In the Buddhist text A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, the great scholar Shantideva mentions that it is very important to ensure that a person does not get into a situation which leads to dissatisfaction, because dissatisfaction is the seed of anger. This means that one must adopt a certain outlook towards one’s material possessions, In the Buddhist text A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, the great scholar Shantideva mentions that it is very important to ensure that a person does not get into a situation which leads to dissatisfaction, because dissatisfaction is the seed of anger.
This means that one must adopt a certain outlook towards one’s material possessions, towards one’s companions and friends, and towards various situations. one’s companions and friends, and towards various situations.
~ H.H. Dalai Lama XIV
