How to help others out of unhappiness without forsaking your own happiness
An excerpt from Awakening a Kind Heart by Ven. Sangye Khadro:
"When it comes to helping someone who is suffering mentally, even greater wisdom and skill are required...With compassion we listen to his outpour of grief and anger, sympathise him with what he's going through and offer kind words to console him. But it would not be right to think that we must solve his problem for him, or to become as depressed and angry as he is. Instead, we should use our wisdom and skillful means to help him come to terms with his problem."
If we can balance compassion with wisdom, he will feel better and we will be able to walk away without carrying his problem on our shoulders. (Paraphrased)
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