Work on Dharma

When you do work on Dharma,concentrate on Dharma;don't get side-tracked or distractedwhen you do work on Dharma;be respectfulto Buddha-Dharma-Sangha,not to anybody else in particular.When you do work on Dharma,try to put yourself in another person's shoes.When you do work on Dharma,don't say harsh words to others.When you do work on Dharma,don't respond in haste to the weighty Truth of Dharma.When you do work on Dharma,learn to be respectful to the Sangha;then you can learn to be respectful of the Dharma;then only you can say for sureyou are respectful to the Buddha.When you do the work of Dharma,the goal should be total liberation,getting off Samsara, on to Nirvana,but Nirvana can be around youlike the flight attendant likes to warn you before the plane takes off:(Please take a moment to look around for the nearest exit door,and in some cases, the nearest exit door can be just behind you"),so don't get stuck with the idea that the door to Nirvana is far, far, far away from youor from Samsara.~ Desmond Chiong