Compassion Buddha

It's under your nose

My beloved teacher Master Zhi Gang Sha tells us, "The purpose of life is to serve, to help others be happier and healthier." Sometimes we ask ourselves, how can I serve? And feel stuck in notions of what service is. Suffering is right under your nose. I am not saying fixate on suffering, but we must be more aware as the world shifts around us. It does not require one treasure or special blessing to be kind. We walk through life looking at the outer, the dazzling smile, the blank face of a child, the silent husband, the uncomplaining animals in our life. There is often real suffering and pain right under that surface. Sometimes our consciousness is set up to not register that suffering,