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We hear the Buddha’s teaching on being a loyal friend, where you’re happy when your friend is happy, and sad when your friend is sad. But that’s not the ideal for a meditator: The ideal for a meditator is not getting tied up in other people’s ups and downs. You’re there to help them, but not you don’t take on their sorrows. You can’t really take them on anyhow. You can sympathize, and sometimes you can make yourself sorrowful—but that doesn’t really help.

Sometimes we think, “If you don’t feel sorry for other people, how are you going to help them?” Well, there are other ways of motivating yourself to want to be helpful. And if you want to be genuinely helpful, you need to have some skill.

☸️ True revolution doesn’t begin in society — it begins in the mind.
The Buddha did not wage war against social systems or external structures. Instead, he pointed directly at the roots of suffering: greed, aversion, and delusion. That inner work is the revolution that still matters today.

💡 “There’s nothing more beneficial than straightening out your own mind.”
This teaching is a reminder of your own power — the power to change, to cultivate clarity, and to take responsibility for what truly shapes your life and the world around you.

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