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„Budda przybywa do pewnej wioski, gdzie natychmiast otaczają go i wychwalają pobożni mieszkańcy. Ale z tłumu występuje jeden człowiek, który potępia Buddę ze złością. Nazywa go złodziejem, któremu zależy tylko na bogactwach i sławie. W końcu Budda pyta go, czy skończył już krzyczeć, i kiedy mężczyzna milknie, zadaje mu pytanie: – Jeśli dajesz
... See moreThe pragmatic Shantideva then points out that if there is something that can be done about a troublesome situation then why be unhappy? If there is nothing that can be done about the situation, then what’s the use of being unhappy?
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Shantideva, the author of The Way of the Bodhisattva,
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Parables from Shambhala: The Wisdom of the East for Everyday Life (Sacred Wisdom Book 4)
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Chi-fo says, “The reason Subhuti asked these questions was because he realized that in the Buddha’s everyday actions of wearing his robe, eating, washing his feet, and sitting down, he never stopped manifesting the marvelous workings of his true mind and that all such instruction contained the essence of perfect prajna. Hence, Subhuti’s words of
... See moreRed Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
bodhisattva vows based on the words of the beloved sixth-century sage Shantideva: May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp in the darkness A resting place for the weary A healing medicine for all who are sick A vase of plenty, a tree
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