On 6/14/2012 6:21 PM, Anthony Wu wrote:
Consider the example of Mother Theresa. She lived with lepers without regard to her own cells in her body that might contract the desease. How do we define that kind of compassion?
Mother Theresa, like all aid workers dealing with Leprosy, are aware 95% of people are immune, and that has been curable for decades.
What I found interesting about her, was she holds the self documented record for being in "the dark night of the soul' - filled with great doubt in her faith (this is putting it mildly) - for over 50 years - while serving so humbly. She was not being compassionate to anyone for any reason, she was simply a compassionate being.
Years ago, a Chinese monk went to the Golden Temple in Burma sleeping at night half naked in order to feed mosquitos. Is that compassion to mosquitos but cruelty to his body?
I suspect whoever he studied under sent him there as a way for him to directly realize the nature of being a pest, always buzzing about seeking after something! Upaya, for all! *L*
Compassion works in mysterious ways, if you enjoy a good mystery. K
