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‘Love is the water of compassion’: Tāranātha on the ‘four immeasurables’ in ‘A Hundred Blazing Lights’

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Today, for the anniversary of the parinirvāṇa of Jetsun Tāranātha (28th of the 3rd Tibetan month), and as part of the launch of the new publication of Tāranātha's 'Meaningful to See', this post, is about the section from his more extensive commentary, A Hundred Blazing Lights on the second preliminary practice, 'generating a mind of… Continue reading ‘Love is the water of compassion’: Tāranātha on the ‘four immeasurables’ in ‘A Hundred Blazing Lights’

Tāranātha on the Benefits of Love and the Four Immeasurables

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Translator snippet Friday!  THE BENEFITS OF LOVING-KINDNESS by Tāranātha. In his important text on the Six Vajra-Yogas, One Hundred Blazing Lights: A Supplementary Commentary on Seeing the Meaningful, Tāranātha gives several quotes on bodhicitta and the the four immeasurables from Nagārjuna's texts. He goes into detail about the benefits of loving-kindness quoting from a variety… Continue reading Tāranātha on the Benefits of Love and the Four Immeasurables