With all the suffering in the world,
how do we reduce the suffering of others
without making them more angry at us when we're trying to help them?
Our friend is asking,
With all the suffering in the world,
how do we reduce the suffering of others
without making them angry at us
when we are trying to help them.
We should be fresh, smiling, loving,
before we can do something meaningful
and helpful.
Without that nothing can be done
in order to help the world to suffer less.
So, remember,
we need to be fresh, smiling, loving,
patient and compassionate.
And in order to be that –
to be like that,
we have to practice every day –
have to practice breathing, working, sitting,
looking deeply so that we can have compassion in our heart.
With compassion in our heart we are fresh,
we don't suffer, and we can help people.
That is what we should remember.
Do anything to help compassion
to be born in your heart.
And do everything to preserve
compassion in your heart.
That is the basic practice.
Thank you for the question.
(Bell)