Quote Archives: Shantideva

Such a chance again ~ Shantideva

This free and well-favoured human form is difficult to obtain. Now that we have the chance to realise the full human potential, If we don’t make good use of this opportunity, How could we possibly expect to have such a chance again? Shantideva

Seen no more ~ Shantideva

All that I possess and use Is like the fleeting vision of a dream. It fades into the realms of memory; And fading, will be seen no more. Shantideva

Exchanging oneself and others ~ Shantideva

If I do not actually exchange my happiness For the sufferings of others, I shall not attain the state of buddhahood And even in cyclic existence I shall have no joy. Shantideva

On bodhicitta ~ Shantideva

It is the supreme elixir That overcomes the sovereignty of death. It is the inexhaustible treasure That eliminates poverty in the world. It is the supreme medicine That quells the world’s disease. It is the tree that shelters all beings Wandering and tired on the path of conditioned existence. It is the universal bridge That […]