resolve to raise your level of consciousness, and you'll gain the wisdom, compassion, and vision to see where the real problems are and how to help them. the more pain you are feeling, the more you should devote your energies towards this goal as the most important, as steve pavlina has talked about in his articles.
as einstein said, problems at one level must be solved at a higher level (of consciousness). trying to save the world in our current paradigm without seeing the whole picture is like trying to bail out water in a sinking ship with a pail.
however, it is possible to raise your level of consciousness by doing selfless service like Theresa and Gandhi (look into Karma Yoga). It may be a more suitable path for you, it seems like, as long as we keep in mind the overarching context of consciousness and devotion to Divinity and compassion for others' suffering, instead of a personal "I" doing good works that our egos should feel good about.
reading spiritual texts and raising your consciousness level will not only allow you clearer vision, but will impact the rest of the world through unseen energies and God's love/light emanating through you, uplifting universal karma. solve the problem at the spiritual roots rather than cutting away at the physical leaves.
mahatma gandhi, an enlightened sage like mother theresa, said "be the change you wish to see in the world." this isn't just metaphorically, this is taken literally as well. as you change, your consciousness will affect everybody for the better. read david hawkin's works (namely power vs. force), in it he talks about how positive beings of higher consciousness counterbalance large amounts of negativity in the world. i've included a table from the book for reference:
- one individual at level 700 (enlightened / Self realized) counterbalances the negativity of 70 million individuals below level 200 (below the level of Courage/Integrity)
- 600 (enlightenment) counterbalances 10 million
- 500 (love) counterbalances 750,000
- 400 (reason) counterbalances 400,000
- 300 (willingness) counterbalances 90,000
now we see why Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Gandhi, Theresa, etc. had such effect on the world. sometimes it may not seem like much in the physical realm (although it is already a lot!), but rest assured that much has been done in the spiritual realm, where it really matters and continues to affect us.
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