The Thought of Enlightenment (Dilgo Khyentse 1995)
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The Thought of Enlightenment
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The "thought of enlightenment," bodhichita in Sanskrit, is the wish to attain enlightenment for the sake of al sentient beings. Bodhichitta has two aspects, the relative and the absolute. Abso- lute bodhichitta is the recognition of the Buddha-nature inherently present in each being and can be grasped only by those who realize the void nature of al phenomena; since it is not easy to understand fully, we usually begin with the practice of relative bodhichitta, which is less difficult.
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Dilgo Khyentse. "The Thought of Enlightenment." In The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action: A Discourse Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, 64–67. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1995.
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