Shantideva

The Way of the Bodhisattva

1. IDEA 1

   Cover your feet, not the world

   You can't cover the whole earth with leather to protect your feet, but you can wear sandals. In the same way, you can't control everything around you, but you can guard your own mind.

2. IDEA 2

   Why worry?

   If a problem can be solved, there is no need to worry; just act. If it can't be solved, worrying won't help. Either way, worry adds suffering without changing anything.

3. IDEA 3

   Patience is the strongest armour

   Shantideva saw anger as the force that burns up our goodness fastest, and patience as its antidote. A patient mind can't easily be pushed around by others.

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