Shantideva · Theology

Guarding the Mind: Leather for the Whole Earth

Shantideva’s discipline of watchfulness - that since we cannot armor the whole world against every danger, but can master our own mind, taming the mind accomplishes everything: kept by mindfulness at the door and vigilant introspection within, the mind is the one thing worth guarding.

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You learned that Shantideva locates all real danger in the untamed mind, that his famous image of leather for the feet rather than the earth shows why mastering the mind accomplishes what controlling the world cannot, and that the mind is guarded by mindfulness (remembrance) at the door and vigilant introspection (wat…

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