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When insightful realization of original mind form<br />

appears, one comes to know that it is present equally in<br />

everyone. However, one may think, "Why have I seen it<br />

in such a quiet, happy meditation, while others are<br />

suffering from severe pains in endless samsara?" As<br />

soon as such a question arises, one may meditate thus:<br />

The meditator directs the holy light radiating from the<br />

wisdom moon toward the heavens. With tears, one<br />

generates bodhicitta, <strong>and</strong> meditates on the five signs of<br />

decay of heavenly beings: uncontrolled discharges,<br />

withering flower-crowns, unpleasant odor, perspiration,<br />

<strong>and</strong> uneasiness. One concentrates the holy light then<br />

upon the asuras: their sorrows of anger, pride, <strong>and</strong><br />

quarrelsomeness. Then the meditator throws the holy<br />

light upon human beings, troubled by the five sorrows,<br />

eight pains, eighty-eight diseases; then upon the animals,<br />

bothered by nets, traps, poison, guns, arrows, knives.<br />

Further, one directs the holy light on the hungry ghosts,<br />

with their small throats, big bellies, <strong>and</strong> food of blood<br />

<strong>and</strong> pus. Finally, one throws the holy light into the hells,<br />

where there are hills of knives <strong>and</strong> forests of<br />

horse-faced demon-messengers. Thus the meditator<br />

weeps <strong>and</strong> earnestly prays for the unfortunate fellow<br />

beings with the hope of saving them.<br />

After the six worldly realms have been meditated upon<br />

<strong>and</strong> prayed for, the moon's light should be offered to the<br />

four enlightened realms: those of the arhats,<br />

pratyeka-buddhas, bodhisattvas, <strong>and</strong> Buddhas. Prayers<br />

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