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Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Spiritual Director of FPMT

Current Advice

• Attitude For Offering Service
  Rinpoche recently wrote to a new center director to thank them for offering service and to help them generate the most beneficial attitude – this advice is not only deeply helpful for each of us (especially current center directors and spiritual program coordinators!), it is also indicative of how enormously beneficial it is to offer service in this way.

Excerpt:

“Although you are the leader, in the heart of the leader, it is best to think that you are low, instead of high. No matter how high the position of the leader is, the motivation should be humble. One should always think that one is the servant and others are leaders. Others are most precious and kind, are from whom I receive all my past, present and future happiness, liberation from samsara, the peerless happiness of enlightenment

Firstly, you should think that sentient beings are wish-fulfilling jewels. Secondly, you should be the wish-fulfilling jewel to other sentient beings in daily life. This is very important. Even if you are not working or you are in a cave, not seeing anybody, not even an insect, you should meditate on bodhicitta. You should think how precious sentient beings are. And think, “I must do the same.” This is an excellent way to live life, especially living a busy life with others. By living life with this attitude, it is the happiest life and most meaningful life. There will be nothing to be scared of in the future. Life is like sunshine in the future.”

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