13. Meditate on the great kindness of everyone

• This is the Third Slogan/Instruction of Point Three, which consists of six instructions.
• Point Three is “Transforming Adversity into the Path of Awakening”. 

Traleg Kyabgon points out:

Practically all of the pleasure, joy, and happiness that we experience come to us because of the presence or activities of others. The food we eat is available to us because many thousands of people are involved in producing, packaging, and distributing it. The same applies to the water we drink, the clothes we buy, the electricity and gas we use, and any number of other things. Waiters bring us food in restaurants, hotel receptionists greet us, sometimes even by name, and bus drivers take us to our destination and exchange pleasantries with us. We must rely on others if we are to have any quality of life. It’s not only those near and dear to us toward whom we should feel grateful, although the kindness of our loved ones often goes unrecognized the most.

The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind

Walking Buddha, 8th Century. India, Kashmir, 8th century. Ivory; overall: 4.8 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art