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The
reason that we help others is to raise the loving atmosphere in this
world. We want to symbolically and spiritually raise the energy of
this world; bring, spread a loving atmosphere into our planet, so
that our world becomes better and better, and there is increasing
love among neighbors, and unconditional love for each other. That
is the true meaning of charity. 
From
"The Method of Love"
News 102, Pearls of Wisdom
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Thailand • January 1, 1994
(originally in Chinese)
If
you give someone something, give it and forget it. Don't ever regret
it, because if you give it and regret it, you lose the business. You
also lose the money and the merit and waste your time. So it's better
to just give it and forget about it. That's why Jesus says, "If
you give someone something from the left hand, don't let the right
hand know it." Also, the Buddha says that when you give and it's
just like you aren't giving, that is true giving. He means that when
you give, don't be attached to the giving. Give just like you never
gave anything, just like it never happened. That is true giving, to
give without attachment. Otherwise, we still think we are great if
we give something. We think we are better than another person because
we are in a position of power if we give to him. That's why I always
tell you, whatever you do, you must understand that it is for yourself,
really, not for the one who receives. That is better, because that
means you give for your own growth in compassion and loving kindness.
From "True
Giving"
News 111, Pearls of Wisdom
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Taipei, Formosa • May 23, 1994
(originally in English)
We
help others, because when we observe others in distress, it is like
we are in distress. This feeling should come genuinely from the heart.
When we are cold, we immediately get a blanket, a meditation cloth
or a hat to cover ourselves. When others are feeling cold, we also
feel it. Even when we are warm and cozy, we cannot get to sleep if
we think of the people suffering in the cold. First thing in the morning,
we will try to help them quickly. When I help others, most of the
time it is because I myself cannot sleep. So, I am also helping myself.
If I don't help them, I will feel bad. To ease my distressful feeling,
I have to help them, the faster the better. When it is done quickly,
I am happy too! This is the natural way to help others.
From
"The Natural Way To Help Others"
News 59, Pearls Of Wisdom
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Hsihu Center, Formosa • February 20, 1996
(originally in Chinese)
Master's Words
Formosa, March/July
1989
News
41, Master's Words
USA, July 1993
News
29, Aid the Flood Victims in the USA Special Report
Afghanistan,
October 2001
News
127/128, Love in Action
South Africa,
March 2002
News
134, Love in Action
Colombia, December
2002
News
141, Love in Action
Argentina,
April/May 2003
News
144, Love in Action
India, April/May 2003
News
144, Love in Action
Algeria,
May/June 2003
News
144, Love in Action
Canada, August 2003
News
146, Love in Action
Iran, December 2003/January
2004
News
148/149, Love in Action
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March/July 1989
*USA, July 1993
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December 1993/January 1994
*Rwanda, June/July 1994
*Cambodia, December
1994/January 1995
*Bosnia/Chechnya,
January 1995
*Japan, January 1995
*Russia, May 1995
*Pakistan, July 1995
*Bangladesh, June
1996
*North Korea, June
1996
*Venezuela, July 1996
*Thailand, December
1996
*USA, January 1997
*Afghanistan, February
1998
*USA, July 1998
*Sudan, September 1998
*Au
Lac, January 1999
*Philippines,
February 1999
*Albania, June 1999
*Turkey, August 1999
*China, August/September
1999
*Formosa, September
1999
*El Salvador, November
2000
*USA, September 2001
*Afghanistan,
October 2001
*South Africa,
March 2002
*Colombia, December
2002
*Argentina, April/May
2003
*India, April/May 2003
*Algeria, May/June 2003
*Canada, August 2003
*Iran, December 2003/January
2004
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