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Of. No matter how extensively virtuous roots are cultivated, Can they be called virtues that are conducive to liberation? They are also called intermediate virtues, Because they do not lead to liberation from this cycle of existence. Taking refuge and generating bodhicitta are crucial here. From the depths of your heart, trust in the Three Jewels, Diligent one, please make your bodhicitta firm. Thus spoke the monk Rāga Asya, On the ninth evening of the victorious month (first month of the Tibetan New Year) of the Horse year, The old monk spoke in the manner of a song of fabricated words. Abandon all paths of worldly existence, Those who have not entered the path and the inferior paths that lead astray, It is proper to go on the path of flawless bodhi. The scribe is Virya Sāgara. Chapter Three, auspicious. Chapter Three: In order to generate a firm mind of renunciation, There are many key points for abandoning the path of samsara.