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Then, having clearly generated the awakening mind by reciting the verses: | Then, having clearly generated the awakening mind by reciting the verses: | ||
In the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly | :In the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly<br>I take refuge until I attain enlightenment.<br>Through the merit of practicing generosity and so on,<br>May I attain buddhahood for the benefit of all beings. | ||
I take refuge until I attain enlightenment. | |||
Through the merit of practicing generosity and so on, | |||
May I attain buddhahood for the benefit of all beings. | |||
Recite this verse three times. Then cultivate the four immeasurables by saying: | Recite this verse three times. Then cultivate the four immeasurables by saying: | ||
May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the causes of happiness! | :May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the causes of happiness!<br>May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!<br>May they never be separated from the sacred happiness devoid of suffering!<br>And may they dwell in boundless equanimity that is free from attachment and aversion!<ref>https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/mipham/treasury-blessings-practice-buddha-shakyamuni.</ref> | ||
May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! | |||
May they never be separated from the sacred happiness devoid of suffering! | |||
And may they dwell in boundless equanimity that is free from attachment and aversion!<ref>https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/mipham/treasury-blessings-practice-buddha-shakyamuni.</ref> | |||
You should encourage yourself and invite the gods, nāgas, and so forth to listen, as follows: | You should encourage yourself and invite the gods, nāgas, and so forth to listen, as follows: | ||
Due to not hearing this, you, who lack mental peace, | :Due to not hearing this, you, who lack mental peace,<br>Have experienced the endless, unbearable suffering of burning and so on,<br>In the abysses of hell and other similar realms.<br>Listen extensively and respectfully to this. | ||
Have experienced the endless, unbearable suffering of burning and so on, | |||
In the abysses of hell and other similar realms. | |||
Listen extensively and respectfully to this. | |||
By hearing this, those who remain undistracted | :By hearing this, those who remain undistracted<br>Abandon wrongdoings and exhaust many past actions,<br> | ||
Abandon wrongdoings and exhaust many past actions, | |||
Allowing one to attain happiness previously unknown, | Allowing one to attain happiness previously unknown, | ||
And ensuring that this happiness never declines, | And ensuring that this happiness never declines, | ||
