Annoying People

"Children here refers to those of immature intelligence, that is ordinary beings with no realization. If we mix with such childish people, we risk losing our direction and will not be able to help others. So while we should avoid being influenced by them, we should not get discouraged or annoyed by them. Rather, we should feel great compassion for them, for they are in the grip of their negative emotions..."

Dalai Lama
commenting on Shantideva's marvelous "Way Of The Bodhisattva"

All The Joy

All the joy the world contains

Has come through wishing happiness for others.
All the misery the world contains
Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself

Shantideva

(often quoted by the Dalai Lama)

Shantideva on Klesha

I am as if benumbed by sorcery, My mind reduced to total impotence
With no perception of the madness overwhelming me.
O what is it that has me in its grip?
Anger, lust -- these enemies of mine -- Are limbless and devoid of faculties.
They have no bravery, no cleverness;
How then have they reduced me to such slavery?

Shantideva
Guide To The Bodhisattva Way of Life

This I'd Post On My Wall, Alas

Do not, acting inconsiderately,
Move furniture and chairs so noisily around,
Likewise do not open doors with violence.
Take pleasure in the practice of humility.

 

Shantideva

For As Long

"For as long as space endures, for as long as living beings remain,
until then may I too remain, to dispel the misery of the world."

Shantideva