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loongdragon #837476 09/11/13 08:08 AM
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To all or none,

Compassion

Sharing the suffering of another without hurting oneself.

Lately ,I hang around with a friend ,in deep doo doo.
Not very rich myself ,I helped him financially.by doing so,now ,I am the one,in financial doo doo.
Overdoing it ,is not better than doing nothing.
Loong

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loongdragon #838100 09/14/13 02:12 PM
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I now beleive ,one can overuse Compassion,without knowing it,
to buy love.I am presently living such a situation ,i realized,
by helping someone and hurting myself ,at the same time.

Equanimity,to see things how they really are

loong

loongdragon #840975 10/03/13 06:42 PM
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Compassion,shall be one of my main goals in life ,including Now

Normand/loong

loongdragon #843562 10/25/13 11:59 AM
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The superior man practices vertu without thinking about it,,
The vulgar man practices it with intention.

Lao tzu

Loong

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Originally Posted By: loongdragon
To all or none,

The superior man practices virtue without thinking about it,,
The vulgar man practices it with intention.

Lao tzu

Loong


Yes I love this quote, although in my translation it is 'the wise man' and 'the ignorant man' which I like a little better. But the idea is the same - that once we are in alignment with the Tao or Dharma, we do not need to think about being virtuous, it just naturally happens.

This is exactly why when I wrote my Essence of Buddhism post a few weeks back I focused on the practice component - meditation and mindfulness. To me they are not simply 2 components of the Eightfold path. On one level that is true. But on a deeper level, to live the Eightfold path, everything flows from this connection with the Dharma. When we have that, we do not need to think about or debate what is right action, what is right speech, etc. It flows naturally from us, from our natural connection to the dharma. And that connection comes from meditation and mindful practice.

Then right speech, right livelihood etc. - all the rest - are themselves expressions of meditation and mindfulness.


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loongdragon #847392 12/08/13 01:31 PM
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Friends:

Compassion is the Good Core of Buddhism!


Overcome the angry by friendliness,
overcome the wicked by goodness,
overcome the miser by generosity,
overcome the liar by truth...
Dhammapada 223

He who neither punishes, nor makes others punish,
He who neither steals, nor makes others steal,
who in friendly goodwill shares with all that lives,
such gentle one meets no enmity anywhere...
Itivuttaka 27

Train yourself in doing only what is really good,
since that will last, and brings great happiness!
Cultivate generosity, a simple peaceful living,
and a fine mentality of infinite friendliness...
Itivuttaka 16
Buddha Gautama

loongdragon #847403 12/08/13 03:11 PM
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Loon,

You know? I don't know if you've experienced or seen this? But, have you noticed that people or you know, the ones that feel to be judgmental, angry, begrudging or I don't know just have whatever, just any type of resentment about - could be anything...

We're like a Star that collapses upon ourselves within that core being. Inspiration ceases, energy decreases and our illumination? Well, it's kind of murky and you can sense it a mile away.

Whereas compassion, real, genuine-love and acceptance, etc., it has an energy all its own!

A person can light up a room like a spark washing across that little light within all whom happen to be close, even distant, wherever they happen to be. smile


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loongdragon #847466 12/09/13 09:17 AM
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Dear Elleise,

You are so right.Few months ago I was sitting Inside a Mc Donald's ,when a man came in ,and sat in front of me.
He said that from outside there seemed to be a glow around me!
His wife joined us and right there they knew that there was something coming out of me.
The man is suffering from a brain trauma.We spoke for at least an hour.What else .Buddhism.

In one of the last posts ,i posted ,I cite TNH regarding Anger ,always ready to jump out of our store consciousness.

Loong
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Karuna,Compassion , is understanding the ignorance,the suffering of another person,with love,but without sharing the pain these people are living.

loong
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loongdragon #848165 12/16/13 03:08 PM
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Compassion is not only for the others,it is also for ourselves.
Right now,I must concentate on Karuna,for my present and future Karma.

loong

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