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<h4>Conscientiousness with Regard to Precious Human Rebirth through Reflection on How Hard It Is to Obtain</h4> | <h4>Conscientiousness with Regard to Precious Human Rebirth through Reflection on How Hard It Is to Obtain</h4> | ||
We may often look at our lives with the perspective that there is something missing, that we have bad luck, or that things | We may often look at our lives with the perspective that there is something missing, that we have bad luck, or that things don't go well for us. Although we have met the Buddhist path, we may fall prey to procrastination and be plagued by thoughts such as "If I get a chance in the future, I will try to do some practice at that time." According to Śāntideva, these thoughts are dangerous and cause us to ignore the tremendous opportunity that we currently hold in our hands. | ||
The next section of this chapter, from verses 15 to 20, explains how rare and fortunate life in the human realm is, and even more so a human life that is endowed with the freedoms and endowments [LINK to main terms] of a precious human rebirth [LINK to main terms]. | The next section of this chapter, from verses 15 to 20, explains how rare and fortunate life in the human realm is, and even more so a human life that is endowed with the freedoms and endowments [LINK to main terms] of a precious human rebirth [LINK to main terms]. | ||
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