“When others unreasonably repaid kindness with harm,I’d think, “May the results all ripen on me,To never be experienced by this person,”And dedicated all the virtue to them.I think of this as one of my good deeds.” --8th Karmapa, 12th Verse from ‘Good Deeds’ "'The downtrodden worry about their own suffering, but noble beings worry about… Continue reading ‘PRACTISING WHAT YOU PREACH AND TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK’: TRANSFORMING OTHERS’ NEGATIVITY INTO VIRTUE. The 8th Karmapa’s extraordinary way of responding to ‘harm-doers’, the amazing qualities of the Karmapas and the importance of non-bias and unity (17th Karmapa, Spring Teachings Day 4)