The Great Chariot

by Longchenpa | 268,580 words

A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛtti-mahāratha-nāma’. In Tibetan ‘rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i shing rta chen po shes bya ba ’...

Part 2 - Explanation of the examples of suffering

By these verses the examples of how the kleshas are produced are explained:

Like some person who is thrown into a fire,
Or attacked by a ravening horde of savage men or beasts,
Or imprisoned by some king, just like an animal,
With successive waves of suffering like the Unremitting Hell
And having no chance of escape, our sorrows just increase.

Thus, even as the assembly of sentient beings are not yet purified of former suffering, later ones oppress them. Unbearable, they are without measure or limit. The Jewel Garland says:

Space in all the directions,
Earth, water, fire and air,
Just as they are limitless,
So are beings' sufferings.

Also it says there:

Even if suffering is only for a short time
What need to say the time it is hard to bear is long

Also the Discrimination of Karma (Karma vibhanga, las rnam par a’byed pa) says:

The sufferings of samsara, without any occasion when they are cooled, are like a pit of fire
Since they are terrifying and nerve-wracking, It is like living among ferocious predators and savages.
Since an occasion of liberation is difficult, they are like the prison of a kng
Since they rise again and again, they are like waves in the ocean.
Since they conquer life in the higher realms, they are like the poison halahala.

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