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The cultivation of renunciation begins with the four general preliminaries: contemplating the rarity and preciousness of human birth, the impermanence of all phenomena, the law of infallible karma and the suffering of samsara. Upon successfully completing the general preliminary practice, renunciation will arise spontaneously. As for relative bodhicitta, it has two stages, i.e., aspiring and engaging. The practice of aspiring bochicitta is to cultivate the Four Immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, altruistic joy and equanimity through which unbiased, unlimited compassion for all sentient beings will arise. Once that has been developed, generation of bodhicitta will be just steps away. It is only when practice progresses in an orderly fashion, step-by-step that we can hope to reap any results.

出离心要从人身难得、寿命无常、因果不虚、轮回过患这四个外加行修起。外四加行修好以后，出离心自然而然就会有了。而世俗菩提心包含愿菩提心和行菩提心，愿菩提心的修法就是以慈悲喜舍四无量心的修法为门径，以此修法即可产生慈悲心。一旦生起慈悲心，离菩提心也就是咫尺之遥了。只有像这样一步一步地走，我们才会有希望。

In addition, all practitioners need to do a self-check on goal setting. An incorrect goal would be tantamount to one’s biggest inadequacy. If that happens to be the case, then one may not even be a qualified beginner of Buddhist studies at this point. If unwilling to work hard, one will forever remain a non-Buddhist. Actually, everyone has the capacity to arouse uncontrived bodhicitta if real effort can be put into the practice. Bodhicitta, as taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, is a practice exactly meant for people, perhaps like us, who are not yet beginners and have no bodhicitta.

所有修行人都应该自我审视，问问自己究竟在希求什么，树立了怎样的目标？如果发现目标不正确，就等于发现了自己最大的不足。那么，我现在就只能算是一个尚未入门的人，如果再不努力，就将永远是凡夫。如果现在肯踏实地去做，每个人都能生起无伪的菩提心。因为，释迦牟尼佛所传的菩提心修法，主要就是针对像我们这样没有入门、没有发菩提心的人而言的。

The teachings I have given so far all deal with renunciation and bodhicitta. Sure, I can also teach the Five Treatises or some advanced Vajrayana practices, but they will not be helpful to most of you here，at least not for the time being. It is like a cook should only make as much food as the guests can consume. To make more than the guests can stomach would be pointless. And this is the very reason why I hesitated to give advanced teachings all along.

以前的一系列开示，几乎都是关于出离心和菩提心的，虽然我也了解五部大论或密宗的修法，但这些法目前对许多人而言，并没有太大的作用。就像厨师应该做食客能够消化的饭菜一样，假如厨师做了很多，食客的肠胃却不能消受，又为什么要做这么多呢？我之所以现在不太愿意介绍许多高深的法，也就是因为这个道理。

But why do I keep reiterating these foundational practices? Reiteration, I believe, makes stronger impression and draws more focus on the subject at hand. If I just casually mention a few times these basic practices, you probably would not have any lasting memory or any careful consideration of them. Perhaps some of you are tired of my nagging by now. In any case, renunciation and bodhicitta will always be the core of our practice throughout.

为什么我要反复强调这些基础修法呢？因为这样反复，就可以使人有更深刻的感受，就能更重视这些基础。如果我只是轻描淡写地随口带过，你们就不会有深刻的体会和印象。或许有人已经因为我的唠叨而厌烦了，但无论怎样，出离心和菩提心都是贯穿于修行始终的中心要点。