Beings are like the moon in rippling water,
Fitful, fleeting, empty in their nature.
Bodhisattvas see them thus and yearn to set them free.
Their wisdom is beneath compassion’s power.
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Chandrakirti
from the book Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Ju Mipham
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