The Six Paramitas will eliminate suffering. Each paramita is an antidote against one of the six afflictive emotions. The first paramita is generosity. The Tibetan word for enlightenment is jang-chub, and the first syllable, Jang, means to purify. What we must purify is self-grasping. Chub, the second syllable, means to master, and what we must master is the altruistic intent. Out of altruism, all previous Buddhas have given up their bodies, their life-forces and kingdoms. We aren't capable of that yet, but in accordance with our own abilities we should practice generosity with body, speech and mind as much as possible. Generosity is the remedy against self-grasping. For example, if you have a hundred dollars, you have a hundred self-graspings. Giving away is merit, and to grasp is a fault. Examine how each of them feels within your mind. The benefit of generosity is that, with each act of generosity, self grasping diminishes. Even if we don't have the resources to make an actual offering, we can offer mandalas. This is of great benefit because through offering a mandala again and again we eliminate self grasping. The ocean of samsara, the samsaric of suffering, exists only due to the self grasping of all sentient beings. When you have offered a hundred thousand mandalas, what will be in your mind? Everything will belong to the Three Jewels. Your body, speech and mind will belong to the Three Jewels. You will have nothing at all, and then your mind will become very light.

-- Garchen Rinpoche