“At the loss of praise and fame, my own mind appears to me just like a child who wails in distress when its sand castle is destroyed.” MindWisdomBuddhism Book:The Way of the Bodhisattva Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva
“Thus we are counseled at length to be careful about the company we keep, recognizing the simple fact that an unexamined lifestyle, in which we are immersed in the materialistic values and behavior of worldly friends, will get us nowhere. Only frustration and inanity will be the result. Shāntideva advises us to fight shy of those whose values are contrary to the Dharma—people he habitually refers to as “those who are like children” (in other words, in terms designed to stimulate feelings of concern rather than resentment). Thus Shāntideva prescribes solitude, a flight from the world—not of course in a puritanical, world-denying sense, but in a spirit of inner freedom. Tranquillity of mind, he says significantly, is “found by people who are happy to be free from worldly ties,” and who for that reason, “never turns . . . a backward glance” (8.4, 8.26). And he is lyrical in his celebration of retreat in the wilderness.” BuddhismSolitudeDharmaAlonenessThe Path Of The BodhisattvaBodhisattva TrainingRetreat In The WildernessThe Mind Of The Bodhisattva Book:The Way of the Bodhisattva Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva
“In solitude, the mind and body Are not troubled by distraction. Therefore leave this worldly life And totally abandon mental wandering.” BuddhismSolitudeShantidevaThe Way Of The BodhisattvaDharma PracticeBodhisattva Training Book:The Way of the Bodhisattva Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva
“All the joy the world contains Has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. (8.129)” BuddhismThe Path Of The BodhisattvaShantideva Book:The Way of the Bodhisattva Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva
“9. Should bodhichitta come to birth In those who suffer, chained in prisons of samsāra, In that instant they are called the children of the Blissful One, Revered by all the world, by gods and humankind.” BuddhismSpiritual AwakeningThe Path Of The BodhisattvaBodhicittaSpirit Of Enlightenment Book:The Way of the Bodhisattva Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva