This is the third in a four-part series by Subhuti on the Tibetan text 'Eight Verses for Training the Mind' by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa. Onwards we go into the fourth, fifth and sixth verses. - some of the most challenging and rewarding practices you're ever likely to encounter!
"When I see ill-natured people,
Overwhelmed by wrong deeds and pain,
May I cherish them as something rare,
As though I had found a treasure-trove."
"When someone out of envy does me wrong,
By insulting me and the like,
May I accept defeat
And offer victory to them."
"Even if someone whom I have helped
And in whom I have placed my hopes
Does great wrong by harming me,
May I see them as an excellent spiritual friend."
Talk given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham, 2004
This talk is part of the series Eight Verses for Training the Mind.