even more on bodisattvas

[Guest guest]

Joyce,

 

I salute you. Such a beautiful and perfect message of

wisdom.

 

With love,

 

Victor

 

 

Laura,

 

If you concur, please put Joyce's original post on the

Realization web site. Thanks.

 

Love,

 

Victor

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the informative clear post, I especially like the part I quote below,

emphasising right motivation.

 

love, andrew

 

Joyce Short wrote:

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> The Buddhas teachings

> called the Mahayana are concerned with subduing aggression or aversion -

> this is where the practitioner has started to notice that " others " suffer,

> and cares, and so takes the Bodhisattva Vow (for Mahayana Buddhists this is

> done in a lovely ceremony - like a further taking of Refuge) to dedicate all

> his/her efforts for the sake of freeing all sentient beings - here there is

> still a belief in " other. "

>

> This is a vital point to arrive at because it gives true empetus to practice

> - just think if you knew that the life of someone you loved best in the

> world depended on your whole hearted inquiry and practice and you gave your

> whole heart to whatever your practice is to arrive at freedom from suffering

> NOW - because as you arrived at that point in that arrising then ALL

> sentient being in the universe was also at that moment FREE as of course, we

> are truly ONE. Thus you can sit through any and all pain, and there can be a

> lot of that, with passionate and true motivation. The example of all our

> teachers is before us - they do what they do for others. But " freeing

> sentient beings " also really means freeing mind - freeing angry mind,

> freeing happy mind, freeing dersiring mind, letting go etc.

>

> The Bodhisattva mind is also the complete, total and wholly forgiving and

> compassionate acceptance of everything that arises in the moment - there is

> enough spaciousness for everything, for all sentient being without

> exception. This simplicity of spirit is right at hand - no one is in the

> trash bin - they are held in a loving embrace in each and every moment

> whether they " get it " or not.