Penetrative insight joined with calm abiding utterly eradicates afflicted states. Shantideva More Quotes by Shantideva More Quotes From Shantideva May I be like a guard for those who are protectorless, Shantideva journeybridgeswater Others are my main concern. When I notice something of mine, I steal it and give it to others. Shantideva buddhiststealinggiving All the happiness there is in this world Arises from wishing others to be happy. And all the suffering there is in this world Arises from wishing oneself to be happy. Shantideva motivationsufferingwish Whenever conflict arises among living creatures the sense of ownership is the cause. Shantideva ownershipconflictcauses May I be a light for those in need of light. May I be a bed for those in need of rest. May I be a servant for those in need of service, for all embodied beings. Shantideva bedlightneeds There is nothing to fear other than my mind. Shantideva mind If you can solve your problem, what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, what is the use of worrying. Shantideva useworryneeds In joy and sorrow all are equal, Shantideva guardiansorrowjoy All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing. Shantideva mayinspirationallife In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance. Shantideva scarcityagemay What need is there to say more? The childish work for their own benefit, The Buddhas work for the benefit of others. Just look at the difference between them. Shantideva differenceslooksneeds Take advantage of this human boat; Shantideva sorrowwisdomsleep The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others. Shantideva sourcelyingthinking The hostile multitudes are vast as spaceWhat chance is there that all should be subdued? Let but this angry mind be overthrownAnd every foe is then and there destroyed Shantideva freedomchancemind Passion is overcome only by him who has won through stillness of spirit the perfect vision; it comes through the contentment that is regardless of the world. Shantideva passionsilenceperfect If there were a truly existent I, Shantideva make-sensecertainifs Those who have no mental vigilance, Shantideva wisdomteachingmemories All the joy the world contains Shantideva wishjoymotivational That which is seen and that which is touched are of a dream-like and illusion-like nature. Because feeling arises together with the mind, it is not [ultimately] perceived. Shantideva minddreamfeelings He who doesn't get rid of the I won't be able to avoid suffering the same way that someone who doesn't get apart from fire can't avoid being burn. Shantideva ablesufferingfire
