To feel loving kindness for others we first must train in being honest, loving and compassionate towards ourselves. Without unconditional loving kindness for ourselves it is difficult, if not impossible, to genuinely feel it for others. No matter how we feel we can aspire to be happy.
The world is a storm of myriad realities, yet we cannot allow ourselves to be swept into the vortex. To do so is to be lost and to lose the true centre where all understanding will come. We must act, but in the right way. Let us not add to the confusion and chaos.
Begin a large task in its formative state because larger problems grow from small ones. You can accomplish great tasks with a series of small acts. Be aware of those who promise quick and easy solutions, accept problems as challenges, do not dwell on them, take action.
In an unstable situation if you are humble and gentle you are able to gain peoples support and their trust. The ancients believed that humility and gentleness were the basic moral qualities that you should possess, but they do not equate with inferiority or weakness.
Quote: We only suffer when we believe our thoughts.