First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.

The fact is that when you are in a clean, clear state of mind you will be free to pay full attention to what you are doing and you will therefore naturally do it well. Problems come when you are not living in a natural state of mind. Then, no matter what you are doing your mind will be on something else.

First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.

As human beings we have the capacity to enjoy limitless, blissful happiness...there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we grasp onto these pleasures, turning them from a source of happiness into a source of pain and dissatisfaction. It is grasping and attachment that is the problem, not the pleasure themselves.

Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems.

No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure

When you check your own mind properly, you stop blaming others for your problems.