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Spurred on by the thought of our precious and rare opportunity and how fragile that opportunity can be, Śāntideva implores us to seize the day and strive to develop this conscientiousness that helps us maintain a healthy and disciplined mind. | Spurred on by the thought of our precious and rare opportunity and how fragile that opportunity can be, Śāntideva implores us to seize the day and strive to develop this conscientiousness that helps us maintain a healthy and disciplined mind. | ||
As Nāgārjuna says in his ''Letter to a Friend'' [LINK to text] (Skt. ''Suhṛllekha''): | |||
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|quote-text=Carefulness is the way to deathlessness, | |||
While carelessness is death, the Buddha taught. | |||
And thus, so that your virtuous deeds may grow, | |||
Be careful, constantly and with respect. | |||
<ref>Stephen Gethin, Wulstan Fletcher, and Helena Blankleder (Padmakara Translation Group), trans., ''Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend: With Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche'' (New York: Snow Lion Publications, 2005), 31.</ref> | |||
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