“The Spirit of Awakening is known to be of two kinds: the spirit of aspiring for Awakening, and the spirit of venturing toward awakening. Just as one perceives the difference between a person who yearns to travel and a traveler, so do the learned recognize the corresponding difference between these two.”
§ 1.15
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
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§ 3.27
Bodhicaryavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
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Context: My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;
For above and around me the wild wind is roaring,
Arousing to rapture the earth and the seas.