Help Others for Yourself
Dharma messages by Ven. SongChol
Korean Chogye Zen Master and Patriarch
Translated by Brian Barry
The heavens and earth are from the same source as we are, so in this sense we are all one and the same with everything. There are a zillion things in between the heavens and earth, but there's nothing outside of you, since you are everything.
Consequently, to help others is to help yourself and to harm others is to harm yourself. There probably isn't a single person who really wishes to harm you. So think deeply of this principle, and in order to help yourself, help others.