Khenpo Yeshe Phuntsok
In his Commentary on the Madhyantavibhaga, omniscient Mipham Rinpoche tells us that all aspects of practice or conduct related to the sacred Dharma can be summarized into ten Dharma activities. These ten activities are:
1. Writing (or copying out scriptures)
2. Making offerings (to the Dharma or scriptures)
3. Giving (Dharma texts to others)
4. Listening (to teachings)
5. Reading (scriptures)
6. Upholding (Dharma with reminding oneself and habituating oneself to it)
7. Expounding (the Dharma)
8. Reciting (scriptures)
9. Contemplating (the meaning)
10. Putting (the teachings) into practice
These ten activities encompass all practices related to the sacred Dharma, hence they are called the Ten Dharma Activities. Engaging in any one of these ten Dharma activities accumulate immeasurable merit. This is because the sacred Dharma is the source of all benefit and happiness. It is the right path that liberates us from the three realms of existence.
Therefore, any action connected with it holds immense significance. Even writing or listening to a single verse of the Dharma produces greater merit than any other worldly good deed.
