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|quote-text=I will not leave the fight until, before my eyes,<br> | |quote-text=I will not leave the fight until, before my eyes,<br> | ||
These enemies of mine are all destroyed. (4.36ab)<ref>[[ | These enemies of mine are all destroyed. (4.36ab)<ref>[[Blankleder, H.|Helena Blankleder]] and [[Fletcher, W.|Wulstan Fletcher]] ([[Padmakara Translation Group]]), trans., ''[[The Way of the Bodhisattva (2006)|The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyāvatāra]]'', by [[Śāntideva]] (Boston: [[Shambhala Publications]], 2006), 58.</ref> | ||
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His last words to us in the chapter encourage us to take the medicine of conscientiousness that has been prescribed. | His last words to us in the chapter encourage us to take the medicine of conscientiousness that has been prescribed. | ||
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|quote-text=What invalids in need of medicine | |quote-text=What invalids in need of medicine | ||
Ignored their doctor’s words and gained their health? (4.48cd)<ref>[[ | Ignored their doctor’s words and gained their health? (4.48cd)<ref>[[Blankleder, H.|Blankleder]] and [[Fletcher, W.|Fletcher]], ''[[The Way of the Bodhisattva (2006)|Way of the Bodhisattva]]'', 60.</ref> | ||
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In other words, Śāntideva asks, what kind of patient who is in need of relief from disease would not take the medicine prescribed by their doctor? | In other words, Śāntideva asks, what kind of patient who is in need of relief from disease would not take the medicine prescribed by their doctor? | ||
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While carelessness is death, the Buddha taught. | While carelessness is death, the Buddha taught. | ||
And thus, so that your virtuous deeds may grow, | And thus, so that your virtuous deeds may grow, | ||
Be careful, constantly and with respect.<ref>[[Gethin, S.|Stephen Gethin]], [[ | Be careful, constantly and with respect.<ref>[[Gethin, S.|Stephen Gethin]], [[Blankleder, H.|Helena Blankleder]], and [[Fletcher, W.|Wulstan Fletcher]] ([[Padmakara Translation Group]]), trans., ''Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend: With Commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche'' (New York: [[People/Snow_Lion_Publications|Snow Lion Publications]], 2005), 31.</ref>{{TextEndMarker}} | ||
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