| When we transform our minds motivated by | | | | way to help the people you love. Not just with food |
| bodhicitta what will happen is our motivation is always | | | | and money and shelter, but their death and their |
| spontaneous, to benefit others. We will our minds to | | | | next life. If you love your mother, if you love your |
| think about how to bring benefit to others and the | | | | father - those are the people who are the closest to |
| secret is it will be spontaneous. It will not be an | | | | most of us. That is the best way a poor man and a |
| effort. It will not be like, "Oh, I got to think how to | | | | poor woman like us can benefit them. It's free. |
| help. Sometimes when you don't help it will feel | | | | Where does that come from? Dharma and alertness. |
| unnatural. And only when you help you will be at | | | | Even people who just met us will look at us and |
| peace and happy. Why? Because your self-cherishing | | | | stare at us, Why? We will have a glow. We will have |
| mind the "I'm more important than others" has come | | | | some kind of attraction. We will have some kind of |
| down. That's what Buddha says | | | | energy that people cannot put their finger on or |
| People who are close to us will love us more, will | | | | touch, or point out. That when they see us, they're |
| respect us more. And we will inspire them to practice. | | | | like: "[gasps], who's that?" "Wow, who's that?" |
| And when we practice, it will benefit our parents, our | | | | "What? What? Who's that person?" "I feel this |
| relatives - the ones we love. Why? They're | | | | person has something special" "I feel this person is |
| responsible for us. Since they're responsible, when we | | | | different". They don't know what but they're |
| do good actions, the actions flow to them. So, if we | | | | attracted to you. Why? Because the inner love, the |
| love our parents, our fathers and mothers, our | | | | bodhicitta is brimming over, is coming out. Definitely. |
| children, our wives, our husbands, and our friends and | | | | That's why certain people have a lot of care and |
| our sponsors - then we need to practice dharma. | | | | love for others. |
| Why? It will help them very much. This is a lasting | | | | |