"excuse me, are you a Bodhisattva?"

paperflower SG

The happiness of the three worlds is like dew
On a blade of grass, vanishing in an instant.
Striving for the supreme state
Liberation which never changes
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

What's the point of personal happiness
When every mother so affectionate to you
From beginningless time
Is suffering? Thus, in order to liberate
Infinite numbers of sentient beings,
Generating bodhicitta
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Without exception,
All suffering comes from wanting happiness for yourself;
Perfect buddhas are born from wishing to benefit others.
Thus, truly exchanging your own happiness
For the suffering of others
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Even if someone from great want, steals all your wealth
Or has someone else steal it, dedicating to the thief
Your body, your enjoyments, and your merit
Past, present and future
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Even if someone cuts your head off
For having done nothing wrong,
To take on that person's negatives
Through the power of compassion
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

Isis SG

The path to be a Bodhisattva is difficult but as long as u never give up along the way.. it is always attainable.

Cheerz

paperflower SG

Even if someone slanders you, and
Broadcasts it throughout a billion universes,
To speak of that person's good qualities
With a caring mind
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Even if someone insults you
In the middle of a gathering,
pointing out your hidden faults
Bowing down respectfully, seeing that person
As a spiritual friend,
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Even if someone regards you as an enemy,
Though you've cared for him as you would your own child
Being especially affectionate toward him
As would a mother whose child is taken ill
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

Even if someone, your equal or less,
Treats you with contempt out of arrogance
Putting him above you respectfully,
As you would your teacher,
Is the practice of a bodhisattva.

paperflower SG

thanks for your advice Smile

longchen SG

Dear Friends,

I am not a boddhisatva... because i can be an asshole if i wanted to. But I will like to recount my expereince with the Boddhisatva vow.

I took the Boddhisatva vow lifetimes ago. Well, it has been continuous hell for me. When you take the vow, you agree to assist others in their liberation. Because of this, very difficult people will enter your life. You will encounter all kinds of difficult people and situation because you 'believe' you need to 'save' them.

Let me ask a question? Why do you want to take the vow. If it is for glory or a beautiful self-image... we will regret it. For my case, the reason for my taking the vow is less than altrustic.

You see, lifetimes before I took the vow, I have powerful but dark lives. I was involve in very harmful acts... and that caused me to be very guilty. Lifetimes forward, i try to appease my guilt by taking the boddhisatva vow. But, what could have been more important is to clear the karma of harmfulness rather than taking a vow to cover a guilt.

Dear friends, i ask of you to uncover the exact reason for taking the vow.

All the best...

Cenarious SG

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paperflower SG

why was cenarious post deleted?
what did he write? did i miss somethin?

paperflower SG

if you all think that bodhisattva is an ambitious thing to become, or it is a nice-image kinda thing to be, then you all are damn bloody wrong about it. those who seek enlightenment can jolly well forget about being buddhas or arhats.

bohiruci SG

I dun get your intention in posting this ???? Confused

paperflower SG

anymore comments, bring it on.

i am also not all the time very nice and sweet, i can be very nasty too.
but i don't hide my intention nor do i have any hidden agenda. i do things straight forward. if i am aspiring to follow a bodhisattva path, so be it. who knows, aeons ago i have already taken the vow and so does this lifetime i took the vow in january. people can mock tease criticise, go ahead. who does it benefit? you, me? nobody actually.

any arrows come shoot all you want.

Very Happy

Cenarious SG

To the previous 2 posters… longchen was simply telling us not to take the vow for glory and beautiful self image.

longchen SG

What intention?

Just a sharing of my personal experience only. Certainly not here to discourage anyone, but to inform of what potentialities might be ahead.

Cenarious SG

dun worry about bodhiruci he is a spastic

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