The lecture “Three Precious Jewels and Bodhicitta” by Master Bennie, translated by Chơn Ngộ, discusses the path of cultivating Bodhicitta (the awakened mind) in Buddhism. Through scriptures that compare Bodhicitta to precious jewels with the ability to purify and protect, the master explains how it can cleanse afflictions and help sentient beings overcome the sea of suffering in the cycle of birth and death.
Dialogues between the master and disciples clarify concepts such as eliminating attachment to sensual pleasures, recognizing and transforming arrogance, and the importance of perceiving that all phenomena are impermanent and arise from conditioning. The master emphasizes the necessity of absolute wisdom and controlling one’s body, speech, and mind to eradicate afflictions and achieve liberation.
