Make the world a better place
A new granddaughter was recently born to me and my husband. Births strike me as renewed motivation to do all we can to make the world a kinder, saner, safer, healthier place. We saw a poster recently that read Justice, not Just Us.
Along these lines, here is a quotation from a spiritual teacher I have found provocative and exhortative:
“When we wake up in the morning, so often our first thought is some variation of “What about me?’ If this thought drives our lives, fear and self-absorption rule us. We are so fixated on our own happiness that our mind begins to shrink, and with it, the possibility of happiness.
What would real happiness be? It would be egolessness, the lack of struggle, and a fundamental joy and sense of celebration, not only in our own happiness but also in the happiness of others.
Considering others is the basis of any spiritual and worldly success, if we define success as having a fulfilled, meaningful, and permanently happy mind. If we help others, we will all find the happiness we want.”
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
