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:“Merit is connected with the power of [[interdependence]]. Each phenomenon has its own characteristics and power. Interdependence has outer and inner power. The inner power is dependent on the mind. It can be either negative or positive. The positive is what we call merit. The negative, which is a cause of suffering, is non-virtue. Merit is the same as [[virtue]].” | :“Merit is connected with the power of [[interdependence]]. Each phenomenon has its own characteristics and power. Interdependence has outer and inner power. The inner power is dependent on the mind. It can be either negative or positive. The positive is what we call merit. The negative, which is a cause of suffering, is non-virtue. Merit is the same as [[virtue]].” | ||
==Subdivisions== | |||
*merit tending to happiness (''bsod nams tsam po pa'' or ''bsod nams cha mthun'') | |||
*merit tending to liberation (''thar pa cha mthun'') | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 9 September 2009
Merit (Skt. puṇya; Tib. sönam; Wyl. bsod nams) is one of the two accumulations.
Definitions
Sogyal Rinpoche says:
- "Merit is the positive power and benefit, the peace and happiness that radiate from your practice."[1]
Mingyur Rinpoche says:
- “Merit is connected with the power of interdependence. Each phenomenon has its own characteristics and power. Interdependence has outer and inner power. The inner power is dependent on the mind. It can be either negative or positive. The positive is what we call merit. The negative, which is a cause of suffering, is non-virtue. Merit is the same as virtue.”
Subdivisions
- merit tending to happiness (bsod nams tsam po pa or bsod nams cha mthun)
- merit tending to liberation (thar pa cha mthun)
Notes
- ↑ The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, page 61