【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】After developing this aspiration of the spirit of enlightenment 发了愿心后
【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- After developing this aspiration of the spirit of enlightenment
Here, with the aspiration and the engaged spirit of enlightenment, their sequential rank in the Mahayana tradition is very clear. In the beginning, from small to medium capacity, up to developing this aspiration of the spirit of enlightenment, that is called the minimum rank of the path-of-accumulation. It is known as the basic level of the path-of-accumulation. And after you have this basic level of path-of-accumulation, you aspire to apply the six perfections mindfully and you take the initial vow for engaging in Bodhisattva deeds, that is the medium rank of the path-of-accumulation. For the practitioners of the basic rank, if you dedicate for a better rebirth, upon being reborn to Pure Land it is considered the superior rank, at the very least.The minimum rank of the path-of-accumulation practitioner is dedicated to this aspiration to be reborn to Pure Land, which is their highest rank, just like that. You can look into it for yourselves, what is the qualification to be reborn to the superior rank of Pure Land? It is the aspiration for the spirit of enlightenment, right? It is this aspiration for Bodhichitta, nothing else the ranking of this rebirth is superior. If you aspire for Bodhichitta, with some extra effort one can reach the middle rank, this is how it works! This is the content of the text here. Thus, it is absolutely true: once you understand this aspect and practice accordingly, reaching a superior rank is actually not difficult.
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35A 02’05” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P72 L9
English Lamrim Vol 1 P136
日常师父法语📡35A 02’05”手抄稿第5册P72 L9
道次引导 : 发了愿心后
在这个地方愿心跟行心，在大乘这个位次当中很清楚。在你前面，从下士到中士，到发这个愿心，那个时候叫下品资粮位，这叫下品资粮位；然后呢，你有了这个下品资粮位了以后，自己觉得，一心一意要行这个六度万行，开始受菩萨戒的时就中品资粮位。下品资粮位的行者，如果你回向往生的话，到极乐世界就上品，最起码的；下品资粮位的行者，拿这个心回向往生净土的，上品，这样。你们可以翻开来看，往生净土的上品的条件什么？发菩提心，对不对？就是这个，发了菩提心，其他说没有了，上品下生；如果你发了菩提心，还要做一点什么就中品，这样哦！就在这个地方告诉我们，这样。所以的的确确说，如果认识了这一点，照着去做的话，倒的的确确上品不难。