2 Commentary by Khenpo Sodargye
Now, knowing its value in brief, every one of us here must engender the genuine bodhicitta. For myself, I have received the bodhisattva vow in front of His Holiness and from other spiritual masters many times before. Ever since, I have been deliberately observing the workings of my mind for the violations of the vow. On the other hand, however, regarding the discernment of the generation of bodhicitta, even His Holiness implied in his teaching that he only generated “the simulated bodhicitta.” By this standard, I’m not confident to say that I’ve engendered the genuine bodhicitta. Nevertheless, since the time I received the bodhisattva vow from His Holiness until now, I’ve been confronted by all kinds of challenges in my life. Whether it be frame-ups, defamation, or various unimaginable crises, I’ve been pretty sure that I have never broken my vow. I’m confident to say this. Today, as I’m going to confer the bodhisattva vow to you all, I’m also contemplating for myself, “For the rest of my life, no matter how distressing the struggle I might face, I would never forsake my bodhisattva vow.” The same wish goes to you all.
Stick to a Crucial Practice with a Strong Conviction Today’s conferral of the bodhisattva vow follows the tradition of His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. It is a skillful integration of The King of Aspiration Prayers and The Way of the Bodhisattva in a very concise and comprehensible manner. Furthermore, it is endowed with the blessing of the near lineage of transmission. For all of us
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