Everyone of us has a responsibility. And what is that responsibility? To benefit sentient beings. And when does this responsibility begin? We do it moment by moment, in every moment of our daily life; and what is the method that we use to do this? We place others to be important, or more important than ourselves. This is because since beginningless time until now, we have always put ourselves first, all our actions, all our motivations have been with selfish intent. And what was the result? It just brought us unhappiness, misfortune, suffering – and this has just perpetuated itself.
GN Rinpoche