One should eliminate yearning that arises for various idle … - Shantideva

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One should eliminate yearning that arises for various idle conversations, which often take place, and for all kinds of entertainment.

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Shantideva (sometimes Śāntideva) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar and adherent of the Prasangika Madhyamaka philosophy, renowned as the author of the Bodhicaryavatara

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Alternative Names: Vushuk Pa

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May any spiritual energy thus generated By my devotion to the enlightened ones Be dedicated to dispelling the misery Of living beings without exception.

Just as a blind man might find a jewel amongst heaps of rubbish, so this Spirit of Awakening has somehow arisen in me.

May all those languishing in hell come now to perfect joy.
And may the stooping animals be freed
From fear of being preyed upon, each other's food.

One should eliminate yearning that arises for various idle conversations, which often take place, and for all kinds of entertainment. - Shantideva

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