Bodhicitta

The Special Ngondro: The Meditation of Love, Compassion and Bodhicitta

All the peace and happiness of samsara and all the excellent qualities of the Shravakas, Pratyeka Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas are achieved through the practice of Bodhicitta. Without this instruction, even if one practices the highest yoga tantra, one will not attain Buddhahood. If one has this practice, one will achieve Buddhahood without choice. Since all constituent elements are mental formations, the hell realm is the result of the mental formation of hatred. Buddhahood is the result of the mental formation of Bodhicitta. So the study and practice of Bodhicitta is the essence of all the teachings of the Buddha. This is the single most important path of Mahayana practice. Therefore it is very important to understand and bring this practice into our minds.

--Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, from the text's introduction
27 pages.