“But those who fill with bliss All beings destitute of joy, Who cut all pain and suffering away From those weighed down with misery, Who drive away the darkness of their ignorance— What virtue could be matched with theirs? What friend could be compared with them? What merit is there similar to this?”
“The great should never be abandoned for the less, And others’ good should be regarded as supreme.”
“If with kindly generosity One merely has the wish to soothe The aching heads of other beings Such merit knows no bounds. No need to speak then, of the wish To drive away the endless pain Of each and every living being, Bringing them unbounded excellence.”
“If the simple thought to be of help to others Exceeds in worth the worship of the Buddhas, What need is there to speak of actual deeds That bring about the weal and benefit of beings?”
from Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) by Śantideva
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from Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) by Śantideva