For the Benefit of All Beings Quotes

“What do we mean by BODHISATTVA? BODHI means enlightenment, the state devoid of all defects and endowed with all good qualities. SATTVA refers to someone who has courage and confidence and who strives to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. Those who have this spontaneous, sincere wish to attain enlightenment for the ultimate benefit of all beings are called Bodhisattvas. Through wisdom, they direct their minds to enlightenment, and through their compassion, they have concern for beings. This wish for perfect enlightenment for the sake of others is what we call bodhichitta, and it is the starting point on the path.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva

“When receiving the teachings, it is important to have the correct attitude. It is not practicing the Dharma properly to listen with the intention of gaining material advantage or reputation. Neither should our goal be higher rebirth in the next life, nor should we be wishing only for our own liberation from samsara. These are all attitudes we should reject. Instead, let us listen to the teachings with the determined wish to attain the state of omniscience for the sake of all beings.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva

“If one contemplates the harmful effects of anger and the beneficial effects of love, one gains a new confidence in the power of love, and one’s tendency to love grows stronger and stronger.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva