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Thus, Śāntideva tells us, we should also be careful not to follow after the sense objects, which are so cunning and easily mislead us. Instead, we must cultivate conscientiousness and practice the Dharma wholeheartedly. | Thus, Śāntideva tells us, we should also be careful not to follow after the sense objects, which are so cunning and easily mislead us. Instead, we must cultivate conscientiousness and practice the Dharma wholeheartedly. | ||
In his commentary to the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'', Sonam Tsemo gives a very interesting interpretation of what deception and delusion specifically mean in this verse. He writes, "The deception here is thinking of this life. The delusion is not understanding the harm for future lives."<ref>O'Sullivan, ''Bodhicaryāvatāra with Commentary'', 104.</ref> | |||
It is so easy for us to deceive ourselves into thinking only about this life, and our conduct becomes easily swayed by that perspective. This causes us to misunderstand how much the negative actions done now will harm us in our future lives. So we must be conscious of our conduct right now, both for the sake of ourselves in this life and all future lives, and for the sake of all others as well. | It is so easy for us to deceive ourselves into thinking only about this life, and our conduct becomes easily swayed by that perspective. This causes us to misunderstand how much the negative actions done now will harm us in our future lives. So we must be conscious of our conduct right now, both for the sake of ourselves in this life and all future lives, and for the sake of all others as well. | ||
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