PHL 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Shantideva
6 May 2019
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Power of good is always weak while the power of evil is vast and terrible - only the perfect awakening mind can conquer it. Must never abandon the awakening mind if wanting to transcend the miseries of existence. When the awakening mind has arisen in him, he is hailed son of the sugatas - revered in the worlds of the gods and men. In its protection, you immediately escape great dangers - even after committing extremely cruel acts of evil. Awakening mind understood to be of two kinds: Understood in the same way as one who desires to go and one who is going. Still, great things come from the mind resolved on awakening, but even more like the merit from that resolve when put into action. Worship of the buddha is surpassed by the desire for the welfare of others - effort for the complete happiness of every being.
