How to Generate

Supreme Bodhicitta?

It is very important to truly generate bodhicitta in the heart. Of course, it is difficult to obtain bodhicitta without pretense when starting to practice. After all, ordinary people have been defeated by selfishness in countless eons of reincarnation, but we can first do it in the form of intention. Cultivate Bodhicitta, practice it slowly and continuously, and in the future, you will be able to reveal your precious Bodhicitta naturally.

Before we generate the Supreme Bodhicitta, we must first cultivate the Four Immeasurable Minds, that is, recite the following vows while visualizing:

May all living beings have eternal happiness

and the cause of happiness.

May all living beings be forever 

free from suffering,

and the causes of suffering.

May all living beings will have 

pain-free happiness,

My heart is happy.

May all sentient beings 

stay away from greed

and anger and live in equanimity.

Then recite the following Supreme Bodhicitta Vow 110,000 times:

(It can be recited over different days. Total is 110,000 times)

Huo

Just like Buddhas, Bodhisattvas 

of three periods of time,
 

Initiate the Supreme Bodhicitta.
 

To liberate sentient beings 

in universal,
 

Willing to aspire to supreme 

and perfect enlightenment.

When cultivating the mind, visualization is still very important. According to the meaning of the above verse, it is:  how the Buddhas in the past initiated the bodhicitta, I will follow and initiate my mind to deliver all sentient beings.

When we recite and practice the above Supreme Bodhicitta Vow, our mind should not be distracted by the external environment. If we visualize it seriously, it is relatively simple.

Therefore because all sentient beings are in great pain, this is something we can see right away. It is not difficult to visualize it. Then we slowly develop compassion and are willing to quickly achieve the goal of saving these suffering sentient beings. This is called Bodhicitta. If there is no visualization, no matter how many times you recite it, it will be in vain.

It is very important to truly generate bodhicitta in the heart. Of course, it is difficult to obtain bodhicitta without intentionally practicing at the beginning. After all, ordinary people have been defeated by selfishness in countless eons of reincarnation, but we can first practice in the form of intention. If you practice Bodhicitta slowly and continuously, you will be able to naturally reveal your precious Bodhicitta in the future.

There are two kinds of bodhicitta: Ultimate Bodhicitta and Secular Bodhicitta. What is cultivated here mainly refers to secular bodhicitta. Secular Bodhicitta can be further divided into Vow-Bodhicitta and Practice-Bodhicitta. What is cultivated here is the aspiration to Bodhicitta, which is to visualize and make vows in the heart before giving, observing the precepts, and being patient. The practice of Bodhicitta is the true behavior of a Buddhist, manifested in actions.

When we practice Vow-Bodhicitta, we must think carefully in our hearts, contemplation, and practice while generating concentration and understanding.

Finally, arousal of the Aspiration of Tantric Buddhism:

I, along with all sentient beings,

Originally the Enlightened One.

Upon realizing this nature,

Arouse the Supreme Bodhicitta.

After practicing the above Supreme Bodhicitta Vow, recite the above Aspiration of Tantric Buddhism three times, and then dedicate merits with the following words:

The wonderful treasure of Bodhicitta,

Those who have not yet vowed 

should vow.

Those who have vowed should 

not retreat or lose,

And they will grow more 

and more.