![]() ![]() Finally, think of the wonderful qualities of the Buddhas, Dharma, and Sangha, and generate confidence in their ability to guide you from the constantly recurring problems of cyclic existence. Then think of all other sentient beings who, like you, flounder in cyclic existence, and generate compassion for them. To cultivate a sense of refuge, first think of the dangers of cyclic existence by remembering your own lack of security, dissatisfaction, and suffering. All of you are looking at the Buddha for guidance. The people you do not get along with are in front of you. Surrounding you are all sentient beings appearing in human form, with your mother on your left and your father on your right. To the side of each spiritual mentor is an elegant table upon which are arranged volumes of Dharma teachings. ![]() The Buddha is surrounded by the entire lineage of spiritual teachers, all meditational deities, innumerable other Buddhas, bodhisattvas, arhats, dakas, dakinis, and Dharma protectors. These rays carry countless miniature Buddhas, some going out to help beings, others dissolving back into the Buddha after having finished their work. Rays of light emanate from each pore of the Buddha’s body 3 and reach every part of the universe. His smiling, compassionate gaze looks at you with total acceptance and simultaneously encompasses all sentient beings. His right palm rests on his right knee and his left is in his lap, holding a bowl of nectar, 2 which is medicine to cure our afflictions and other hindrances. His body is golden and he wears the robes of a monastic. 1 His body is made of radiant, transparent light, as is the entire visualization. He sits on a throne, above which is an open lotus flower, and cushions of the sun and moon disks. Those qualities of love, compassion, wisdom, skillful means, and so on now appear in the physical form of the Buddha, in the space in front of you. What would it feel like to be those qualities? Get a sense of the expansiveness and peace of having a wise and kind heart that reaches out impartially to work for the benefit of all beings. ![]() Think of the qualities of infinite love, compassion, wisdom, skillful means, and other wonderful qualities you aspire to develop. Begin by observing your breath for a few minutes to calm the mind. ![]()
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