1 Concise Sadhana by H. H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Its benefits are thus unbounded As the Wise and Loving Lord explained to Sudhana. The benefits of the intention aspect of relative bodhicitta are briefly explained based on the first chapter of The Way of Bodhisattva. For details, please refer to the Avatamsaka Sutra, which provides some 130 analogies to expound its benefits extensively.
The Action Aspect of the Relative Bodhicitta Based upon whether or not there is applied practice, a distinction between the intention aspect and the action aspect of relative bodhicitta is made. Between the two, the latter brings forth greater merits and benefits. As stated, For when, with irreversible intent, The mind embraces bodhichitta, Willing to set free the endless multitudes of beings, In that instant, from that moment on, A great and unremitting stream, A strength of wholesome merit, Even during sleep and inattention, Rises equal to the vastness of the sky. And if both the intention aspect and the action aspect are unified, the merit is even more extensive. From the time of genuinely engaging
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