Perfect Freedom: The Great Value of Being Human
A lightly edited transcript of teachings given in September 1984 at Tushita Retreat Centre, Dharamsala, India. Edited by Ailsa Cameron. Originally published as a transcript by Wisdom Publications.
Download a Chinese version (pdf) translated by Lobsang Dhargyey.
Appendix: The Everflowing Nectar of Bodhicitta
The Everflowing Nectar of Bodhicitta
The Mahayana Thought Training Annihilating the Demon of the Self-Cherishing Mind
INTRODUCTION
What follows is an eight-verse teaching that contains the entire technique for transforming the mind into relative and absolute bodhicitta. It was composed by Langri Tangpa Dorje Senghe, a disciple of the virtuous friend, perfect in all knowledge, Kadampa Potowa Rinchen Säl, who in turn was a disciple of the holy lamp of the teachings, Atisha. Of his guru Potowa’s eight heart-sons, Langri Tangpa was the only one to receive the special instructions on exchanging oneself with others.
Find links to the Everflowing Nectar of Bodhicitta in the FPMT Catalogue (listed in the Deity Practices & Prayers section). You can also download a PDF of the 1980 edition of this text.