Generate bodhicitta to achieve Vajrasattva, the Great Victorious One, for all sentient beings
This last line is the special motivation to practice tantra, to achieve the unii ed state of Vajradhara or full enlightenment in the quickest way possible for sentient beings. His Holiness Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche explained that Vajrasattva, the Great Victorious One (Dorje Sempa Gyälpoche), has both an interpretive and a dei nitive meaning.The rough meaning of this is:
Generate bodhicitta to achieve enlightenment for all sentient beings.
The Kadampa teachings explain the reason for doing this:
I is the root of all negative karma; it is to be instantly thrown very far away. Others are the originator of my enlightenment; they are to be immediately cherished.
Bodhisattva Attitude – How to Decicate Your Life to Others by Lama Zopa Rinpoche brings together several motivations taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to be used first thing each morning to generate a bodhicitta motivation. Rinpoche particularly emphasizes the need for have a very clear direction and purpose in life. Enlightenment depends on first generating bodhicitta, and training our minds in these motivations and in the bodhisattva attitude helps us to do that. In some ways, these Bodhisattva Attitude verses are reminiscent of the famous prayer attributed to St. Francis, which directs our lives to selfl essness and altruism. Similarly, this bodhisattva attitude opens our hearts to others and directs our minds towards enlightenment. This free ebook was just finished (2012), download it here (276 pages/11.6 Mb):
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