With a selfish attitude, oneself is important, and others are not so important.
According to Shantideva's advice, a technique to help in turning this attitude around is to imagine- in front of yourself as an unbiased observer- your own se⋯⋯lfish self on one side and a limited number of other beings on the other side- ten, fifty, or a hundred. On one side is your proud, selfish self, and on the other side is a group of poor, needy people. You are, in effect, in the middle- as an unbiased, third person.
Now, judge. Is this one, single, selfish person more important? Or is the group of people more important? Think. Will you join this side or that side? Naturally, if you are a real human being, your heart will go with the group because the number is greater and they are more needy. The other one is just a single person, proud and stupid. Your feeling naturally goes with the group. By thinking in this way, selfishness gradually decreases,and respect of others grows. This is the way to practice.
-Dalai Lama
有著自私的態度，自然就覺得自己比較重要，他人就顯的次要。
依據寂天菩薩的開示，有個修行技巧能轉化這樣的心態，讓自己當個不偏心的觀察者，想像自己的前方，一邊是自私的我，另一邊是十個、五十個，或者一百個其他眾生。這一邊的我是驕傲的、自私的我，而另外一邊是ㄧ群貧窮可憐、需要幫助的眾生。在這當中，你仍以第三者的角度，扮演著不偏心的觀察者。
現在，去評斷一下，
一邊只有「一個」自私的我比較重要?
還是那群「多數」的人比較重要?
如果你真的還有人性，自然地，你的心會倒向多數人那邊，因為他們數量較多，也更需要幫助。另外一邊不過只是「一個」驕傲又自私的傢伙罷了。你自然地會認為多數那邊的人較重要。藉著這樣的觀想，自私的想法自然就會減弱，利他的心態會增強，這就是修行的方式。
~達賴喇嘛
According to Shantideva's advice, a technique to help in turning this attitude around is to imagine- in front of yourself as an unbiased observer- your own se⋯⋯lfish self on one side and a limited number of other beings on the other side- ten, fifty, or a hundred. On one side is your proud, selfish self, and on the other side is a group of poor, needy people. You are, in effect, in the middle- as an unbiased, third person.
Now, judge. Is this one, single, selfish person more important? Or is the group of people more important? Think. Will you join this side or that side? Naturally, if you are a real human being, your heart will go with the group because the number is greater and they are more needy. The other one is just a single person, proud and stupid. Your feeling naturally goes with the group. By thinking in this way, selfishness gradually decreases,and respect of others grows. This is the way to practice.
-Dalai Lama
有著自私的態度，自然就覺得自己比較重要，他人就顯的次要。
依據寂天菩薩的開示，有個修行技巧能轉化這樣的心態，讓自己當個不偏心的觀察者，想像自己的前方，一邊是自私的我，另一邊是十個、五十個，或者一百個其他眾生。這一邊的我是驕傲的、自私的我，而另外一邊是ㄧ群貧窮可憐、需要幫助的眾生。在這當中，你仍以第三者的角度，扮演著不偏心的觀察者。
現在，去評斷一下，
一邊只有「一個」自私的我比較重要?
還是那群「多數」的人比較重要?
如果你真的還有人性，自然地，你的心會倒向多數人那邊，因為他們數量較多，也更需要幫助。另外一邊不過只是「一個」驕傲又自私的傢伙罷了。你自然地會認為多數那邊的人較重要。藉著這樣的觀想，自私的想法自然就會減弱，利他的心態會增強，這就是修行的方式。
~達賴喇嘛
