【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- Learning the systematic order enables us to benefit the self and others

So we need to know, well! This systematic order has such greatness, such benefit! Thus, first, with regard to benefiting the self, the teaching enables us to tame our arrogance, allows us to advance. As for benefiting others, if we are in control of the situation, we could broadly include persons of great, medium, and small capacities. Actually, regardless of whether it is benefiting self or others, both are required for our ultimate purpose, so for now this is where we should explore more.

Let me stress this one more time, what should we actually be engaging in? We should engage in benefiting self and others! So for the time being, the teaching can prevent our superior attitude, this seems to belong to the first aspect [benefiting the self]. Actually, our purpose should be to help others, thus the second aspect [benefiting others] is required to be studied! This is referring to the great capacity.

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36B 11’04” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P124 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P140

日常师父法语📡36B 11’04” 手抄稿第5册P124 LL5

道次引导 : 学道次第完成自利利他

所以晓得，喏！这个次第有这样地好法，这样地好法！所以第一个对自利来说，能够摧伏我们的增上慢，我们爬得上去；对于利他来说，我们把握得住这个情况的话，能够广含摄上、中、下品。而实际上不管是自利、利他，正是我们究竟目标需要的，所以眼前我们必须要从这个地方去摸。

这个话再说一遍，我们究竟应该要想做的什么？自利利他！所以眼前可以避免增上慢，好像属于第一类，实际上呢我们的目的要帮助别人的话，还必须要了解第二类啊！这是对上士来说。