'du shes bzhi brten pa

འདུ་ཤེས་བཞི་བརྟེན་པ
the four metaphors: sdong po bkod pa las - the Sutra Arranged like a Tree says: rigs kyi bu khyod kyis bdag nyid la nad pa'i 'du shes bskyed par bya'o - noble one, you should think of yourself as someone who is sick; chos la sman gyi 'du shes bskyed par bya'o - of the Dharma as the remedy; dge ba'i bshes gnyen la sman pa mkhas pa'i 'du shes bskyed par bya'o - of your spiritual friend as a skilful doctor; nan tan nyams su len pa ni nad nye bar 'tsho ba'i 'du shes bskyed par bya'o - and of diligent practice as the way to recovery [RY]