An effort to reform society without an equal effort to develop one's spiritual-self* cannot bring about lasting results.
- Buddhist parable ☸️
*Spiritual-Self = Metta, Mudita, Karuna, and Upekkha ☸️
Just as a physician's ultimate goal is to heal the patient, similarly a Bodhisattva's ultimate goal is to guide all sentient beings on a path that will lead to their enlightenment.
- Catuhsatakatika
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Video Credit: Karma Lodro Gyatso
Just as a physician's ultimate goal is to heal the patient, similarly a Bodhisattva's ultimate goal is to guide all sentient beings on a path that will lead to their enlightenment.
- Catuhsatakatika
#Buddhism
#Path
#Compassion
#Philosophy
Video Credit: Karma Lodro Gyatso
This sutra is a significant Mahayana Buddhist text that extols the virtues and powers of Avalokitesvara, presenting him as a cosmic overlord and the source of numerous Indic deities. It describes how various divinities and celestial bodies are born from Avalokitesvara's body.
This sutra is a significant Mahayana Buddhist text that extols the virtues and powers of Avalokitesvara, presenting him as a cosmic overlord and the source of numerous Indic deities. It describes how various divinities and celestial bodies are born from Avalokitesvara's body.