Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from Maitrisaraand#8217;s talk and#8220;Meeting the Suffering of the World and#8211; Compassion in Actionand#8221; given as the last talk of Dharmapala collegeand#8217;s and#8220;40 years of the New Societyand#8221; seminar. Entitled and#8220;Meeting Sufferingand#8221; she talks about the unique challenge of our age, having a global awareness of suffering, and she opens up the basic question for Buddhists and#8211; how do we engage with it meaningfully?