He walked himself in the highest perfection of liberality, and he also roused others to walk in the same.

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Performing himself the duties of the Bodhisattva without interruption, he walked himself in the highest perfection of liberality, and he also roused others to walk in the same. And himself walking in the highest perfections of knowledge, meditation, strength, patience, and virtue, he roused others also to walk in the same.

Source Larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha, § 10 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha, the sutra of the Pure Land, the bodhisattva (one who walks towards awakening for the good of all) himself lived generosity, knowledge, meditation, strength, patience and virtue, and made others wish to live them in turn. Today, choose one of these qualities, patience for example, practise it in a specific situation, then encourage someone around you who already cultivates it.

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