Q: After doing some good deeds, the merits should be dedicated to all sentient beings in the whole Dharmadhatu. But I still hope that my parents will be healthy and my children will pass exams. So will the Guru of Great Kindness tell me how I should dedicate the merits so that my family can get the benefits?
A: When you dedicate merits to all sentient beings, your parents and children are included, so they can get more merits and good roots than when you dedicate merits only to them. It is the best to dedicate to all beings. If you can』t make it or let go of the family, you can dedicate merits to all beings first, and then to your family, which is also OK. Many people haven』t understood yet why merits should be dedicated to all beings. If they get to understand it, the merits, good roots and fortune will become incredible, and their parents and children will get more benefits.