What is your understanding?

[Spirit of Light]

Do you consider plants to be sentient?

That is actually a bit difficult to answer because they do not have same way of thinking as human beings, but they do have feelings and they can react to fear, so yes in a way they would be. But i might be wrong on this

 

[Spirit of Light]

What if you happened across an animal that had just gotten struck by a vehicle that was alive but clearly in a great deal of pain and clearly had no chance of survival?

Would you consider it compassionate to take the animal's life or would you allow it to suffer until it ultimately passed on its own from injuries?

I won't judge you for your answer. I'm just curious.

I would take it to the Vet. And ofcourse i would try to reduce the suffering to something less, but it can be karmic reason why the animal was struck by the car, and this i can not interfere.

 

[Willamena]

When someone talk about compassion for all living beings what is your understanding of this form of compassion?

The interconnectedness of all people implies that when any one person suffers, the whole is suffering.

The interconnectedness of all things implies that even one person's suffering effects the whole world.

 

[Valjean]

That is actually a bit difficult to answer because they do not have same way of thinking as human beings, but they do have feelings and they can react to fear, so yes in a way they would be. But i might be wrong on this

They react, they interact, they communicate, but to say they "feel" is a bit of a stretch, I think.

 

[SalixIncendium]

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They react, they interact, they communicate, but to say they "feel" is a bit of a stretch, I think.

Of course they don't feel in the sense that one with a CNS might feel, but at least some do appear to have sensation.

 

[osgart]

General regard for the plight of all humanity. A sense that comes natural to civil people. I think it impossible to understand, and empathize with everybody. Obviously there are different levels of feeling for other people. However there is a natural feeling of compassion towards people who have no ill will against you.

I cannot justify people who want to eliminate people from the planet. That runs contrary to what is good. Its vain wickedness.

There are so many different plights out there. Evil is the great stumbling block as it ruins everything. It disrupts the natural flow of empathy, and regard that many people have.

Empathy tries to understand , and look truthfully at other people. Its a big planet, obviously not every living situation is going to be ideal. I regard a lot of people's right to live. Nobody owns the planet, we have to share it.

 

[sayak83]

When someone talk about compassion for all living beings what is your understanding of this form of compassion?

The awareness that they are all in the grips of dukkha induced rebecoming and desire (consciously or unconsciously) freedom from this.

 

[loverofhumanity]

The greatest act of compassion I believe today would be for nations, religions and races to reconcile their differences, unite and establish world peace.

 

[Muffled]

When someone talk about compassion for all living beings what is your understanding of this form of compassion?

I hadn't thought about it but I will have to thank God next time I eat a steak that he allows animals to be sacrificed for my eating pleasure.

 

[Muffled]

Like trans people?

If I remember correctly, you didn't show much compassion for them.

I believe I would not want to eat a diseased animal.

 

[atanu]

When someone talk about compassion for all living beings what is your understanding of this form of compassion?

When the notion "I am this body" prevails, pain is inevitably generated, because in such a world view the universe is other than 'me'.

In my understanding it is the non-dual awareness that appears as many 'forms-names-functions'. Coming and going of the forms are not at all painful in reality. To me, compassion is recognition of the false pain in me. And compassion is also to try to overcome the veil.