
The generation of resolve arises from the aspiration for accomplishment. Accomplishment here refers to an unchanging commitment to the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni, and to the long-term transmission.
The foremost purpose of Dharma practice is to give rise to bodhicitta—the awakened mind of compassion. Bodhicitta leads us to care for all sentient beings and to realize the bliss of awakening.
Within the six realms of cyclic existence, only in the human realm is there the opportunity to cultivate merit.
A practitioner should learn to be like the Buddha, maintaining a state of constant serenity and peacefulness.
The Saha World, Buddha Shakyamuni’s pure land, is a realm pervaded by suffering. Within it, sentient beings undergo myriads of suffering, for only through such experience can one truly appreciate and internalize the Buddha’s teachings.
When we speak of all things being impermanent, this impermanence arises from the constant fluctuation of our thoughts.