K, Whatever you say, and whatever I say, we need compassion in deed, not in talks. Years ago, I ran into a famous mahayana monk in Hong Kong. He talked a lot about compassion. But when confronted with how to solve a big problem by a lay man, he said everybody is having problems due to his karma. In other words, it is none of my business! Where is the compassion? Anthony
________________________________ From: Kristopher Grey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 15 June 2012, 8:39 Subject: Re: [Zen] Speaking of Compassion 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
