fourteenth in the line of Dalai Lamas, the spiritual masters who for three centuries had governed a country three times the size of France that was united and independent throughout its two-thousand-year his- tory. In 1950, Communist China invaded Tibet under the pretext of bringing about a "peaceful liberation." In reality what this entailed was the destruction of an entire people and its culture. Today, both are threatened with extinction. One man, the Dalai Lama, was to become the symbol of the dramatic fight for the survival of Tibet as a nation. Since 1959, as a refugee in Dharmasala, North India, he has led and inspired the Tibetan community in exile. As a spokesman for nonviolence, he has worked untiringly for world peace. As a spiritual teacher communi- cating his wisdom and his experience of altruism with great simplic- ity, he is universally respected and venerated by millions of Buddhists who regard him as the Buddha of Compassion. For him, Buddhism is not a dogma or religion but a way of life, a source of happiness, inner peace, and wisdom. It awakens in us kindness and love, teach- ing us to protect every living thing on this earth. This is why he emphasizes universal responsibility, the awareness that each one of us, as a member of the human family, can be a worker for peace and a protector of the environment: "Outer disarmament comes from H is HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, Tenzin Gyatso, was born [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |