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The afflictions do not lead us to joy and happiness but are the very guardians of this self-made prison. We are like a fish all tangled up in their net. When we are born in the lower realms, these afflictions become the executioners and the denizens of hell. These are the real enemies that we must strive with all our effort to destroy. We will never find physical or mental peace until we have done away with them. | The afflictions do not lead us to joy and happiness but are the very guardians of this self-made prison. We are like a fish all tangled up in their net. When we are born in the lower realms, these afflictions become the executioners and the denizens of hell. These are the real enemies that we must strive with all our effort to destroy. We will never find physical or mental peace until we have done away with them. | ||
Gyaltsab Je [LINK to text pdf. p. 134] concludes this section in his commentary on the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' by asking how one can enjoy samsaric existence given the harm caused by the afflictictive emotions | Gyaltsab Je [LINK to text pdf. p. 134] concludes this section in his commentary on the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' by asking how one can enjoy samsaric existence given the harm caused by the afflictictive emotions. | ||
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|quote-text=Therefore, if this continual long time enemy, who is the singular unrivalled cause for the strong increase of the accumulation of all harm, takes up permanent residence in my heart, then how can cyclic existence be free and joyful?<ref>Stracke, ''Entrance for the Children'', 21, https://happymonkspublication.org/product/bodhisattvacharyavatara-chapter-1-10-commentary/.</ref> | |quote-text=Therefore, if this continual long time enemy, who is the singular unrivalled cause for the strong increase of the accumulation of all harm, takes up permanent residence in my heart, then how can cyclic existence be free and joyful?<ref>Stracke, ''Entrance for the Children'', 21, https://happymonkspublication.org/product/bodhisattvacharyavatara-chapter-1-10-commentary/.</ref> | ||
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