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Near the end of the chapter, there is a very famous verse which His Holiness the Dalai Lama quotes frequently as one of the sources of inspiration for his motivation to be of maximum welfare for all sentient life until all beings are liberated. The verse is as follows: | Near the end of the chapter, there is a very famous verse which His Holiness the Dalai Lama quotes frequently as one of the sources of inspiration for his motivation to be of maximum welfare for all sentient life until all beings are liberated. The verse is as follows: | ||
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This verse points out the extent of the bodhisattvas' commitment to the welfare of all beings. Their vow is to remain not just for this life but for all lives. As long as there are sentient beings trapped in the results of their afflictive emotions and karmic webs, continually thrown back into the terrifying prison of samsara, until then do the bodhisattvas pledge also to remain, to dispel the sufferings of all. | This verse points out the extent of the bodhisattvas' commitment to the welfare of all beings. Their vow is to remain not just for this life but for all lives. As long as there are sentient beings trapped in the results of their afflictive emotions and karmic webs, continually thrown back into the terrifying prison of samsara, until then do the bodhisattvas pledge also to remain, to dispel the sufferings of all. | ||
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