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Weightier than an offence deserving expulsion is such a production of thought.<ref>Edward Conze, trans. ''The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary'' (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1994), 68.</ref> | Weightier than an offence deserving expulsion is such a production of thought.<ref>Edward Conze, trans. ''The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary'' (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1994), 68.</ref> | ||
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In verse 9, Śāntideva explains the further negative consequences not only of allowing our own bodhicitta to decline but also those consequences of obstructing the positive deeds of a bodhisattva. | |||
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We should not for even a moment hinder the merit and activities of the bodhisattvas, as we will then be harming the ability of that bodhisattva to accomplish the welfare of beings. | |||
In his commentary, Sonam Tsemo explains this verse by saying that our own ability to work for the welfare of others is also harmed by our creating an obstacle to the intention and activities of a bodhisattva. | |||
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|quote-text=Those who interrupt another's merit create a karmic obscuration for themselves, and it is impossible to benefit others through such an obscuration. Therefore, nothing will prevent them going to the lower realms.<ref>Adrian O'Sullivan, trans., ''Bodhicaryāvatāra with Commentary'' (Los Angeles: Dechen Foundation, 2019), 98.</ref> | |||
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