The Dalai Lama not only is guiding us with what to do but gives us a direction of what to do if you cannot do the prime purpose YET. I admire that.
There will be days when you just don’t have it within you to help others or you are conditioned in such a way where it is very difficult for you to help others but the alternative of ‘not hurting them’ is a nice stepping stone to helping you to get to the point of helping others.
This meme is credited to The Art of Ancient Wisdom.