IT’S A BLESSING TO SERVE
Master Jun Hong Lu: We should not be afraid to devote ourselves, whether on the path of spiritual cultivation or in helping others become spiritually awakened.
In this day and age, many people will recoil at the thought of having to invest their energy or time. When you seek their help to get something done, they quickly offer excuses such as, “I don’t have the time because I’m so bogged down and exhausted”. Consequently, tasks they should complete are left undone.
You say, “I’m very busy”. You should know that you will never find time for anything, until one day you find yourself lying in bed paralysed. That’s when you will have all the time in the world.
A person with immeasurable merits is someone selfless in dedicating their life to helping others. For that, he will surely receive the blessings from the Bodhisattva. This is the principle behind. Therefore, as a Buddhist practitioner, we should not be afraid of making sacrifices.
What does it mean by having ‘immeasurable merits’? It basically means regardless of what you are faced with, you are always kind and you only think of the well-being of others.
In other words, you are someone who only thinks about others and not yourself. If you are such a person, don’t you think the Bodhisattva will shower you with blessings? There is no doubt about it.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 9 Chapter 41