釋迦牟尼佛曾說,就獲至證悟而言,以慈悲服務有情眾生,等同於供養諸佛的價值。因此,慷慨對待他人,讓他人從痛苦中解脫,走向解脫之道,和供養諸佛的利益是一樣的。或許我們會認為供養寺廟,或在佛像面前擺出供品是更好的方法。事實上,諸佛完全離於自我珍愛,因此我們愈能幫助眾生,諸佛就愈快樂。
Buddha Sakyamuni said, in terms of enlightenment, the value of serving sentient beings with compass⋯⋯ion, is equivalent to the value of offering to all Buddhas. Therefore, generosity towards others, let others out of suffering and help them walk towards the road to liberation; The benefits we’ve got from these are the same as we offering to all Buddhas. Perhaps we thought offering to monastery or put some offering in front of the Buddha statues is a better way. In fact, Buddhas are entirely away from self-cherishing, so the more we can help sentient beings, the more Buddhas are happy about that.
〜 HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 頂果欽哲法王