I think they are more than just labels,Marcus. And,as far as who is to judge...you are,I am.
On Jul 2, 7:03 am, Marcus <[email protected]> wrote: > . > > Why does an action need to be distinguished as compassionate or > aggressive. Who is the judge ? > > When Hitler murdered all those people he thought he was being > compassionate toward the human gene-pool. > Compassion was it when the Romans throw the Christians to the > lions. > > History has an endless string of real examples of our ability to be > compassionate. > > Compassion and aggression are simple labels within the essential world > of dualistic illusions. This means they no substance within this > illusion of reality. > > Yet if someone chooses, they can also rise above this our illusion > and reconnect with the whole. No enlightenment or awakening. Just a > true purity of being. > > Such people realise. Helping others, giving and loving are just the > best way to share this illusion. > What you judge as compassionate is simply common sense when truth is > realised. > > . > On 2 July, 12:19, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > UG might say he is callous. > > > But he did send a message to everyone to be free. That itself is compassion. > > > He may say he is callous. But he welcomed anyone who wanted to talk to him > > to his house. > > > He used to meet thousands of people all over the world. > > > A callous uncompassionate brute will not do such things. > > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Kuber Technologies < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Questioner: Is a person in the natural state compassionate? > > > > U.G. Krishnamurti: That is your projection; they are callous, > > > indifferent, > > > unconcerned. 'Compassion' is one of the gimmicks of the 'holy business', > > > sales talk. Do you think this individual is conscious that he is full of > > > compassion? If he is, it is not compassion. > > > > ------------ > > > > UG would not have know compassion even if it reared up and bit his > > > natural > > > ass. > > > > The typical connotation of the term "compassion" is someone being > > > compassionate( in whatever manner) to someone who needs to be > > > compassionated. > > > > Whether the natural state or the unnatural state(there being really no > > > such distinction)... > > > > ..there are no entities involved ......where...... as a nuance of > > > existing.... the flavour is of compassion, empathy, enmity or > > > indifference. > > > > That is to say......it is not that when some esoteric exalted state > > > ofsagacity has happened...... only after that event.........there is no > > > entity involved, there is no separation involved. > > > > Non-entitification, non-separation, is the case, whether in the > > > particularmilieu... > > > > ... a sage (as held by the audience to be a sage) speaks to a > > > seeker......or > > > two warring nations threaten to obliterate the other .....in the name of > > > democracy or in the name of Allah. > > > > Whether it is seen to be acts of compassion or genocide...... > > > > .....it is always the Duet of One. > > > > In this Duet of One......compassion or empathy......is akin the > > > rushingof the hand to cup the bleeding toe and ease the pain, when the > > > toe got > > > stubbed. > > > > The compassionate hand does not see itself separate to the > > > bleeding/painful toe. > > > > Nor does it see itself as the same. > > > > The ideation of separation or the ideation of non-separation...... > > > > .....both are meaningless, irrelevant in the immediacy of the actioning. > > > > Even the term "immediacy" is misleading for it suggests that there are > > > some actions which are spontaneous and some which are delayed in > > > time......being affected by deliberation, pondering, thinking etc etc. > > > > The deliberation is immediate, the pondering is immediate, the reflection > > > is immediate and the physical actualization of all these immediate > > > mentations......into an action or series of actions (if at all).......is > > > also immediate. > > > > When there is nothing which is not immediate........the term immediacy > > > becomes superfluous. > > > > That is why the apperception of Advaita is the immediate primordial mirth > > > at the concept of both Dvait as well as Advait.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
