You ask questions but do not answer. Compassion is not something to understand. Bill shows us compassion in his emailing.
Compassion does not have a beginning nor an end. Compassion is not a thing to understand, compassion is what is left when we act without adding ourselves into the act. I hope that response to your questions is useful. Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:14, "ED" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Chris, > > First, > > What do you understand by compassion? What does Bill understand by > compassion? > > What did/do St. Augustine then or Christians today mean bycompassion? > > In Buddhism, what is compassion? Does zazen give rise to compassion? > > Depending on your definition of compassion, how does it benefit > humanity? > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <ch...@...> wrote: >> >> Is it fair to observe you prefer to try to understand Bill's > understanding of compassion, than feel compassion? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris Austin-Lane > > >> On Nov 1, 2010, at 6:08, "ED" seacrofter...@... wrote: >> >>> Bill, >>> >>> Wherein do you perceive any intelligence or wisdom in St. > Augustine's preference? >>> >>> What does St. Augustine mean by 'compassion'? >>> >>> What do you understand 'compassion' to be? >>> >>> --ED > > > >>> --- In [email protected], BillSmart@ wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm forwarding a quote sent to me from another forum. I thought it > was >>>> pertinent to our current discussions. >>>> >>>> "I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it." >>>> >>>> ST. THOMAS AQUINAS > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
