Patrul Rinpoche

Nine Considerations and Criteria for Benefiting Beings

by Dza Patrul Rinpoche

This concerns the ways in which bodhisattvas act to benefit beings.

Bodhisattvas who genuinely take the bodhisattva vow of ethical discipline do nothing but act for the benefit of beings, either directly or indirectly, but unless one is skilful in benefiting these beings, no matter how much one does, it might not benefit beings, but could actually be a direct or indirect cause of harm. Take account, therefore, of these nine considerations and criteria as you act for others’ benefit:

1. Consideration of the benefit to both oneself and others

• Anything that would be of direct or indirect help and benefit to both yourself and others should be done.

• Anything that would not benefit but harm both you and others, directly or indirectly, should not be done. Continue reading »

Patrul Rinpoche: When the path of no-more-learning is realized, the bodhisattva reaches the eleventh bhumi, ‘Universal Radiance’. (Potala, 1936)

Patrul Rinpoche: A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas

I pay homage to my master who is inseparable from Lord Manjughosha!

I will now set out the various stages and paths of the bodhisattvas in a way that is clear and easy to understand. There are five paths and ten stages (or bhumis). The five paths are as follows:

1. The path of accumulation

2. The path of joining

3. The path of seeing

4. The path of meditation

5. The path of no-more-learning Continue reading »