Working towards a selfless motivation

When we are listening to the dharma, meditating or practicing, if our way of thinking is along the lines of, ‘May this be good for me,’ then our motivation is poor. As I said already, all of our difficulties and problems stem from this very strong sense of ‘me’. So if we are taking that as the foundation for our listening to the dharma, and practicing the dharma, it’s not really going to work or help us progress. If by chance there is some sign of progress, you can be sure that it will only be temporary. So when we are studying or practicing, we have to think, ‘I’m doing this for the benefit of others.’