All who are happy here below are happy because they have sought the happiness of others.

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All who are unhappy here below are unhappy because they have sought their own happiness; all who are happy here below are happy because they have sought the happiness of others.

Source Bodhicaryâvatâra, Chapter VIII — Virtue of Meditation or Recollection, §15 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Śāntideva, in the Bodhicaryāvatāra, unhappiness comes from seeking only one’s own happiness, and true joy from seeking the happiness of others. Today, put someone else’s good before your own comfort once, a service, a listening ear, a seat given up, and notice the joy it leaves in you.

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