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What are the expectations and commitments involved in taking Mantra?
A discourse on the commitment within a mantra and the path to Nirvāṇa.
"You shall practice in the same way, with unwavering consistency. The occasion for this commitment is the ultimate aim: that you will become Nirvāṇa."
"Do what you want to do. But you may object, saying, 'No, I don't want this totality of relation; I want to have my drop-by-drop relation.'"
The speaker explains the fundamental pledge of a mantra is consistent practice toward the goal of becoming Nirvāṇa. Using the analogy of an animal's threefold relation to existence, the discourse warns against a fragmented, self-directed approach to spiritual practice and ritual, stating it prevents fulfilling the mantra's covenant.
Recording location: Australia, Brisbane, World Peace Tour 2005
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