"Need" is nothing but talk! Nothing lacks!
As for that monk's karma cop out - "Karma is intention" - Buddha
K
On 6/15/2012 7:12 PM, Anthony Wu wrote:
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
