The welfare of others is much more important than personal aims. We are not merely in a temporary world! "We are that world of ever change". Therefore it is up to us to take our responsability by not closing our eyes on a cocooning cushion.
Interconnection.
“We are each living in our own soap opera. We do not see things as they really are. We see only our interpretations. This is because our minds are always so busy...But when the mind calms down, it becomes clear. This mental clarity enables us to see things as they really are, instead of projecting our commentary on everything.” Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bg9jOYnEUA
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"If a person who faces imminent threat of attack should call the name of Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World's sounds, then the swords and staves wielded by his attackers would instantly shatter into so many pieces and he would be delivered.
Suppose you are surrounded by evil-hearted bandits,
each brandishing a knife to wound you.
Think on the power of that Perceiver of Sounds
and at once all will be swayed by compassion!"
