"The
Bodhisattva is like the mightiest of warriors; But her enemies are not
common foes of flesh and bone.
His fight
is with the inner delusions, the afflictions of self-cherishing and ego
grasping, those most terrible of demons that catch living beings in the snares
of confusion and cause them forever to wander in pain, frustration and sorrow. Her
mission is to harm ignorance and delusion, never living beings. These he looks
upon with kindness, patience, an empathy, cherishing them like a mother
cherishes her only child. She is the real hero, calmly facing any hardship in
order to bring peace, happiness and liberation to the world." --The Thirteenth Dalai Lama from his "Discourses"