“If I give this, what will be left
for me?”
Thinking of oneself – the way of evil
ghosts.
“If I keep this, what will be left to
give?”
Concern for others is the way of
heaven.
If I serve myself and harm another,
I'll suffer in the realms of hell.
But
if for others' sake I harm myself,
Then every excellence will be my
heritage.
Wanting what is best for me –
Stupidity, inferiority, and lower
realms result!
Let this be changed, applied to others
–
Honors and the realms of bliss will
come!
Enslaving others, forcing them to serve
me,
I will come to know the state of
servitude.
But if I labor for the good of others,
Mastery and leadership will come to
me.
All the joy the world contains
Has come through wishing happiness for
others.
All the mysery the world contains
Has come through
wanting pleasure for oneself.
Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva
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