
Patrul Rinpoche: If you apply yourself to these practices, then you will never forget the mind of bodhicitta.
An Essential Instruction on Refuge and Bodhicitta

Patrul Rinpoche: If you apply yourself to these practices, then you will never forget the mind of bodhicitta.
by Patrul Rinpoche
In the Buddha, the Dharma and the Supreme Assembly
I take refuge until I attain enlightenment.
Through the merit of practising generosity and so on,
May I attain buddhahood for the benefit of all beings.
Here I shall explain taking refuge, which is the foundation of the path to liberation, the basis of all vows, the source of all enlightened qualities and the point of differentiation between buddhists and non-buddhists, together with generating the mind of bodhicitta, which is the foundation for accomplishing the level of complete enlightenment and the source of all that is positive in existence and peace. Continue reading