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Just as holding dear the precious humanhood, one must also cherish and take advantage of the brief mental moments of positive thought and moral growth. Śantideva writes in ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'': | Just as holding dear the precious humanhood, one must also cherish and take advantage of the brief mental moments of positive thought and moral growth. Śantideva writes in ''The Way of the Bodhisattva'': | ||
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In the chaos of samsara, with its endless mundane preoccupations and unrelenting ignorance, it is rare to have clear virtuous thoughts. If they happen to occur briefly through the blessings of the Buddha, they fade away as quickly as they appear. Thus, it is important to grasp the opportunities when they appear. | In the chaos of samsara, with its endless mundane preoccupations and unrelenting ignorance, it is rare to have clear virtuous thoughts. If they happen to occur briefly through the blessings of the Buddha, they fade away as quickly as they appear. Thus, it is important to grasp the opportunities when they appear. | ||
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