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Dharma Quote: If, in the fray, the soldier drops his sword, In fright, he swiftly takes it up again. So likewise, if the arm of mindfulness is lost, In fear of hell be quick to get it back. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).

Dharma Quote: The cause of happiness comes rarely, And many are the seeds of suffering! But if I have no pain, I’ll never long for freedom; Therefore, O my mind, be steadfast! By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).

Dharma Quote: Good works gathered in a thousand ages, Such as deeds of generosity, Or offerings to the blissful ones – A single flash of anger shatters them. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).

Dharma Quote: For all those ailing in the world, Until their every sickness has been healed, May I myself become for them The doctor, nurse, the medicine itself. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).

Dharma Quote: “Today, at least, I shall not die,” So rash to lull myself with words like these! My dissolution and my hour of death Will come upon me ineluctably. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).

Dharma Quote: As when a flash of lightning rends the night, And in its glare shows all the dark black clouds had hid, Likewise rarely, through the Buddhas’ power, Virtuous thoughts rise, brief and transient, in the world. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).