Quote of the day - Nov 15th

All suffering is great suffering to those who are affected by it, although the unafflicted may measure that suffering in terms of its severity based on outward signs. For those who would take up the practice of reciting the Mani mantra, do not see one form of suffering as lighter or more severe than another. Physical pains can be measured, whereas mental agonies can only be realised by its victims. So, anyone who needs help, make yourself available and avoid thinking that they are weaklings just because their sets of pain seem trivial to you. Those years of practice, learning, and serving should provide you with a basic understanding of the nature of the mind. Through seeing others, you realise your own faults and the need to reduce them. All harm and suffering come from these faults. Only those who are pure in mind may know what happiness is!
4-Jan-1988