Commitment to social welfare

'All human endeavor is potentially great and noble. So long as we carry out our work with good motivation, thinking, "My work is for others", it will be of benefit to the wider community.' (His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millenium (New York: Riverhead Books, 1999), 174.

The idea of working for others is exemplified in the ideal of the Bodhisattva, a being who has committed himself/herself to remain in Samsara in order to help others to reach ultimate liberation from suffering. His/Her work is guided by wisdom and compassion, for the sake of himself/herself and others. The Buddha said that here are four kinds of people: the ones who don't help others nor themselves; the ones who help others but not themselves; the ones that help themselves but not others; and the ones who help others and themselves.
The Bodhisattvas are part of the last category, an extraordinary beings who work commitedly and firmly for the well being of everyone, including themselves. Therefore, by thinking "my work is for others" one takes an important step into the Bodhisattva's path which recognizes our common nature as human beings who wants to get rid of suffering and achieve happiness.
By doing so, human beings can truly follow what Jesus said to His disciplines: "Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother". (Matthew 12: 49-50)
Shakyamuni Buddha and Jesus Christ stresssed on the need to work for others and, consequently, we will achieve peace of mind, spirit and heart. The Karmatic relationship with others and with the world will be one of compassion, consecrating the 'divine will' of love for all beings.