Life is a series of opportunities to practice unconditional compassion

[Geoff-Allen]

In a world as troubled as this one, compassion is a TALL order!

It definitely is NOT for the faint-hearted.

It is easier to love "everyone" in theory than it is to love an actual real-life flawed and imperfect human being in practice.

Any thoughts?

 

[RoaringSilence]

its all about cleansing the inner self,and it is a constant process.

 

[YmirGF]

Life is a series of opportunities to practice unconditional compassion. True, until you get it right, then it's more an automatic response. I'm not so sure that having compassion for those around you is the same as loving everyone which, in my view, is highly unrealistic. I don't have to love something to feel compassion for their plight.

 

[sun rise]

The problem is an old one

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Life is a series of opportunities to practice unconditional compassion. True, until you get it right, then it's more an automatic response. I'm not so sure that having compassion for those around you is the same as loving everyone which, in my view, is highly unrealistic. I don't have to love something to feel compassion for their plight.

Thanks for sharing!

A great little book is called "The Lost Art of Compassion" by Lorne Ladner.

Well worth people having a read ...

Cheers!

 

[Geoff-Allen]

The problem is an old one

Love peanuts!

Pity all I can do is "like" your post - "like" is so lukewarm

Here's a good one -

http://www.sitepalace.com/grjallen/peanut2.gif

Sorry I don't know how to make the image appear in the post ...

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Love this! -

Lucy's psychiatry booth

 

[allfoak]

We must love our neighbor as we love ourself.
We seem to have the most trouble with the second part.
Selfishness is not love of self.
If we truly know what it is to love ourselves, we will also love others.
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."

 

[Geoff-Allen]

We must love our neighbor as we love ourself.
We seem to have the most trouble with the second part.
Selfishness is not love of self.
If we truly know what it is to love ourselves, we will also love others.
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."

Wise words.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Twilight Hue]

In a world as troubled as this one, compassion is a TALL order!

It definitely is NOT for the faint-hearted.

It is easier to love "everyone" in theory than it is to love an actual real-life flawed and imperfect human being in practice.

Any thoughts?

Well compassion comes in many forms. ;0)

I do like the unconditional part. It would help make the world a better place if more people practice it.

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Well compassion comes in many forms. ;0)

I do like the unconditional part. It would help make the world a better place if more people practice it.

Yes. I may be a dreamer - but I'm NOT the only one.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mark Dohle]

In a world as troubled as this one, compassion is a TALL order!

It definitely is NOT for the faint-hearted.

It is easier to love "everyone" in theory than it is to love an actual real-life flawed and imperfect human being in practice.

Any thoughts?

I guess the "Death to Self" that Christ talked about has something to do what you are brilnging up.
A long hard journey with many sets back. Buddhism as well, speaks about this.

 

[Geoff-Allen]

A long hard journey with many sets back. Buddhism as well, speaks about this.

Yes! Buddhism is very big on compassion -

Quotations on: Compassion, Loving-kindness

Cheers