The Three Excellences
Preparation, main practice, and dedication in every session.
Every practice session includes: excellent preparation (generating bodhicitta), excellent main practice (maintaining awareness), and excellent conclusion (dedication of merit).
Begin with bodhicitta, practice with awareness, end with dedication.
The three excellences ensure every practice is complete and beneficial.
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- What Tibetan Buddhism says about habit and discipline
Every session carries the same three parts: bodhicitta at the start, sustained awareness through the middle, dedication of merit at the end. The shape is fixed so the practitioner never has to decide how to begin, which is precisely where most habits break.