宗喀巴_三主要道英文版及解释- 第24节

n　directions。　And　in　order　for　the　Dharma　to　spread　in　the　ten　directions　depends　upon　those　who　are　renowned　as　the　upkeepers　of　the　Dharma；　so　then　we　should　pray　for　the　long　life　of　such　luminaries　as　His　Holiness　the　Dalai　Lama；　and　the　person　who　is　in　charge　of　all　the　FPMT　centres；　Lama　Zopa　Rinpoche；　we　should　pray　for　his　long　life　and　also　that　all　his　exalted　wishes；　especially　the　building　of　the　huge　Maitreya　statue；　be　acplished　quickly；　because　as　you　may　know；　Rinpoche　has　a　lot　of　obstacles　with　the　building　of　the　statue；　so　it　would　be　excellent　if　we　could　dedicate　our　positive　potential　towards　fulfilling　Rinpoche's　wishes。　So　then　in　essence；　dedicating　the　merit　towards　the　spreading　of　the　Dharma　and　then　in　addition　to　that　to　the　benefit　and　the　bliss　of　all　sentient　beings。　So　it's　not　that　we　recite　a　prayer　and　then　instantly　everything　bees　fine；　but　rather　it　may　help　if　we　dedicate　our　positive　potential　in　such　directions；　so　it's　an　excellent　practice　if　we　do　that。　And　as　I　mentioned　earlier　then；　the　dedication　of　merit　is　extremely　important　because　without　it；　there　is　every　chance　that　we　could　fall　into　some　state　of　negative　emotion　and　then　through　that；　destroy　our　roots　of　virtue。　So　it's　important　then　to　continually　make　these　roots　of　virtue　and　merit；　and　then　to　continually　strive　to　recognise　and　then　abandon　negative　states　of　mind。