Panchen Lobsang
Chokyi Gyaltsen
(1570–1662)
“Having first meditated refuge, the spirit of enlightenment and the four immeasurable qualities, reflect upon the following, reciting it seven, twenty-one times or more:
In particular, for the sake of all sentient beings, my mothers, by all means I will quickly, very quickly, realize perfect, consummate Buddhahood. To that end, I will now meditate on the stages of the path to enlightenment by means of the profound practice of master-deity yoga.”
From The Easy Path – Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Panchen Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen As translated in: The Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience: A Practical Exposition of the Stages of the Path by Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyel Tsen, which is included in The Pearl Garland: An Anthology of Lamrims, translated from the Tibetan under Venerable Dagpo Rinpoche’s guidance by Rosemary Patton, Editions Guepele (France).