【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】conventional spirit of enlightenment 世俗菩提心

【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- conventional spirit of enlightenment

Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds validates this initial aspiration: even if we are still ordinary beings at this moment of our aspiration, therefore, we are still bonded by the cyclic existence, still have all sorts of afflictions; yet we are considered Conqueror’s children, this is Bodhisattva. However, we should not misconstrue this aspiration for the supreme spirit of enlightenment by claiming: “Well, I have developed the spirit of enlightenment!” Not yet! The aspiration I refer to now is our initial seed when we say: “Ah, I am inspired!” However, in reality, we have not conformed to it yet. But this mentality is certainly planting the first cause. With this cause, you then strive on it. Once you have reached a certain level, the above qualification of Bodhisattva would arise. So here we refer to this aspiration of the supreme spirit of enlightenment as the conventional spirit of enlightenment.

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34A 06’21”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P40 LL3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P134

日常师父法语📡34A 06’21”手抄稿第5册P40 LL3

道次引导 : 世俗菩提心

上面就引那个论来证成，《入行论》上面告诉我们，说我们哪怕才发这个大心，刚发起一刹那，那个时候的的确确我们还是个凡夫，所以仍旧系在生死轮回当中，还是有种种苦恼，这个就是佛子，这个佛子。不过这个发大菩提心，我们不要误解，说：“啊，我现在发心了！”还没有！我现在说发心了，只是我们刚开始的种子，说：“啊，我现在发心了！”虽然说真实地还不相应，但是这一个心的的确确是第一个种的因，你有了这个因，然后你努力去做的话，达到某一种程度，那可以。所以这个地方说的这个发大菩提心，我们称它为叫世俗菩提心。