Chogyam Trungpa: Two Activities: One at the Beginning, One at the End Pema Chodron: Two Activities: One at the Beginning, One at the End Jamgon Kongtrul: At the Beginning and the End, Two Things to Be Done Alan Wallace: There are Two Actions on Two Occasions, at the Beginning and End Rabten & Dhargyey: There are Two Duties: at the Beginning and the End. Dilgo Khyentse: Two Things to Be Done, at the Start and at the Finish ALL CORRECTIONS ARE MADE IN ONE WAY WHICHEVER OF THE TWO OCCURS, BE PATIENT  Guidelines   Jamgon Kongtrul

At the Beginning and the End, Two Things to Be Done

 

 
My Book on Tai Chi Imagery
At the beginning, as soon as you wake up in the morning, generate very strongly the impetus:

Today, I shall keep the two bodhicittas with me.

During the day, maintain them with continuous mindfulness. At the end, when you go to sleep in the evening, examine your thoughts and actions of the day. If there were infringements of bodhicitta, enumerate the instances and acknowledge them, and make a commitment that such will not occur in the future. If there have been no infringements, meditate joyfully and pray that you and all other beings may be able to engage in bodhicitta even more effectively in the future. Practice these two activities regularly. Take the same approach to any infringements or violations of ordination.

From The Great Path of Awakening : An Easily Accessible Introduction for Ordinary People by Jamgon Kongtrul, translated by Ken McLeod. Copyright 1993 by Ken McLeod.
Published by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boston.

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