Šantidéva: Quotes about the world

Šantidéva was 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“Where would I find enough leather
To cover the entire surface of the earth?
But with leather soles beneath my feet,
It’s as if the whole world has been covered.”

Šantidéva

§ 5.13
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
Context: Where would there be leather enough to cover the entire world? With just the leather of my sandals, it is as if the whole world were covered. Likewise, I am unable to restrain external phenomena, but I shall restrain my own mind. What need is there to restrain anything else?

World

“All the suffering there is in this world arises from wishing our self to be happy. All the happiness there is in this world arises from wishing others to be happy.”

Šantidéva
World , Suffering , Happiness

“My body, every possession
And all goodness, past, present and future
Without remorse I dedicate
To the well-being of the world.”

Šantidéva

Bodhicaryavatara

World , Past , Future

“Where would there be leather enough to cover the entire world? With just the leather of my sandals, it is as if the whole world were covered. Likewise, I am unable to restrain external phenomena, but I shall restrain my own mind. What need is there to restrain anything else?”

Šantidéva

§ 5.13
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life

World