"Indeed, given the habitual orientation of the mind, fixed as it is upon the supposed reality of ego and phenomena, rooted in the duality of subject and object, wandering in saṃsāra from beginningless time—that an impulse toward perfect altruism and self-forgetting can arise at all seems nothing short of miraculous. What could go more radically against the grain? To say that it is possible is an impressive affirmation of the mind’s potential. Even so, bodhichitta is itself so extraordinary that its first impulses appear to come from outside." Just as on a dark night black with clouds, The sudden lightning glares and all is clearly shown, Likewise rarely, through the Buddhas’ power, Virtuous thoughts rise, brief and transient, in the world. (1.5) Shantideva (2011-12-05). The Way of the Bodhisattva: Revised Edition . Shambhala Publications. Kindle Edition.
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