Dear Phudo :
Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati
to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See
Patient <http://dict.die.net/patient/> .]
Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow
excited by the distress or misfortunes of another;
pity;commiseration.
I think you may be thinking of a different word. Education maybe?
Education \Ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n. [L. educatio; cf. F.
['e]ducation.]
The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as
determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of
character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by
a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as,
an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his
education.
To prepare us for complete living is the function which
education has to discharge. --H. Spenser.
"Some people are hurt by milk. Does this mean we should do away with
milk? The real world is a difficult place. I do not buy your idea that
we need to pretend to be something we are not in order to say anything.
I hurt no one on purpose."
Like hell you don't. I thought Professional Assassins could spot milk
allergics a mile away. You're right, you are what you are: a snappy
self-righteous teacher. Hey, those were my favorite teachers in college!
Just don't try to dump any BS on the list about this being compassion.
We all have a dictionary.
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De: fudo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Enviado el: 28/09/2004 03:28 p.m.
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Asunto: Re: [Zen] Killing buddhas
Sebastian Ortiz Duran Gochicoa wrote:
> Fudo:
>
> Didn't you once scold someone for saying "Do what your heart tells
you"?
> Maybe some psycho might misinterpret and go kill his family right?
>
> Words CAN be dangerous. The fact is some people DON'T know that words
> are not real life. The fact is some people ARE hurt by words. And you
> KNOW this. So you hurt them on purpose and then say they have no right
> to be hurt. They may not have a right, they might be nuts, but they're
> hurting anyway.
>
>
>
> If we can find a way to correct someone by violence and a way to do
the
> exact same thing with love, which should we choose? Maybe it's easier
> for you to be sarcastic and to mock. So try harder! If your accepting
> the responsibility of being "compassionate" then carry the whole load.
Dear Sesbastian,
Some people are hurt by milk. Does this mean we should do away with
milk? The real world is a difficult place. I do not buy your idea that
we need to pretend to be something we are not in order to say anything.
I hurt no one on purpose. I never said anyone had no right to be hurt. I
just do not stop serving milk because someone may not like it.
Saying "Do what your heart" tells you is quite different from telling
someone to wake up. It is recommending a particular action in the real
world. It is quite different than saying what someone just dumped on the
list is BS. Pretty much the only real world action I ever recommend is
that someone find a real teacher in their real world to help them with
real world problems. I do feel this is a compassionate thing to do.
I do disagree with your definition of compassion. I do not have to buy
your defintion, nor do I have to agree to be bound by your judgements
about my actions based on what I consider to be a poor defintion of
compassion.
I do not try and make more out of this list than it is.
Be Well
Fudo
Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right
Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right
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