Attributed to Śāntideva
«If a problem can be solved, why worry? If it cannot be solved, worrying will do no good.»
Misattributed
Verdict
It is not in Śāntideva's work
It is authentic Śāntideva (Bodhicaryāvatāra 6.10), but circulates massively attributed to the Dalai Lama or the Buddha by quotation sites; it is recorded here to correct the attribution, not the quotation.
Source: Śāntideva. The Bodhicaryāvatāra. Trad., introd. y notas de Kate Crosby y Andrew Skilton; introducción general de Paul Williams. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics), 1996. ISBN 0192829793.
What they did say
Verified words of Śāntideva
«For as long as space endures and as long as the world endures, may I too endure, to destroy the sufferings of beings.»
Bodhicaryāvatāra 10.55. Es la estrofa con que el Dalái Lama cerró su conferencia del Nobel (1989). Traducción propia del sánscrito, cotejada con Crosby y Skilton (1996) y Wallace (1997).
«Where would one find leather to cover the whole earth? With the leather of one's sandals alone, the whole earth is covered.»
Bodhicaryāvatāra 5.13: no se puede dominar el mundo exterior, pero sí la propia mente. Traducción propia del sánscrito, cotejada con Crosby y Skilton (1996) y Wallace (1997).
«There is no evil like hatred and no austerity like patience; therefore one should cultivate patience with effort and by every means.»
Bodhicaryāvatāra 6.2, al comienzo del capítulo sobre la paciencia. Traducción propia del sánscrito, cotejada con Crosby y Skilton (1996) y Wallace (1997).