Taking upon myself ~ Gyelse Tokme Zangpo

Even if others should seek to cut off my head,
Though I’ve done them not the slightest wrong,
To take upon myself, out of compassion,
All the harms they have amassed — this is the practice of all the bodhisattvas.


Gyelse Tokme Zangpo

The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas

translated by Adam Pearcey


source: http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas


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