Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment
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Booklet of the root text "Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenement" by Jikmé Tenpé Nyima, the Third Dodrupchen, inluding revised translation by Sogyal Rinpoche.
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Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment - Sogyal Rinpoche
Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment
Sogyal Rinpoche
Making Happiness and Suffering into a Spiritual Path
Tibetan: Kyi Duk Lam Khyer
Kyi means ‘happiness’,
Duk means ‘suffering’,
Lam means ‘path’,
and Khyer means ‘to carry’ or ‘to take’
by Jikmé Tenpé Nyima
the third Dodrupchen
In places, there are two alternative translations; the second version is indented and in square brackets beneath the first version.
Homage
AvalokiteshvaraAvalokiteshvara
I pay homage to Noble Avalokiteshvara, recalling his qualities:
"Always happy at the happiness of others,
and deeply saddened when they suffer,
One who has fully realized the noble qualities
and understanding of ‘Great Compassion’
And who lays aside both his own happiness and suffering."
Statement of Intent
I am going to put down here a partial instruction on how to use both happiness and suffering as the path to enlightenment. This is indispensable for leading a spiritual life, a most needed tool of the Noble Ones, and quite the most priceless teaching in the world.
There are two parts:
how to use suffering as the path,
and how to use happiness as the path.
Each one is approached
firstly through relative truth,
and then through absolute thuth.
How to use Suffering as the Path to Enlightenment
Through Relative Truth
Whenever you are harmed by sentient beings or anything else, if you make a habit out of just perceiving only the suffering, then when even the smallest problem comes up, it will cause you enormous anguish