The Great Chariot
by Longchenpa | 268,580 words
A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is 鈥楳ah膩sandhi-citt膩-visranta-v峁泃ti-mah膩ratha-n膩ma鈥�. In Tibetan 鈥榬Dzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso鈥檌 shing rta chen po shes bya ba 鈥�...
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2c) The benefits of the bodhicitta of aspiring
For beings:
Though some may worship the Buddhas to the limits of the directions
For many millions of kalpas, caring only for personal good,
This will not match even a fraction of the merit of aspiration.
The Glorious Account of the dharmas of Complete Great Nirvana (鈥檖hags pa yongs su mya ngan las 鈥榙as pa鈥檌 chos kyi rnam grangs) says:
Though some were to offer for all their lives to all the buddhas
The seven precious things[1] and the requisites of life,
Along with measureless offerings of the five kinds of food,Better still is the best aspiration, enlightenment,
For the sake of sentient beings, for just the space of a moment.
The excellent virtues of doing that are limitless.
And also:
Whatever being, for even the space of a moment,
Meditates by arousing bodhicitta,
As for the heap of merit of doing that,
It cannot be reckoned by even the conquerors.
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