Tuesday, September 4, 2012

SEP2.1

Sakya Pandita writes,
All the achievements of the goals- from now up to the attainment of buddhahood- 
Depend on the excellent teachers. 
But people are accepting whoever is available
Without examinating and analyzing them,
Like picking up 
goods in a cheap fair.
Alas! People of the dark age are strange.
There are ten qualities that Dharma teachers must enjoy.
Asanga lists them:
You should have a teacher who is tamed ( with moral discipline), peaceful ( with contemplation), very peaceful ( with wisdom realisation), more learned (than you), enthusiastic ( to help others), well versed ( in the three divisions of scriptures).
Having realised the true nature, skilled in teaching.
Kind ( in teaching), and indefatigable 9 in teaching).

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