Artie, Natural responses can be very different kinds. Some take drugs, loot, rape, kill etc, also claiming natural. Anthony
--- On Sun, 1/8/10, roloro1557 <[email protected]> wrote: From: roloro1557 <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Compassion To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 1 August, 2010, 12:51 PM As usual, Bill's responses are right on the mark :-) In my experience, compassion is not something I ever thought much about, it is just a natural response, just something I do. I eat, I sleep, I pass water, I help my neighbor, I feed the stray cats in my neighborhood, I help out at the library. In reference to the conversation, well, I want to do these things, so there is desire there I think. If seeing another in pain or suffering or in need causes me discomfort, then my compassion is not completely 'unselfish', is it? But- - Does it really matter, all the whys and wherefores, and what Buddha said? Or is what happens what matters? Artie ================================= FROM: Over the hills and far away. . . The way to do is be. Lao Tzu
