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The precepts of refuge states that once you take refuge in the Buddha, you must never take refuge in worldly gods or beings and you must never accept them as your spiritual guide.
So now that we have established the causes for taking refuge, we must now think of the object of refuge.
All sentient beings have the essence of the Tathagata within them but it is not sufficient to just have the essence of the Buddha nature.
Previously, I spoke about Buddha nature and how all sentient beings have the potential to attain full enlightenment.
If one thinks that the Mahayana path is difficult to follow, then shouldn't the Hinayana path be the same?
Although the journey from our current position all the way up to the state of full enlightenment may seem like a very long and impossible trip, we must not forget that attaining the state of enlightenment is one’s destiny not just for oneself but for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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