"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." (Buddha)

"Practice being content your world will become worry free." (Still Thoughts-Jing Si Aphorism)

"Life is impermanent. It exists in the space of a breath. Life ends when the breathing stops. We must cherish every moment." (Still Thoughts-Jing Si Aphorism)

"Bodhisattvas are not idol made of wood. Real Bodhisattvas are people who eat, talk, work, and relieve suffering in times of need." (Still Thoughts-Jing Si Aphorism)

"Beware of your thoughts as they become your words. Beware of your words as they become your actions. Beware of your actions as they become your habits. Beware of your habits as they become your fate." (Zen)

"He who knows the precepts by heart, but fails to practice them, is like one who lights a lamp, and then shuts his eyes." (Nagarjuna)

"If we can not love the person whom we see, how can we love God, whom we can not see ?" (Mother Teresa)









Shantideva's Inspirational Wish  

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"May I become food and drink in the eons of famine for those poverty-stricken suffers.

May I be a doctor, medicine and nurse for all sick beings in the world until everyone is cured.

May I become never-ending wish-fulfilling treasures materialising in front of each of them as all the enjoyments they need.

May I be a guide for those who do not have a guide, a leader for those who journey, a boat for those who want to cross over, and all sorts of ships, bridges, beautiful parks for those who desire them, and light for those who need light.

And may I become beds for those who need a rest, and a servant to all who need servants.

May I also become the basic conditions for all sentient beings, such as earth or even the sky, which is indestructible.


May I always be the living conditions for all sentient beings until all sentient beings are enlightened."

and

"While their evil ripens in me, may all my virtue ripen in them."


~ Shantideva, "Bodhisattvacharyavatara - Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life"
(8th-century CE)

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