Anthony, IN LAY TERMS when a mafia member harms someone comforting the victim's family could be called compassion. Helping the mafioso discover why he/she resorts to violence could be called compassion.
Answering your question could be called compassion. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Joe, > Â > I am talking about compassion in lay terms. I don't think it is automatic. > For example, when a mafia member kills, loots and rapes, where is the > compassion? > Â > anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: Joe <desert_woodworker@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 21:00 > Subject: [Zen] Re: The Self Illusion > > > Â > Anthony, > > I think in fact that wisdom and compassion arise faster than ideas of good or > evil can arise. Compassion and wisdom are like lightning. They take no time > to come into being and to function. > > So, compassion makes it to the finish-line before good or evil can even rear > its head. (And after compassion and wisdom arise, there are no ideas of good > and evil, either. Usually the mind is entirely empty or still, and you cannot > even force yourself to have a thought, for days, weeks, months, or years). > > But this is "zen-" compassion, as you call it, and not any other kind, > "idiot-" or otherwise. > > There is definitely wisdom and compassion. These are the ONLY functions of > the awakened sentient being. No matter what activity we carry out, wisdom and > compassion are behind them. Really, we can't separate the activity from > wisdom and compassion. > > So we learn through practice, ...not to take anybody's word for it! > > How about you, do you have pretty good practice opportunities and conditions? > It may not seem easy for us householders, but even if we were monastics, we'd > still have to practice. > > --Joe > > > Anthony Wu <wuasg@> wrote: > > > You often here zen does not differerentiate between 'good' and 'evil'. Does > > that mean there is no compassion? > ------------------------------------ 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/
