My country is simultaneously facing the worst political,
Social,
Health and financial crisis in at least 50 years.
Neighbors and family members are bitterly divided and it feels like the country is coming apart.
I feel helpless and lost.
Do you have any words of encouragement?
The world we live in cannot be what we want it to be.
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So how can you expect the world to act and behave like you want it to?
So whether you like it or not,
All the phenomena that you experience in this world,
That you see and witness occur because there is a reason for them to occur.
That's why first and foremost,
You have to be able to accept the fact of these phenomena with equanimity.
So we feel wronged or we rage or we get frustrated when we can't really pinpoint to a specific cause to a phenomenon that we see.
But if you can gain insight into the cause and effect of a phenomenon,
There's no use to being wronged.
So what Buddha teaches us is that whatever situation or phenomenon you face or witness,
If you know the underlying cause of that,
Then there's no need for you to be angry or feel frustrated or feel wronged.
But does that mean that you have to be kind of in a state of anger or frustration?
No.
So we don't have to be in a state of anger or frustration or even stasis and just be a at-distance witness to the phenomena.
No.
So if the weather gets cold,
We put one more layer of clothing on.
If it gets hot,
Then we take off that layer.
And we build dams in order to guard against floods.
Likewise,
If we believe,
According to my perspective,
That the society is unjust,
Then we have to make an effort to bring it back into more balance.
Of course,
Just because we try doesn't mean it's going to happen.
But if I think that path is just,
Then I choose to walk that path despite whatever results that I may or may not see.
So we don't have to be so tied to whether a certain result can be seen or not.
So it's important for you not to get angry or rage,
But do anything and everything you can in order for you to personally actualize a society that's just.
But if you see such phenomenon and you rage,
You become sad,
You despair,
You disappoint,
Ultimately you are actually just causing suffering upon yourself and you are dissipating the energy for yourself.
And you're not doing anything in helping to adjust or fix the issues.
The way I describe this is that you are engaged in emotional waste.
So if you see something and if you see a situation that's unjust,
Then you try to do everything,
Whatever you can to rectify the situation and move it towards a more just situation.
Because the biggest worth that I feel,
Value that I feel as regard to my own life is that I'm attempting and trying whatever in my own sense I can to actualize justice in this world.
And I want you to approach the situation from that perspective.
