Re: [Zen] Compassion

[Kathleen Knight]

<smiling> Kathleen (abodhi2b) ----- Original Message ----- From: jayryunen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 5:42 AM Subject: [Zen] Compassion Hey AC, I may be mistaken, but I think what you are getting at is just what is compassion? It seems to me, coming from a rural background, that too often compassion is equated with "niceness" and avoidance of people and situations that jar our little island of calm. At the moment, this tendency reminds me of still trying to get things right, so the "Judgement" doesn't make us hurt. That's avoiding suffering, not ending it. I have too often seen an action judged as not compassionate just because it makes me or others uncomfortable. Because it trampled our nice little ideas of how things should be. Or how we wanted them to be. Perhaps your harsh words are compassionate action. Perhaps they are the result of poor practice or needing your medication adjusted. For you I cannot say. I can only begin to know how I receive it. Blessings, Ryunen Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right  Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right  Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.