Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, videoconference with initiates in Jakarta, Indonesia October 6, 2002
(originally in English)

Q: What should we do besides meditation and social interaction in order to help our country regain social harmony and togetherness and learn to correct itself into the most developed nation, which we believe should not be measured by publicly stated revenue and the commonwealth, but built through God's grace, peace and loving power.

M: Do what you can that's within your power. When you meditate, of course you generate good will and blessing for your country, and then after you get out of meditation you still have the blessing from the samadhi; so whenever orÿwherever you go people will feel peace and harmony affecting them such that in turn they will react with the next person in harmony and peace. That's how the planet will become better and better and the country will become better and better, but of course, everything takes time. It's good that you love your country, very good! We're doing our best everywhere.