‘Virtue is so feeble;
Vice is so powerful and terrible! How can good ever triumph over evil
Without the resolve to awaken?’
Acharya Shantideva
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — Just as a thunderbolt.
‘Just as a thunderbolt
Can light a dark cloudy night for an instant,
An awakened being can sometimes
Inspire people to do the right thing.’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — It is so hard to find the time and tools.
‘It is so hard to find the time and tools
I need To help those with whom I share this world.
If I don’t seize the chance now,
It may never arise again!’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — How could I be unhappy about others being pleased?
‘How could I be unhappy about others being pleased?’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — Whenever the desire to move.
‘Followers of the way. Whenever the desire to move or say something occurs, first examine the mind.’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — Whether directly or indirectly.
‘Whether directly or indirectly avoid doing anything which does not contribute to the welfare of others.’
Acharya Shantideva
Morning meditation — One develops compassion for the beings in Samsara.
‘One develops compassion for the beings in Samsara, avoids defilement and rejoices in virtue.’
Acharya Shantideva
Afternoon meditation — Shantideva reasons that we don’t discriminate between different parts of our body.
‘Shantideva reasons that we don’t discriminate between different parts of our body, so why do we discriminate between all living beings?’
Dalai Lama
Buddhism now 