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Kindness Of Parents

• “Discussing the kindness of mother is an inexhaustible talk. It is not going to end.”
• Think of love and compassion of mother. Mother gave us body. Mother carried us for nine months. Mother endured pain and hardship. Her life was threatened during birth. Mother and father cared for us. They gave up their concerns for us. Until we were able, they took care of us. They touched our belly to see if we were hungry. They thought “perhaps my child is sick” , because baby cannot express. They dressed us in warm clothes. They gave us a home. They gave us things to play with. Look if parents are happy. This is only parents of one lifetime. We have countless lifetimes. Make aspiration to bring happiness to all sentient beings. Don’t wish for them to be born in the god realms. They have been there many times. Wish that they become free of cyclic existence and be established in buddhahood. Aspire. “Whatever I do, may I accumulate merit so that all sentient beings will arrive in buddha amitabha pure land.” Even if you offer one lamp, offer for all.
• What kindness did we receive from mother and father? See what they have given to us. This is the debt we owe all sentient beings. Arise the wish to repay this kindness.
• Think about the qualities of parenthood – even the smallest thing. Mother and father welcomed us into their family. They thought of us lovingly. They looked at us lovingly. We were helpless when born. Parents kept us from withering and dying when we were still unable to hold our head up. Mother kept us clean when we were unable to take care of ourself. Parents taught us how to eat, how to dress, how to tie our shoelaces, how to stand, how to walk, how to talk. They gave us their own things.
• Every time we took birth, we depended on mother to benefit us.
• Remember kindness of parents. We now have the opportunity.
• Parents are a field of benefit.
• Remember how kind mother and father have been. Some of us have children. We worry about them. This comes because we care. All sentient beings have been our parents. They also had concern.
• Do you see sentient beings have been kind?

Kindness of sentient beings

• You cannot generate compassion to stone. You need sentient beings.
• We need sentient beings to practice bodhicitta. They help us to accumulate causes for happiness
• All seneient beings have been kind parents. Expand your mind.
• Even worldly happiness comes through kindness of others.
• We need sentient beings to become buddha.
• Cultivate love for this little creature. Thank the creature.
• We have received kindness from the country.
• Wish to help all beings.