不断自私心，轮回不消停

The motivation of a superior practitioner is that of a bodhisattva, which is the most difficult in the category of wholesome motivation. My personal view is that barely a few people are able to take the path of the superior practitioner. Since beginingless time, all sentient beings have known to cherish themselves above others. Everything that one does is to take care of one’s own interest，seldom others’，and never serves others’ needs unconditionally. Therefore, it is usually not very difficult for someone to achieve worldly success, but quite a different matter when it comes to arouse genuine bodhicitta. When basic quality such as bodhicitta is absent, all practices will fail in reaching their objectives. Therefore, we must strive to succeed in generating bodhicitta, no matter how difficult it is. The challenge is with our own self, with that selfish mind. It is a constant battle we must face with endurance. If we work hard at it, we will triumph in the end.

第三是上士道，也就是大乘菩萨的发心，这是善的动机中难度最大的。以我的一己之见来看，能走上上士道的人很少很少。凡夫从无始至今，都对自己珍爱有加，一切所作所为，都是为自己打算，很少考虑别人。即使考虑，也是有条件的，从不会无条件地为他人着想。所以，想成就世间的事业并不是很难，而要生起无伪的菩提心，却并非易事。可是，一旦缺少这些根本，一切修行都不能成功。因此，无论发菩提心如何艰难，我们也要向这个方面努力，要挑战自我，挑战自私心，并坚持不懈地与它作斗争。如果肯下功夫，我们最终必定是会胜利的。

Before, lacking the essential wisdom, people tended to love themselves almost unscrupulously. But, under closer examination, selfishness is really without reason, groundless and moreover a big obstacle in our quest for ultimate happiness. This was never mentioned in anything that we learned from the secular world. Though some people might have said something similar, they lacked profundity. Only the Buddha told us the truth. Through his teachings, we are able to reflect on our previous actions and thus come to the conclusion that we were wrong being selfish. Henceforth, bodhicitta can be aroused. Among all the wholesome motivations, bodhicitta is the most precious and most significant.

以前因缺乏智慧，所有人都毫不顾忌地爱自己，为自己打算。但是，我们的自私心不但没有理由、没有根据，并且是我们获得最终安乐的大敌。关于这一点，在我们以前所学的世间文化里从没有提及，虽然有些人说过一些类似的话，但深度却远远不够。只有佛将这些真理告诉了我们，在依靠佛陀教言进行观察抉择之后，我们就会明白，以前为了自己所作的一切是何等错误！就能由此而发起菩提心。由此可见，菩提心是最关键的，也是善的动机中最殊胜的。