The Tathāgata has come into the world to befriend the poor.

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The Tathāgata has come into the world to befriend the poor, to succor the unprotected, to nourish those in bodily affliction, both the followers of the Dharma and unbelievers, to give sight to the blind and enlighten the minds of the deluded, to stand up for the rights of orphans as well as the aged, and in so doing to set an example to others. This is the consummation of his work, and thus he attains the great goal of life as the rivers that lose themselves in the ocean.

Source The Gospel of Buddha, LXXXVI, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Gospel of Buddha, the Buddha says these words while washing with his own hands the sores of an old sick monk whom everyone avoided: the Tathāgata (a title of the Buddha) comes into the world to be the friend of the poor and of all who suffer, believers or not. Today, go towards a person whom others leave aside (lonely, sick or difficult) and do them a concrete service.

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