4.B.1. Being Persuaded to Take Advantage of Our Precious Human Life

1. Recognizing the 8 freedoms and the 10 richnesses
   1. The 8 freedoms [Teachings]
      1. The 4 non-human states with no chance for Dharma study
         1. Life forms experiencing continual pain and fear
         2. Life forms experiencing continual frustration and clinging
         3. Animals
         4. Celestial beings
      2. The 4 human situations with no chance for Dharma study
         1. Barbarian among uncivilized savages or in country where religion was outlawed.
         2. Where Buddha's teachings are unavailable, where a Buddha hasn't appeared and taught
         3. Mentally retarded, deaf, dumb, blind
         4. Having instinctive wrong views
   2. The 10 richnesses [Teachings]
      1. The 5 personal factors enriching our lives
         1. Born as a human
         2. Living in central Buddhist region
         3. Having complete and healthy sense and mental faculties
         4. Not having committed any of the five 5 heinous actions; not doing actions against the Dharma such as being a butcher.
         5. Having instinctive belief in things worthy of respect: the Dharma, the value of ethics, the path to enlightenment, etc.
      2. The 5 richnesses from society
         1. Living where and when a Buddha has appeared
         2. Living where and when a Buddha has taught the Dharma
         3. Living where and when the Dharma still exists
         4. Living where and when there's a sangha community following Buddha's teachings
         5. Living where and when there are others with loving concern: patrons, teachers, so we have clothes, food, other conditions to practice
            
            
2. Considering the importance of a precious human life [Teachings]
   1. From the viewpoint of temporary goals
   2. From viewpoint of ultimate goals
   3. In every moment our precious human life is valuable
      
      
3. Considering the difficulty of obtaining a precious human life [Teachings]
   1. From the viewpoint of its causes (ethics, practicing the other far-reaching attitudes, pure prayers
   2. From the viewpoint of analogies
   3. From the viewpoint of its nature, numbers

[Conclusion]