I feel kind of helpless when I think about all the things that are not right. Is it possible for one person to change the world?

Each individual has power and influence. We think of the Buddha as having super-powers, being a super-hero, that everything will be done by Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Each one of us has that capacity.

You are the Buddha, you are the super-hero. It is not only the Buddha that is the super-hero, each one of us is a super-hero. Each individual has this power to change our world. Therefore, it is important that each of us understand what kind of power we have. We need to develop our aspirations and intentions; when we do that, we can affect not only ourselves, but everything around us. When we know that, it becomes a great responsibility for us, how to improve ourselves, how to use this power, our intentions and aspirations to improve the world.

HH, 17^th Karmapa
Ogyen Trinley Dorje

From Kamashila
Short-Ngon-dro teaching
Germany, 2014