Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 10, Stanzas 2-10

In this fourth session on the last chapter which is on Dedication, we are taught about the required depth of a bodhisattvas’ intention that accompanies a dedication, and the potential transformative results. This is followed by step by step examples of the benefits that can be felt by beings who experience the lower realms of samsaric existence.

We are also reminded that while on the one hand, all of the six realms we experience are aspects of mind, they are still felt in a very real and solid way. If in our dedication we can specifically direct our intention to those who find themselves in the named hell realms, and we pray that peace and tranquility will replace the suffering currently experienced as a result of wrong view and karmic causes and conditions, this will have a powerful effect.

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