Candrakīrti | Indian Philosopher, Madhyamaka, Commentator

 First, with the thought “I am,” they cling to a self; then, with the thought “mine,” they become attached to things; like buckets on a waterwheel, they turn without control; I bow to the compassion that cares for such suffering beings. 1.3

 Beings are like reflections of the moon in rippling water; seeing them as fleeting and as devoid of intrinsic nature, the bodhisattva’s mind falls under compassion’s sway, yearning to set free every transmigrating being. 1.4