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The heartfelt wish for all beings to be happy, the willingness to reduce others’ suffering at one’s best at all times and a true feeling of joy regarding the happiness and merits of others, going along with a relaxed and equinamite state of mind that does not differ between friend and enemy – this may all seem like the fantasy of a utopian paradise. However, the Four Immeasurables are more than just a beautiful fantasy; they are the basic foundation for the generation of bodhicitta: the immovable resolution to achieve buddhahood, to enter the path leading there and to stride through that path in order to help all beings to reach ultimate happiness. |