“If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do no good.”

— Shantideva · Calm quote

If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do no good. — Shantideva quote card
Buddhist monk and scholar · 685 – 763

Indian Buddhist monk and scholar of Nalanda. His Bodhicaryavatara is a classic guide to the bodhisattva path.

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