“If you have not even dreamed
Of benefiting yourself
Before dreaming of this for sentient beings,
How could you be of benefit to others?”

— Šantidéva

Attributed

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "If you have not even dreamed Of benefiting yourself Before dreaming of this for sentient beings, How could you be of…" by Šantidéva?

Šantidéva photo

Šantidéva 41

8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar 685–763

Related quotes

“If you help yourself to the benefits of being married when you are single, you're likely to help yourself to the benefits of being single when you're married.”

Manis Friedman book Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore?

Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore? (1990); as quoted in Fishman, Sylvia Barack. A Breath of Life: Feminism in the American Jewish Community http://www.books.google.com/books?id=UWCL28nWMoEC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=why+doesnt+anyone+blush+anymore&source=bl&ots=rXP-j83aqt&sig=TeBM0t-oRsnnHgHtNQVYY0h8ASE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4Uh_U5ibG8KryASYx4GYCA&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBzgy. UPNE. 1995.
Marriage and fidelity

“I do not mean to manipulate others with the motivation of self-interest. But with good use of wisdom,
to benefit self and others while being empathetic to all sentient beings.”

Richard Gombrich (1937) British Indologist

"When I say I'm a Buddhist"[citation needed]

“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

Fred Rogers (1928–2003) American television personality

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Thoughts For All Ages http://pbskids.org/rogers/all_ages/thoughts1.htm

“If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other sentient beings, to yourself, and to the environment, on which all sentient beings depend.”

Gary L. Francione (1954) American legal scholar

“You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense. How could this young girl from the suburbs of Detroit become a success in New York? It was always that dream.”

Anna Sui (1964) American fashion designer

via MBFashionWeek.com. IMG Worldwide. 2015. http://mbfashionweek.com/designers/anna-sui

“Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.”

Dogen (1200–1253) Japanese Zen buddhist teacher

VI, 2
Shobogenzo Zuimonki (1238)

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 112.

“Consider impact before you consider benefit.”

Lisa Mason book Summer of Love

Source: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 2 “Do You Believe in Magic?” (p. 34; ecological catchphrase repeated often in the book)

“You tell yourself a dream, always. And when do you dream it?”

Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet

Voces (1943)

“Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.”

Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) Joyce Brothers

As quoted in Bursting at the Seams : A Wealth of Wit and Wisdom by, for, and about Women (2004) edited by Killy John and Alie Stibbe

Related topics