"Cherishing yourself is the door to all obstacles. Selflessly cherishing others, even one other being, is the door to all happiness.

"Since we experience sickness, why not experience sickness with the thought to benefit others?

"Since we experience loss, why not experience loss with the thought to benefit others?

"Since we experience hardships, why not experience hardships with the thought to benefit others?

"Since we experience relationship problems, why not do so with the thought to benefit others?

"Since we must experience death, why not experience even death with the thought to benefit others?

"What life could be happier or more meaningful than this?

"When you experience any negative state — even depression — for others, for the numberless beings suffering everywhere, it becomes the path for you to achieve enlightenment. Even depression can be a wish-granting jewel, the most precious one of all, fulfilling your own wishes for happiness and those of all beings."