The Thirty-seven Practices of a Bhodisattva Part One,

You see all phenomena

to have no coming and going,

still you strive solely for

the benefit of beings

Supreme Guru and protector,

Chenrezig, to you

I continually bow in respect

with body, speech and mind.

The source of benefit and happiness,

the perfected Buddhas,

they came about because

they accomplished

the Genuine Dharma.

To do so, again depends

on knowing their actual practice.

Therefore, the practices

of a Bodhisattva shall be explained.

Now that I have obtained

what is so difficult to find

the precious human body,

the great boat,

I shall ferry myself and others

over the ocean of Samsara.

Therefore, throughout day

and night without laziness

To listen, reflect and meditate.

is the practice of a Bodhisattva.

Passion towards friends

moves like water.

Hatred towards enemies

burns like fire.

The darkness of ignorance

makes one forget what to adopt,

what to reject.

To abandon the homeland of such,

is the practice of a Bodhisattva.

Leaving adverse places,

afflictions will gradually diminish.

Not being distracted,

virtuous activity will

naturally increase.

Through clear awareness trust

in the Dharma will be born.

To stay in solitude,

is the practice of a Bodhisattva.

Longtime acquainted with friends

and relatives will separate.

Possessions gained with exertion

will be left behind.

Consciousness,

the guest, will leave the

guest-house of the body.

To discard this life in mind,

is the practice of a Bodhisattva.