' s ▁own ▁en light en ment ▁" in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁all ▁sent ient ▁be ings " ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁possible ▁motiv ation ▁one ▁can ▁have ▁for ▁any ▁action , ▁whether ▁it ▁be ▁working ▁in ▁one ' s ▁voc ation , ▁teaching ▁others , ▁or ▁even ▁making ▁an ▁inc ense ▁offering . ▁The ▁Six ▁Per fe ctions ▁( P ā ram it ā s ) ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁only ▁become ▁true ▁" per fe ctions " ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁of ▁bod h ic it ta . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁giving ▁( S kt . ▁d ā na ) ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁m und ane ▁sense , ▁or ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁P ā ram it ā ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁con jo ined ▁with ▁bod h ic it ta . ▁Bod h ic it ta ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁positive ▁factor ▁to ▁be ▁cultiv ated . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁The ▁Mah ā y ā na - trad ition ▁provides ▁specific ▁methods ▁for ▁the ▁intent ional ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁both ▁absolute ▁and ▁relative ▁bod h ic it ta . ▁This ▁cultiv ation ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁path ▁to ▁complete ▁aw ak ening . ▁Pract ition ers ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ā y ā na ▁make ▁it ▁their ▁primary ▁goal ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁genu ine , ▁un cont riv ed ▁bod h ic it ta ▁which ▁remains ▁within ▁their ▁mind stream s ▁continu ously ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁rely ▁on