e-iGHT wERSES FOR dEVELOP-iNG ThE gOOD hEART/
WR-iTTEN BY ThE kADAMPA gEShE NAMED d-iAMOND l-iON/
FROM ThE pLA-iNS OF lANGR-i


(1)

mAY i Th-iNK OF EVERY L-iV-iNG BE-iNG
aS MORE PREC-iOUS ThAN A W-iSh-G-iV-iNG GEM
fOR REACH-iNG ThE ULT-iMATE GOAL/
aND SO ALWAYS HOLD ThEM DEAR.

(2)

wHEN i'M W-iTh ANOThER/ WHEREVER WE ARE/
mAY i SEE MYSELF AS ThE LOWEST.
mAY i HOLD ThE OThER AS H-iGHEST/
fROM ThE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. 

(3)
aS i GO ThROUGH ThE DAY MAY i WATCH MY M-iND/
tO SEE -iF A NEGAT-iVE ThOUGHT HAS COME;
iF -iT DOES MAY i STOP -iT R-iGHT ThERE/ W-iTh FORCE/
s-iNCE -iT HURTS MYSELF AND OThERS.

(4)

aT T-iMES i W-iLL MEET BAD PEOPLE/
tORMENTED BY STRONG BAD DEEDS AND PA-iN.
tHEY ARE HARD TO F-iND/ L-iKE A M-iNE OF GOLD;
aND SO MAY i HOLD ThEM DEAR.

(5)

sOME JEALOUS PERSON M-iGHT DO ME WRONG/
iNSULT ME/ OR SOMETh-iNG OF ThE L-iKE;
mAY i LEARN TO TAKE ThE LOSS MYSELF/
aND OFFER ThEM ALL ThE GA-iN.

(6)

tHERE MAY BE T-iMES WHEN i TURN TO SOMEONE
w-iTh EVERY HOPE ThEY'LL HELP ME/
aND -iNSTEAD ThEY DO ME GREAT WRONG;
mAY i SEE ThEM AS MY HOLY GU-iDE.

(7)

iN BR-iEF MAY i G-iVE ALL HELP AND JOY
tO MY MOThERS/ D-iRECTLY OR SOME OThER WAY;
mAY i TAKE ALL ThE HURT AND PA-iN OF MY MOThERS
iN SECRET UPON MYSELF.

(8)

mAY NONE OF Th-iS EVER BE MADE -iMPURE
bY ThE E-iGHT -iDEAS OF Th-iNGS;
mAY i SEE ALL Th-iNGS ARE -iLLUS-iON/ AND FREE
mYSELF FROM ThE CHA-iNS OF ATTACHMENT.