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If I come here, to talk
with sort of [a] strong feeling "I am Buddhist".
And perhaps, furthermore, "I'm Dalai Lama"
Or "holy" ... "His Holiness"
And then that kind of mental attitude
automatically creates some kind of distance from you
As soon as you look at other[s] as something different than you
and also you yourself consider [yourself] something different
Then this sort of uneasiness comes.
So therefore,
I practice this
Of course, firstly, there are teachings:
We always used to say
[?] sentiet being
Even though [we] make [a] distinction
"human being", "other animal"
or "insects", like that.
Eventually, if we receive some visitor
from another galaxy come
Look: Same human being.
Maybe a little different sort of shapes
But basically the same,
Then furthermore [it is the] same sentient being.
Respect them.
Look at them.
It's the same sentient being.
We can immediately shake hand[s]
if they have some sort of similar hand there
then we can shake hand[s].
If we [?] put too much emphasis [on] "We are human being[s] on this planet",
then someone from the outside comes,
a stranger.
Always watch for [?]
That creates more anxiety,
more fear.