Yes, Bill got as close to expressing the essence of compassion as anyone
can. ;)
K
On 6/13/2012 11:34 AM, ED wrote:
Mike -
I do - as does everyone else in this forum, IMO. I think that Bill in
his message below has answered the question as to what a zenist should
'do' about compassion.
--ED
--- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
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> ED,
>
Again, if you don't intuitively understand what compassion is then
asking isn't going to get you closer to it. .
>
> Mike
--- In [email protected]
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=sfslbhEk49qPa2Kczups9HUnAa-3VYdpOEcB_7hHVObxzM1nLFXVFKz5Nc4dKencAmiFeiiohPJm7wGMZcS1cT8>,
"Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
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> ED,
>
> 'Compassion' is not something you need to think about, much less
strive to cultivate - any more than you have to strive to be hungry.
>
> ...Bill!