Atisha Quotes on Virtue
Atisha Dipankara Shrijnana was a Bengali Buddhist philosopher and monk, abbot of the great Indian monastic university of Vikramashila, who, late in life, accepted an invitation from the Tibetan king Yeshe-O to come to Tibet, where he spent his last twelve years restoring monastic discipline and the integrity of Buddhist teaching. This page collects quotes attributed to Atisha on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Atisha:
“Bodhicitta is the seed of every Buddha; without it, all other practice is in vain.”
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Attributed to Atisha:
“Three kinds of beings walk the path: those who seek their own peace, those who seek a higher rebirth, and those who seek awakening for the sake of all.”
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Attributed to Atisha:
“When the mind tames itself, the world it inhabits is at peace.”
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Attributed to Atisha:
“Receive every teaching as if it were medicine for the precise illness of your own heart.”
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Attributed to Atisha:
“What is meditated upon repeatedly becomes the very stuff of the mind.”