Portrait of a Great Sage
A great Yogi has an extraordinary mind.
He has the enlightened mind of a Buddha
He connects his mind with the mind of people.
To those who are good, I am good,
To those who are bad, I am also good.
because kindness is virtuous.
To family and friends I extends loving kindness
To unknown and strangers I also extends loving kindness
To person who are disliked I especially extends loving kindness
Because loving kindness is virtuous.
Those who are worthy of trust, I trust,
Those who are not worthy of trust, I also trust,
because trust is virtuous.
Our goal is to become a true sage who lives in a big world,
And cares for the people of the world
and takes it with his heart.
All people are in our thoughts,
A true sage treats them as his own.
Since everything is but an apparition,
having nothing to do with good or bad,
acceptance or rejection,
one may well burst out in laughter.
—Longchen Pa(14th century Tibet)