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Swami Samantabhadra.
We have always been fortunate that learned people secretly listened to his pronouncements and his philosophical speeches.
And they rarely found themselves able to oppose him. - The very name of debate is such that it inevitably ignites the fire of opposition; people stand up to support it, even if they feel their position is weak, to protect their ego, and they do not even accept the other's reasonable point; yet, with Samantabhadra, this rarely happened, why? - There must be some special secret that needs to be revealed and which the reader will also be eager to know.
As far as we have investigated this matter - considered it deeply and experienced it from Samantabhadra's literature etc. - we have no hesitation in saying that the whole secret of Samantabhadra's success lies in the purity of his heart, the purity of his character and the importance of his speech; or, to put it another way, it is the greatness of his words, spoken for the sake of purity of heart and character, that has enabled him to make such an impact on others. Whatever Samantabhadra's speech was, it was almost always for the sake of the well-being of others. It was free from any worldly self-interest or any desire to bolster his ego and belittle others.