Contraction of the heart causes us a special type of inner disquiet, and this can be removed only through the expansion of our heart. Practicing compassion for the unhappy is one of the methods of doing this. Active compassion will mean service of ding this. Service done in the proper attitude is purifying. It expands our hearts, enhances our sense of identity will the whole, and liberates us from the cramping agony of our smallness. This gives us inner joy.
Even if we ourselves are miserable, there will be no dearth of more miserable persons around us. Let us do something for somebody else. If we cannot do anything else, we may just be friendly and pray sincerely for the good of the world. That too will help.
Our delight should be in the good. When we take delight in the good the psychological law is that we imbibe the goodness and the other qualities of the good. Goodness is conducive to calmness of mind.
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