To help the distressed address both their distress’ immediate cause and remote cause Gita 15.07

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to help the distressed effectively address both the distress immediate cause and remote cause suppose a doctor encounters a patient suffering from alcoholism if the doctor rejects and condemns the patient by saying you are a wretched drinker or you are simply getting what you have what you have sown and refuses to treat the patient that would be irresponsible and judgmental the doctor needs to treat the patient that’s the doctor’s duty simultaneously however the doctor also needs to help the patient understand the cause of the problem not just address the immediate pain but also address the behavior the alcoholism that is causing the problem if the doctor fails to do that then that would be also irresponsible not judgmentally irresponsible but sentimentally irresponsible because the doctor may be afraid of offending the patient if the doctor is to help the patient effectively that means if the patient is to become healthy and stay healthy then the doctor needs to address the problems immediate cause the present pain that the patient may be in and its remote cause the patient’s alcoholism similarly when we meet those in distress we need to recognize that distress can have multiple causes and we need to if we start abusing the principle of karma and saying that people are simply suffering the effects of their own karma then that would be judgmentally irresponsible we have to help them practically as much as is possible and we can offer them emotional support at least thus when we establish a human connection and earn their trust that we are their well wishers then if we can then we can address the underlying issue of karma also how how we are accountable for our actions and we need to make healthier choices to have a better life we can explain the basic principle Vishnal of the principle of karma that is we are parts of a whole bigger than ourselves the Bhagavad Gita 15.7 says jiva bhutah sanatana and we need to live in harmony with that whole if we live disharmoniously then that is the root of all bad karma and that creates trouble for ourselves and for others when we learn to live in harmony with ourselves we clear the effects with the whole we clear the effects of negative karma and pave the way for a better future thank you