Mike,
I concur that zen, Theravada and Mahayana may recommend seemingly different paths/no-paths toward attaining the goal/no-goal of Mahakaruna. --ED --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > ED, > > Maybe everyone on this forum intuitively understands what compassion is, but I would argue that it is still something that can be cultivated. When we begin practicing metta meditation, we usually start with those closest to us and then work towards people we don't know and then even include our enemies. Doesn't this indicate the difficulty of having compassion for all sentient beings? It's easy to say that we do, but much more difficult in practice. Feeling compassion for orphans in a war is a lot easier than feeling compassion for a serial rapist. I agree with Bill that tabeling it as such isn't necessary, but I'd argue further that compassion is cultivated thru practice. > > Mike > 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 > > ED, > > > Again, if you don't intuitively understand what compassion is then asking isn't going to get you closer to it.> > > > Mike > > 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! ------------------------------------ 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/
