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Inspired by the qualities of this jewel-like bodhicitta and the amazing practices of the bodhisattva, our interest is now raised to enter into this Mahāyāna path. | Inspired by the qualities of this jewel-like bodhicitta and the amazing practices of the bodhisattva, our interest is now raised to enter into this Mahāyāna path. | ||
Although we may be enthusiastic to get going on the path, at the beginning obstacles may lie in our way. Dungkar Rinpoche mentions that when beginning our engagement in any spiritual activity, our progress will be best facilitated | Although we may be enthusiastic to get going on the path, at the beginning obstacles may lie in our way. Dungkar Rinpoche Lobsang Trinley, in his ''Introduction to the Way of the Bodhisattva'', mentions that when beginning our engagement in any spiritual activity, our progress will be best facilitated by two important practices—accumulating merit and purifying the negative actions that we have performed.<ref>Dungkar Rinpoche Lobsang Trinley, ''An Introduction to the Bodhicaryāvatāra'', ''Spyod 'jug gi gzhung gi ngo sprod'' (Dharamsala: Sara Tibetan Publishing House, 2017), 40.</ref> | ||
Chapter two of ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'' is basically divided into these two sections, although chapter three is also concerned with practices related to merit. | Chapter two of ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'' is basically divided into these two sections, although chapter three is also concerned with practices related to merit. | ||
