Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro
Some people do not see the point of preparing for future lives because they are
not feeling any obvious distress right now. Yet worrying about the well-being
in their old age, they will do all they can to make money even without concerns
for karma and retributions sometimes.
It is very foolish to do this. It has never occurred to them that they have already been
born human and that no matter how hard this life is, it is nowhere close to the
severe suffering born by those in the three lower realms. Where will we be
reborn next time? Will we have another human birth like this one? No one knows.
So, to be well prepared for the next life should be the rational thing to do.
What does it take to be well prepared? It is certainly not wealth or fame we
need but spiritual practice. Although Hinayana practice can help us to be
liberated, it does not help others. Consequently, we must strive to arouse
Bodhicitta as it is the only means to help both ourselves and other beings to
liberation.
