from "eight verses on mind development"
by genshe langri tangpa dorjey sengey
through my ambition to achieve
the supreme of goals,
far better than any wish-granting gem,
may i always dearly cherish every being!
whenever i associate with anyone,
may i see myself as lower,
and with deep determination,
may i cherish the other as superior!
when those in whom i have invested
the greatest hopes of getting benefit,
instead irrationally inflict great harm,
may i see them as my best spiritual teachers!
when i meet beings of evil nature,
driven by fierce sin and suffering,
may i cherish them as the rarest find,
like chancing upon a treasury of jewels!
when others feel jealous of me,
and abuse and attack me wrongly,
may i take the defeat unto myself,
and grant to them the victory!