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Khenpo Kunpal clarifies the meaning of this verse. | Khenpo Kunpal clarifies the meaning of this verse. | ||
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|quote-text=The reason for saying this is that the sutras declare that if one destroys the happiness of the higher realms for even one living being (let alone many), one will certainly accomplish the ruin of oneself in the lower realms. What need is there to add that if, by creating an obstacle to the virtue of a Bodhisattva, one destroys the cause of the great happiness of all beings who are numberless as the infinitude of space, one will sink from the states of bliss and will be born countless times in the lower realms? For if the generation of bodhichitta is not hindered, buddhahood will be achieved. And once this is done, rays of light will emanate from the Buddha's body and, entering the lower realms, will instantly establish all beings in a state of well-being and gradually bring them to great enlightenment, the bliss of buddhahood.<ref>Fletcher and Blankleder, Nectar of Manjushri's Speech, 147.</ref> | |quote-text=The reason for saying this is that the sutras declare that if one destroys the happiness of the higher realms for even one living being (let alone many), one will certainly accomplish the ruin of oneself in the lower realms. What need is there to add that if, by creating an obstacle to the virtue of a Bodhisattva, one destroys the cause of the great happiness of all beings who are numberless as the infinitude of space, one will sink from the states of bliss and will be born countless times in the lower realms? For if the generation of bodhichitta is not hindered, buddhahood will be achieved. And once this is done, rays of light will emanate from the Buddha's body and, entering the lower realms, will instantly establish all beings in a state of well-being and gradually bring them to great enlightenment, the bliss of buddhahood.<ref>Fletcher and Blankleder, ''Nectar of Manjushri's Speech'', 147.</ref> | ||
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This concludes the section on conscientiousness in regard to what is to be accomplished. | This concludes the section on conscientiousness in regard to what is to be accomplished. | ||
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Khenpo Kunpal [LINK to text pdf p.194], elaborates on the meaning of this verse and the benefits of practicing virtue in this way: | Khenpo Kunpal [LINK to text pdf p.194], elaborates on the meaning of this verse and the benefits of practicing virtue in this way: | ||
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|quote-text=With regard to the practice of the sublime Dharma, it is difficult to find oneself in a situation in which one has an aptitude for its accomplishment. And having found such a thing—the freedoms of this precious human existence and the facts of discovering the Dharma and meeting a perfect teacher—one may, in the best of cases, achieve the ultimate goal in this very lifetime. In the next best case, one will be able to secure the human condition in one’s next life and to awaken therein to the lineage of the Bodhisattvas. In the least of cases, one will have no regrets at the moment of death.<ref>Fletcher and Blankleder, Nectar of Manjushri's Speech'', 153.</ref> | |quote-text=With regard to the practice of the sublime Dharma, it is difficult to find oneself in a situation in which one has an aptitude for its accomplishment. And having found such a thing—the freedoms of this precious human existence and the facts of discovering the Dharma and meeting a perfect teacher—one may, in the best of cases, achieve the ultimate goal in this very lifetime. In the next best case, one will be able to secure the human condition in one’s next life and to awaken therein to the lineage of the Bodhisattvas. In the least of cases, one will have no regrets at the moment of death.<ref>Fletcher and Blankleder, ''Nectar of Manjushri's Speech'', 153.</ref> | ||
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Thus, according to Śāntideva, having found it difficult to find freedom with great meaning, if we do not strive to meditate on and generate the cause for higher rebirth | Thus, according to Śāntideva, having found it difficult to find freedom with great meaning, if we do not strive to meditate on and generate the cause for higher rebirth | ||
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|quote-text=Anger, lust, these enemies of mine, | |quote-text=Anger, lust, these enemies of mine, | ||
Are limbless and devoid of faculties. (4.28ab)<ref>Fletcher and Blankleder, ''Way of the Bodhisattva'', 57.</ref> | |||
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