The Most Important Thing Is Bodhicitta

The Most Important Thing Is Bodhicitta

Date of Advice:
January 2018
Date Posted:
June 2019

Rinpoche gave this advice about bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment.

My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one,
How are you now? I am very happy that you sent information about yourself and family. I will pray for your and others’ health.

You know the most important thing is bodhicitta. Always live your life with that, doing things to free the sentient beings from suffering and bring them to enlightenment. For that, you need to achieve enlightenment yourself, so whatever you do, do it with that [motivation] as much as possible. Even if you die, die with that, and even if you get better, get better for sentient beings. Whatever happens—suffering or happiness—everything you experience is for sentient beings.

Thank you very much.

With much love and prayers ...