Without virtuous potentials, the seeds of Dharma realizations, we cannot put Dharma into practice and make spiritual progress. We may have have a mind full of information about Buddha’s teachings, but if we don’t have many seeds of Dharma realizations, our wish to practice Dharma is very weak ...

 If, in our daily practice, we sincerely avoid always wishing for ourself to be happy and instead wish for others to be happy all the time, our practice will help prevent attachment to the fulfillment of our own wishes.  As a result, we will not experience problems or unhappiness at all. ...

By always keeping Dharma at our heart and dedicating our life to benefiting living beings we can be increasing our good fortune all the time. By memorizing, contemplating, and meditating continually, our mind will develop great familiarity with Dharma. It is then that Dharma and our mind are mixed together - and this is what we need. ...