Nuba Rinpoche – 2 day bodhichitta vow, part 1- TMC Frederick – 6/5/11

First condition for generating bodhichitta in one’s mind: accumulation of merit

…Rejoicing in merits and good deeds of others.

Continuing from this morning with the 7-limb prayer.

Rejoicing

We are now relating to the accumulation of merit through rejoicing at other’s good deeds, as in the story of when a king invited Buddha and his retinue to his palace and made a big offering.  At the end, the Buddha asked the king, “should I dedicate the merit of this to you – the king – or to the person who has gained more merits than you?”  The king thought “Since I am the benefactor, I may be the one who gained most merit,” so the king said “yes, dedicate to person with most merits.”  At that time, there was a beggar at the door of the palace.  He really rejoiced at the merit of the king, and that the king was making such a grand offering to Buddha.  When Buddha was about to dedicate, he surprised everyone when he used the name of the beggar at the door.  This shows that just by rejoicing at the good deeds of others, we can gain the same amount of merit.

Khandro Rinpoche 2012 annual retreat – talk 2: part 2: Patrul Rinpoche practice text based on Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara – 7 Branch Offering: Joyfulness, Supplicating, Requesting, Dedication

(continued from part 1)

A Step by step guided meditation on the profound Mahayana text of Bodhicharyavatara by Patrul Rinpoche called “The Sun of Brilliant Clarity”

Fourth Branch: Joyfulness

In the 3rd chapter, this is verses 1-4 of the Bodhicharyavatara root text.  Is said to be antidote to jealousy.  In self liberation of mind, [aka Eko-Eko?]  Patrul Rinpoche said:

 “There is not a… a meditator shouldn’t be afraid of root poisons. It is assuming they are live entities with power to devour your sanity.”

If you look carefully, there is no aggression; there is no desire, jealousy, ignorance or arrogance.  It is mostly your thinking.  You don’t have to defeat arrogance, it dissipates itself. Don’t need to kill desire, naturally dissipates. Don’t need to kill anger if aware of cause and effect…Likewise, jealousy and competitiveness is not independent. In self-liberation of mind, Patrul Rinpoche commentary says that jealousy is simply cynicism, having critical ideas that kill happiness of seeing others. Patrul Rinpoche said the antidote to this jealousy is to reflect on joyfulness.